Nate Crosser
Principal at Blue Horizon Corporation
Kansas City Metropolitan Area
Overview
Work Experience
Founder
2025 - Current
Consulting, project-based, and creative work in pursuit of a flourishing Earth for all creatures. -Sageberry: boutique commercial advisory providing venture scouting, independent board membership, strategic planning, and public speaking services for impactful companies (Sageberry.io) -Fifth Industrial: blog in emerging environmental ideas (ecotech.substack.com) -Moonlit Library: multimedia art and writing studio (Moonlitlibrary.com) -Currently assisting Blue Horizon in an advisory capacity as they liquidate their balance sheet investments
Writer
2020
Fifth Industrial is a blog scouting emerging technologies and ideas for a regenerative economy and lifestyle. See the posts on the most impactful bioproducts, plant cell culture, cellular agriculture, mycelium materials, synthetic silk, microbiomics, deep space food, alt cheese, alt protein CPG, biophilia, agricultural innovation engines, longevity, egg sexing, and mosquito-borne disease. Read for free at https://ecotech.substack.com/
Principal
2021 - 2025
Investor at Blue Horizon, a multi-stage global venture capital and private equity impact investment firm based in Zurich, Switzerland. Our mission is to accelerate the transition to a new sustainable food system that delivers outstanding returns for investors and the planet. To date, BH has deployed over $850M in over 75 companies across 6 continents. I source, diligence, and negotiate deals then support the companies once they are in our portfolio. I focus on the pre-seed through Series A stages for bioeconomy companies.
Startup Growth Specialist
2020 - 2021
Led GFI's startup business support program, working primarily with entrepreneurs, accelerators, and VCs. Primary author on the flagship State of the Industry reports
Business Analyst
2019 - 2020
The Good Food Institute is a nonprofit think tank working to make the global food system better for the planet, people, and animals.
Business Analyst
2018 - 2019
The KU Innovation Park is a growing community of bioscience, technology, innovation, entrepreneurship, and commercialization.
Venture Analyst
2017 - 2019
University Venture Fund Crossroads is an investment fund management firm that provides business development and ventures marketing services.
Summer Associate
2018 - 2018
Dentons is a global law firm driven to provide you with the competitive edge in an increasingly complex
Jury Selection Researcher
2015 - 2017
Entrepreneurship Team Intern
2017 - 2017
Kaufman Foundation focuses on grant making and operations in the fields of education and entrepreneurship.
Law Clerk
2017 - 2017