Nathaniel Krasnoff
Investor and Founder. Spending time on building what's next
San Francisco, California
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Work Experience
2014
Angel Investor
2014
Investment entity and consultancy focused on funds, startups, and new product introduction (NPI) Wagr (exited to Yahoo) Compound Foods Investbev Mavida Cynch.Ai Helper Bees CMSolar Racing
2024 - 2024
Venture Partner
2024 - 2024
2019 - 2023
Member Board of Directors
2023 - 2023
CEO and Founder
2019 - 2023
2016 - 2023
Global Shaper- San Francisco Hub
2016 - 2023
2016 - 2018
Investor
2016 - 2018
Sourced investments in What3Words and LeaseLock. Initiated Lifelong Education thesis in conjunction with World Economic Forum; findings drove investment in GreenFig. Developed firm’s investment theses on robotics, VR, AR, lifelong education, and digital health Served as an observer on 4 boards including: Navera (FKA: Employee Channel), Tuition.io, LeaseLock, and Zebit. Enabled contracts for my portfolio companies with Airbnb, TomTom, Ford, Sprint, and Telenav. Built a new LP channel for Wildcat with 60 qualified Family Office leads.
2014 - 2016
Mechanical Engineer
2014 - 2016
- Successfully launched SKULLY AR-1 first production units into US market. - Created AR-1’s documentation packages for production tooling - Owned development of 15 rubber and plastic parts from conception through production - Worked with SolidWorks assemblies to construct a master CAD model. - Designed multiple Flexible Printed Circuits (FPC) for manufacturing - Worked with compliance agencies to successfully certify SKULLY’s Helmet for DOT safety compliance - Coordinated with internal Software, Hardware, Mechanical Engineering and external testing facilities to pass FCC/CISPR compliance - Worked to implement Characterization, Quality and Reliability testing strategies for, but not limited to, accelerated life time testing, early QA processes, UL, shock/drop, and environmental testing - Developed user manual and quick start guides for AR-1 - Worked with closely with marketing and sales to align technical and non-technical teams - Managed external contractors for timely SoW completion through every phase of the product development lifecycle. - Drove DFM efforts with 3rd party contract manufacturers through first article inspection into first production units - Managed relationships with ODM and OEM’s to coordinate current and future efforts
2013 - 2013
New Product Development Engineer
2013 - 2013
Worked on three different NPD project teams as intern Developed an experimental testing rig to determine the efficiency of new products
2011 - 2011
Political/Campaign Intern for Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher
2011 - 2011
• Authored/edited: speeches, op-eds, profiles, briefs, meetings notes, constituent responses and bill comments • Researched issues pertinent to the Assemblymember’s platform, including: State Budget, Higher Education Funding, Teacher Unions, Scripps Institute • Staffed events including: Innovation conference on education reform, Select Committee on Homelessness and Select Committee on Creating Jobs and Highlighting Innovating Practices at Sapphire Energy