Nate DaPore

Founder & Managing Partner at Roo Capital

Moderator

With over 20+ years of experience as an operator, venture and private equity investor, Nate, founded

Roo Partners to be a highly differentiated investment firm supporting founders with their most pressing needs, capital, talent, and growth execution.

Prior to founding Roo, Nate was managing partner at Acertitude where he launched and scaled one of the largest practices at the firm. Prior to Acertitude, Nate was the founder and CEO of venture-backed SaaS company, PeopleMatter.

Earlier in his career, Nate was part of the startup management team as Vice President of Sales at Benefitfocus (NASDAQ: BNFT) from its rise as a startup to becoming the largest benefits enrollment software provider in the U.S. Nate is member of YPO, An Aspen Institute Fellow, and was appointed economic ambassador by UN Secretary Nikki Haley in 2015.