# Nate Smith

> Nate Smith is a startup investor at Innova Memphis (Memphis). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Innova Memphis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innova-memphis)
- Location: Memphis, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-smith-80136a104

Nate Smith is a startup investor at Innova Memphis in Memphis. Nathaniel Smith currently works as the Associate for Innova Memphis. He previously worked atTechTown Detroit as the Independent Contractor.

## About Innova Memphis

VC Fund · Memphis, United States

Founded in 2007 by the Memphis Bioworks Foundation, Innova is a pre-seed, seed and early-stage investor focused on starting and funding high-growth companies in the Biosciences, Technology and AgBio fields across the state of Tennessee. Innova links capital with great ideas to create groundbreaking products and services.At Innova we invest instart-up companies, help them grow, and then assist them in linking with established corporations for licensing, buy-outs or further investments. We provide the synergy of experienced management, market expertise and venture capital to accelerate the development of new products and services into viable business units that can stand on their own and then take their place with a mature market leader, if desired.Whether an innovation is still on the drawing board or stalled in the market place the Innova staff has the expertise, skills, and experience to envision and create a functioning business unit that is prepared to thrive in the market place. Technical know-how, market-proven staffing, and "just-right" funding assure the greatest chance possible for success.

4 contacts available at Innova Memphis.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dean Didato | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dean-didato |
| Jan Bouten | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jan-bouten |
| Ken Woody | Founder, President & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ken-woody-2 |
| Nate Smith | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nate-smith-728d |

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