Investments
3Portfolio Exits
1About Nathan Myhrvold
Nathan Myhrvold, founder of Intellectual Ventures and former chief strategist and chief technology officer of Microsoft Corporation, is a Seattle based angel investor. Dr. Myhrvold earned a doctorate in theoretical and mathematical physics and a master's degree in mathematical economics from Princeton University. He also has a master's degree in geophysics and space physics and a bachelor's degree in mathematics, both from UCLA. Nathan serves on the Advisory Board for the Department of Physics at the University of Washington. He is also an affiliate research associate of paleontology at the Museum of the Rockies where he funds and participates in paleontological research and yearly expeditions.
Latest Nathan Myhrvold News
Sep 5, 2023
With his backyard teeming with mosquitoes, Allen Pan found inspiration in a TED Talk by Nathan Myhrvold for a machine that zapped mosquitoes out of the air with lasers. While that never came to fruition, Pan and laser expert StyroPyro came up with something simpler – a sort of fly swatter that uses a pair of powerful laser beams instead of a mesh screen. Advertisement
Nathan Myhrvold Investments
3 Investments
Nathan Myhrvold has made 3 investments. Their latest investment was in Atlas Informatics as part of their Series A on November 11, 2016.

Nathan Myhrvold Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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11/2/2016 | Series A | Atlas Informatics | $20.7M | Yes | Aspect Ventures, and Microsoft | 7 |
6/24/2010 | Series B | |||||
2/14/2000 | Unattributed VC |
Date | 11/2/2016 | 6/24/2010 | 2/14/2000 |
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Round | Series A | Series B | Unattributed VC |
Company | Atlas Informatics | ||
Amount | $20.7M | ||
New? | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Aspect Ventures, and Microsoft | ||
Sources | 7 |
Nathan Myhrvold Portfolio Exits
1 Portfolio Exit
Nathan Myhrvold has 1 portfolio exit. Their latest portfolio exit was Zagat on September 09, 2011.
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