Owen van Natta
Director/Board Member at BUILD ACQUISITION CORP.
Profile
Owen van Natta is the founder.
He founded 415 Investments LLC in 2013 and served as the Managing Partner.
He also founded Prefix Capital GP I LLC in 2019 and served as the Managing Partner.
Mr. van Natta's current job(s) include being an Independent Director at Build Acquisition Corp.
since 2021 and a Director at Almefy GmbH.
Mr. van Natta's former job(s) include being the Chief Executive Officer of Playlist, Inc. from 2008 to 2009, the Chief Executive Officer of MySpace, Inc. from 2009 to 2010, and a Director at SideStep, Inc. He also served as a Director at Zynga, Inc. from 2010 to 2013, BOKU, Inc., Gridspace, Inc., and Amazon.com, Inc. as the Vice President of Corporate Development.
Additionally, he was the Chief Operating & Revenue Officer at Meta Platforms, Inc. from 2005 to 2008 and a Vice President at A9.com, Inc.Mr. van Natta obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Owen van Natta active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| BUILD ACQUISITION CORP. | Director/Board Member | 15/03/2021 |
415 Investments LLC
 415 Investments LLC Investment ManagersFinance 415 Investments LLC (415 Investments) is a venture capital firm founded by Owen Van Natta in 1996. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Founder | 31/12/2012 |
Almefy GmbH
 Almefy GmbH Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Almefy GmbH is a company based in Munich, Germany that provides a simple and secure authentication solution. The German company's mission is to offer a 2FA secure login in one step, making it impossible to crack. The company's solution involves a secure scan to login, eliminating the need for passwords. The company was founded in 2021 and is led by CEO Christian Lamprechter. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Owen van Natta
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| Prefix Capital GP I LLC | Founder | 11/08/2021 |
| ZYNGA INC. | Director/Board Member | 07/07/2013 |
SideStep, Inc.
 SideStep, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services SideStep, Inc. provides web-based travel search engine services. The company has alliances with travel marketers such as JetBlue Airways, Continental Airlines, Hyatt Corp., Orbitz, Best Western, and the Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group. SideStep was founded by Brian Barth & Nancy Ramamurthi in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Director/Board Member | 01/12/2011 |
MySpace, Inc.
 MySpace, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services MySpace, Inc. operated a social networking platform. Its services include branded URL (Uniform Resource Locator), messaging services including instant messaging, private messaging, and email, music, video services, developer and mobile services. MySpace was founded on August 2003 and was headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | President | 10/02/2010 |
Playlist, Inc.
 Playlist, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Playlist, Inc. operates a music search engine. It helps users to create playlists, share playlists with friends, and browse playlists of others. The company was founded by Jeremy Edward Riney, Karen M. Katz and Robert Craig Davidorf in 2006 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA. | President | 31/03/2009 |
Training of Owen van Natta
| University of California, Santa Cruz | Undergraduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 3 |
|---|---|
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | Retail Trade |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | Technology Services |
| BOKU, INC. | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 10 |
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SideStep, Inc.
SideStep, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services SideStep, Inc. provides web-based travel search engine services. The company has alliances with travel marketers such as JetBlue Airways, Continental Airlines, Hyatt Corp., Orbitz, Best Western, and the Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group. SideStep was founded by Brian Barth & Nancy Ramamurthi in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Technology Services |
A9.com, Inc.
 A9.com, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services A9.com, Inc. provides search engine services directly on Amazon.com site. It researches and builds innovative technologies to improve search experience for e-commerce applications. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Technology Services |
Playlist, Inc.
Playlist, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Playlist, Inc. operates a music search engine. It helps users to create playlists, share playlists with friends, and browse playlists of others. The company was founded by Jeremy Edward Riney, Karen M. Katz and Robert Craig Davidorf in 2006 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA. | Technology Services |
MySpace, Inc.
MySpace, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services MySpace, Inc. operated a social networking platform. Its services include branded URL (Uniform Resource Locator), messaging services including instant messaging, private messaging, and email, music, video services, developer and mobile services. MySpace was founded on August 2003 and was headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Technology Services |
Zynga, Inc.
 Zynga, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Zynga, Inc. provides social game services. It develops, markets and operates social games as live services played on mobile platforms such as Apple's iOS operating system and Google's Android operating system, and social networking sites such as Facebook. It offers Chess with Friends, Crazy Cake Swap, Draw Something, FarmVille, Gems with Friends, Ice Age: Arctic Blast, Looney Tunes Dash, Speed Guess Something, What's The Phrase, Wizard of Oz Magic Match, Yummy Gummy, Free Slots, Black Diamond Casino, Hit It Rich, Zynga Poker and Willy Wonka Slots. The company was founded by Mark Jonathan Pincus on April 19, 2007, and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Technology Services |
Build Acquisition Corp.
 Build Acquisition Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Build Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company. It was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. It intends to focus on software and technology-enabled services. The company was founded on December 23, 2020 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Finance |
| Prefix Capital GP I LLC | |
415 Investments LLC
415 Investments LLC Investment ManagersFinance 415 Investments LLC (415 Investments) is a venture capital firm founded by Owen Van Natta in 1996. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
Gridspace, Inc.
 Gridspace, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Gridspace, Inc. develops speech processing system software. Its software combines techniques in the fields of speech recognition, natural language processing, and artificial intelligence, turns conversational interactions into structured business data. The company was founded by Evan Macmillan, Anthony Scodary and Nico Benitezis and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Almefy GmbH
Almefy GmbH Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Almefy GmbH is a company based in Munich, Germany that provides a simple and secure authentication solution. The German company's mission is to offer a 2FA secure login in one step, making it impossible to crack. The company's solution involves a secure scan to login, eliminating the need for passwords. The company was founded in 2021 and is led by CEO Christian Lamprechter. | Technology Services |
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