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Nate Crosser

Principal at Blue Horizon Corporation

Kansas City Metropolitan Area

Overview 

Nate Crosser is a Sustainable Food & Ag VC Investor at Blue Horizon, with a background in venture capital, corporate finance, and commercial real estate. His career highlights include serving as Principal at Blue Horizon Corporation and founding Fifth Industrial, showcasing his expertise in sustainable food and agriculture investments. Nate Crosser's current role at Blue Horizon involves investing in Series A and Seed stage companies in the Food and Beverage, AgTech, and BioTech sectors, demonstrating his commitment to driving innovation and sustainability in the food industry.

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

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