PinnedNathan OweninGrand VenturesAstronomer rockets into 2022When I joined Grand Ventures last year, a significant part of my decision-making criteria is that I wanted to work for a Venture firm that…May 26, 2022May 26, 2022
Nathan OweninGrand VenturesWhy Grand Invested in Tembo: Postgres today, Postgres tomorrow, Postgres foreverWe’re excited to announce our recent investment in Tembo. We are joining lead investor, GreatPoint Ventures, alongside existing investors…Jul 3Jul 3
Nathan OweninGrand VenturesEvaluating Open Source Startups: Community Discussion ForumsIn a previous blog post, The Open Source Metrics That Grand Ventures Looks For, I laid out the various dimensions Grand Ventures looks at…Mar 25Mar 25
Nathan OweninGrand VenturesThe Open Source Metrics That Grand Ventures Looks ForWith the launch of Grand Venture’s 2nd Fund in September, our focus has narrowed to a much smaller set of thematic investment areas, of…Dec 11, 2023Dec 11, 2023
Nathan OweninGrand VenturesA couple of Observability related Twitter ListsFor years I’ve leveraged Twitter lists extensively to track market segments/sectors, notable individuals in certain spaces, or even the…May 31, 2023May 31, 2023
Nathan OweninGrand Ventures‘Observability data’ vs ‘Data Observability’Over the past year, Grand Ventures has been closely tracking the Observability and Data Observability spaces, and as part of that effort…May 22, 2023May 22, 2023
Nathan OweninGrand VenturesWhy GV invested in Terminal49: Investing in the future of ocean terminal visibilityWe are excited to announce our recent investment in Terminal49. We are joining lead investor, Stage 2 in Terminal 49’s $6.5M Series A…Jan 25, 2023Jan 25, 2023
Nathan OweninGrand VenturesDeveloper-led Content Management: Why Grand Ventures is excited to invest in Payload CMSWe’re thrilled to announce Grand Venture’s latest investment in the team behind Payload CMS, the open source “headless CMS” project that…Nov 16, 2022Nov 16, 2022
Nathan OweninGrand VenturesSoftware That Changed the GameRecently someone asked me for the software where I had some sort of “A-ha” moment, or more simply stated, software that blew my mind. I did…Jun 27, 2022Jun 27, 2022
Nathan OweninGrand VenturesChain.io takes the next step in connecting the Supply Chain Digital Nervous SystemSupply chains have historically been plagued by rigid, inefficient, and slow point-to-point connections managed by error-prone, manual…Jun 23, 2022Jun 23, 2022