Founder & Managing Partner at UNION Labs Ventures // fmr. Kleiner Perkins EIR // 3X IoT Entrepreneur
San Francisco, California
Proxy
Investor + Advisor
Pattern
Investor
Shoof Technologies, Inc.
Investor
Roost Inc
Investor + Advisor
Matterport
Advisor
2015 to 2016
Greenwave Systems
CMO & Head of Bus Dev
2013 to 2015
San Francisco Bay Area
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
Analyst
2001 to 2003
Greater New York City Area
SpinLaunch
Investor
NorthPond Advisors
Angel Investor & Independent Board Advisor
San Francisco Bay Area
Noon Home
Advisor
2018 to 2020
Klue
Investor
2016 to December 2019
Cirrent
Advisor
2016 to 2018
DataScience.com
Investor + Advisor
2014 to 2018
Orange Chef (Acquired by Yummly)
Investor
2014 to 2015
Motorola Mobility (acquired by Google)
Senior Director, Head of Product Marketing, Software & Services Group
2010 to 2013
San Francisco Bay Area
4Home (acquired by Motorola)
CMO & Head of Bus Dev
2006 to 2010
San Francisco Bay Area
Intel Corporation
Strategic Finance, Digital Home Group
June 2005 to October 2006
San Francisco Bay Area
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Entrepreneur In Residence
September 2017 to September 2019
San Francisco Bay Area
Encircle Labs
Investor + Advisor
Strella Biotechnology
Investor + Board Observer
August Home Inc
CRO & Head of Partner PM
February 2015 to September 2017
San Francisco Bay Area
UNION Labs
Founder & Managing Partner
San Francisco Bay Area
Pico MES
Investor + Board Observer
San Francisco Bay Area
Camect
Investor
Proxy is a digital identity platform that empowers people to authenticate and interact with devices in the physical world using their smartphone. Proxy is a digital identity platform that empowers people to authenticate and interact with devices in the physical world using their smartphone.
What company does Nate Williams work for?
Nate Williams works for Proxy
What is Nate Williams's role at Proxy?
Nate Williams is Investor + Advisor
What industry does Nate Williams work in?
Nate Williams works in the Venture Capital & Private Equity industry.
Who are Nate Williams's colleagues?
Nate Williams's colleagues are Bill Joy, Stephanie Massucco, Bucky Moore, Brook Porter, Rose Liu, James Huang, Bing Gordon, Sanna Madan, Lucas Swisher, and Subha CA
📖 Summary
Investor + Advisor @ Proxy Proxy is a digital identity platform that empowers people to authenticate and interact with devices in the physical world using their smartphone. Investor @ Pattern Pattern is a family of brands designed to help you enjoy daily life. Investor @ Shoof Technologies, Inc. Shoof transforms Industrial IoT and the logistics market by turning all assets into smart assets through our innovative wireless technology and collaborative network. Investor + Advisor @ Roost Inc Roost Home Telematics is transforming homeowners and commercial insurance with smart, in-home solutions. Advisor @ Matterport Matterport makes capturing, creating, and distributing beautiful, interactive 3D models easy and affordable. From 2015 to 2016 (1 year) CMO & Head of Bus Dev @ Greenwave Systems Joined executive management team to lead repositioning/turnaround for Greenwave from pureplay cleantech focus to broader IoT services enablement platform. Company headcount and revenues grew over 150% during tenure and key account wins included Verizon. From 2013 to 2015 (2 years) San Francisco Bay AreaAnalyst @ J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Provider of strategic, analytical and financial input to support Corporate and Operating Unit Management. Conducted financial/strategic/economic analyses on prospective new business, product development, and competitive strategies. From 2001 to 2003 (2 years) Greater New York City AreaInvestor @ SpinLaunch SpinLaunch is a spaceflight technology development company working on catapult technology to move payloads to space. In April 2018, the company announced that it had raised US$40 million in funding through a series A round, to support R&D operations. Angel Investor & Independent Board Advisor @ NorthPond Advisors Angel Investor and/or Board Advisor to IoT/Smart Home, FrontierTech, and Enterprise SaaS startups including: Shoof Technologies, SpinLaunch, Proxy, Pattern Brands, Noon Home, Matterport, Cirrent, DataScience (acq'd by Oracle), Roost, Greenwave Systems, Orange Chef (acq'd by Whirlpool/Yummly), Klue, Scripted, 1WorldOnline, Grand, etc.Mentor/Advisor: Techstars, Disney Accelerator, RG/A Accelerator, Backstage Capital, CityLight Capital, IoT Consortium San Francisco Bay AreaAdvisor @ Noon Home Noon Home was acquired by Savant 1/2020. From 2018 to 2020 (2 years) Investor @ Klue Klue was acquired by Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) in 12/2019. From 2016 to December 2019 (3 years) Advisor @ Cirrent Cirrent was acquired by Cypress Semiconductor (NASDAQ: CY) 12/2018 From 2016 to 2018 (2 years) Investor + Advisor @ DataScience.com DataScience was acquired by Oracle (NYSE: OCRL) 5/2018. From 2014 to 2018 (4 years) Investor @ Orange Chef (Acquired by Yummly) Orange Chef was acquired by Yumly (which was acquired by Whirlpool (NYSE: WHR) 12/2015. From 2014 to 2015 (1 year) Senior Director, Head of Product Marketing, Software & Services Group @ Motorola Mobility (acquired by Google) (Motorola Mobility was acquired by Google (NYSE: GOOGL 8/12/2011)Joined Motorola Mobility’s Software & Services Group in December 2010 following the acquisition of 4Home (where I was CMO & VP of Bus Dev) by Motorola, Inc. and lead the product marketing and business development teams focused on software & services for Motorola Mobility's $3.7B Home Division. From 2010 to 2013 (3 years) San Francisco Bay AreaCMO & Head of Bus Dev @ 4Home (acquired by Motorola) (4Home was acquired by Motorola 12/1/2010)4Home was a Smart Home innovator that delivered a unified home management & entertainment platform leveraging open standards and delivering this SaaS to consumers via our channel partners such as Verizon. 2009 CES "Best of Show" winner, Telecom Council "Most Exciting Startup" and Fast Company "Fast 50" recipient. I was #2 of company leading Sales, Marketing, and Business Development in support of CEO + BoD. From 2006 to 2010 (4 years) San Francisco Bay AreaStrategic Finance, Digital Home Group @ Intel Corporation Key Strategic Finance lead in Intel's Digital Home Group supporting media & entertainment industry outreach, Home Automation, business development pursuits in Gaming/Graphics, and Intel Captial investments in the Digital Home (including iControl). From June 2005 to October 2006 (1 year 5 months) San Francisco Bay AreaEntrepreneur In Residence @ Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Advisor to the KPCB HardTech Venture team, sourcing Seed/Series A deals such as Shoof Technologies, Pattern Brands, and Proxy, providing strategic guidance to portfolio CEOs, and initiating a venture studio incubation for Fall 2019. From September 2017 to September 2019 (2 years 1 month) San Francisco Bay AreaInvestor + Advisor @ Encircle Labs EnCircle is a stealth FinTech company based in San Mateo CA. Rethinking risk and building trust into home construction. Investor + Board Observer @ Strella Biotechnology Strella provides actionable data to optimize the fresh produce supply chain. CRO & Head of Partner PM @ August Home Inc August was acquired by Assa Abloy (OTCMKTS: ASAZF) 10/2017As Chief Revenue Officer and member of August’s executive management team, I brought my core passion and skills for company building, product strategy, and channel development to lead all of the company's go-to-market initiatives. I was responsible for building the team that executes for growth; defining sales, product/platform partnerships, and business development strategies, managing channel choreography and revenue expansion while embedding customer success at the core of August.August retailers and partners my team has onboarded/expanded include market leaders such as Apple, Airbnb, ADT, Amazon, Best Buy, Xfinity, Coldwell Banker, Google/Nest, Honeywell, IFTTT, Liberty Mutual, Postmates, Sears Home Services, Target, Walmart, etc. From February 2015 to September 2017 (2 years 8 months) San Francisco Bay AreaFounder & Managing Partner @ UNION Labs UNION Labs is an applied DeepTech Venture seed fund/incubator focused on building and backing leading seed-stage startups in Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, and Autonomy. Founded by former August Home executives and serial entrepreneurs Nate Williams and Chris Kim, we unite critical elements of DeepTech via connectivity, insights, and automation to solve real problems in the physical world. San Francisco Bay AreaInvestor + Board Observer @ Pico MES Pico MES is a computer software company that offers computer software designed for factory and machinery control. San Francisco Bay AreaInvestor @ Camect Camect is a Silicon Valley company creating the simplest and most useful security solutions from ordinary camera installations in homes and businesses. At Camect, ex-Googlers, computer scientists, and security industry veterans work together to redefine the security camera experience.
Extraversion (E), Sensing (S), Thinking (T), Perceiving (P)
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