# Nathan Cooper

> Nathan Cooper is a seed investor at Barrel Ventures backing E-Commerce and Food and Beverage. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Barrel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barrel-ventures)
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jan 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-cooper-2ba9aa19/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/nrcoope
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nathan.cooper.33

Nathan Cooper is a seed investor at Barrel Ventures in Chicago focused on E-Commerce and Food and Beverage. Nathan Cooper is the Co-Founder and Partner at L3 Hospitality Group and a Managing Partner at Barrel Ventures.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 40% |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | 40% |
| Apps | 1 | 20% |
| Mobile | 1 | 20% |
| Retail | 1 | 20% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elliot | Elliot is the only commerce platform where merchants from all 200+ countries can sell, ship, and get paid out. | $2M | Convertible Note | Jan 01, 2020 |  |
| Olipop | OLIPOP is the clinically backed consumer beverage that meets consumer’s real-world taste preferences in a delicious tonic that benefits the microbiome, digestive function and metabolic health. | $2.5M | Seed | Jan 11, 2019 |  |
| Olipop | OLIPOP is the clinically backed consumer beverage that meets consumer’s real-world taste preferences in a delicious tonic that benefits the microbiome, digestive function and metabolic health. |  | Seed | Nov 01, 2018 |  |
| Wise Apple | Wise Apple makes life easier by making lunch better - delivering fresh, custom, pre-packaged, ready-to-serve lunches and snacks directly to your door. The service takes away the daily challenge and stress parents face when planning and packing their children's lunch. Wise Apple lunches are chef-crafted, and kid-approved using the highestquality, nutritious ingredients. The service offers items for a range of preferences including gluten-free, dairy-free and nut-free options. Launched in 2016, by Rebecca Sholiton and Nate Cooper, Wise Apple is on a mission to see food through kids eyes, making good-for-you food fun for kids. | $3.6M | Seed | Aug 29, 2017 |  |
| Shiftgig | Shiftgig is a technology company that helps staffing agencies transform the way people work.Our flagship digital staffing software, Deploy, helps staffing firms empower their workforce to browse and claim work that fit their skills and schedules. We also give agencies deep insights into their clients and workers, allowing you to focus onstrategic growth and coaching by eliminating repetitive tasks of running day-to-day operations. To learn more, visit shiftgig.com. |  | Series A | May 01, 2014 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Boulder Food Group ('BFG')](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boulder-food-group-bfg-) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BoxGroup](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boxgroup) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chicago Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chicago-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Color Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/color) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CX Collective](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cx-collective) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Finn Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finn-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Barrel Ventures

VC Fund · Chicago, United States

Barrel Ventures is a seed-stage fund based in the heart of the midwest. The world is riding the early waves of a massive shift in consumer behavior and how businesses effectively reach these consumers. We leverage our decades of experience of operating, scaling, and investing in companies to help early-stage entrepreneurs propel their ideasforward.

2 contacts available at Barrel Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nate Cooper | Founder & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nate-cooper-8c2a |
| Nathan Cooper | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nathan-cooper |

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## FAQ

### What does Nathan Cooper invest in?

Nathan Cooper invests primarily in E-Commerce, Food and Beverage and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Nathan Cooper last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Nathan Cooper closed in Jan 2020. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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