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Nolan Gray
Limited Partner at Defiance Capital
Cascais, Lisbon
Overview
Nolan Gray is a seasoned advisor and investor with a background in entrepreneurship, venture capital, and digital marketing. Notable highlights include being recognized in Forbes 30 Under 30 and serving as a Partner at Defiance Capital, with investments in successful companies like Good Club and inFocus.
Work Experience
Founding Partner
2024 - Current
Advisor
2022 - 2023
Founding advisor to Vargas Holding (venture builder) during stealth; $250M raised, 600+ employees.
Advisor
2021 - 2022
Advisor to CEO. DevOps platform now valued at over $1B.
Scout
2020 - 2022
Sequoia Capital is a VC firm that invests in startups in the energy, financial, enterprise, healthcare, internet, and mobile industries.
Co-Founder (Exit)
2015 - 2022
Altor Equity acquired a significant portion of Nolan's stake in 2022. $200m+ in revenue.
CMO (Exit)
2011 - 2015
Bullhorn (Jobscience) was acquired by Vista Equity Partners. Started as intern first hire.
Sendouts provides web-based software for hiring managers, recruiters, and staffing agencies.
Investment Banking Summer Analyst
2010 - 2011
The Rand Group is a San Francisco-based wealth management team led by Managing Director Daniella Rand.