Owen Van Natta

Investment Partner , Angel

Overview

Gender
male
Investor Type
Investment Partner,Angel
Investor Stage
Seed

Owen Van Natta is currently Founder and Managing Partner of Prefix Capital, an early stage investment fund founded in 2019. Owen is also a Founder and Managing Partner at 415 Investments.

Previously, Owen was the Executive Vice President of Business at Zynga. He was responsible for the company's revenue strategy, corporate development, international expansion, and brand. Owen was also a member of Zynga's Board of Directors.

Before Zynga, Owen served as Chief Executive Officer of MySpace, where he was responsible for all aspects of the company's strategic vision and the execution of its global business initiatives. Owen joined the MySpace team after serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Project Playlist, a music sharing website allowing users to search for music, create custom playlists, and share the content with friends.

Prior to Project Playlist, Van Natta was the Chief Operating Officer at Facebook, where he focused on revenue operations, business development, and strategic partnerships.

Earlier in his career, Owen was Vice President of Worldwide Business and Corporate Development at Amazon.com, where he managed global marketing programs and strategic partnerships. He was part of the founding team of A9.com, the Amazon.com search company, and was responsible for site operations and sponsored-link advertising.

Owen holds a bachelor's degree from the University of California at Santa Cruz.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments
4
Owen Van Natta has made 4 investments. Their most recent investment was on Apr 22, 2015, when Hyphen Group raised $40M.
Date Company Name Round Money Raised Industry
Apr 22, 2015 Hyphen Group Series A $40M Banking Detail
Mar 26, 2014 GoCoin Series A $1.50M Bitcoin Detail
Nov 7, 2013 GoCoin Seed $550K Bitcoin Detail
Apr 1, 2009 Asana Angel $1.20M Collaboration Detail

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs
3
Owen Van Natta has 3 current jobs including Board Advisor at SigFig , Advisory Board at GoCoin and Board Advisor at Asana .
Organization Name Title At Company Start Date End Date
SigFig Board Advisor May 1, 2011 Detail
GoCoin Advisory Board Detail
Asana Board Advisor Detail