199. New Stack Ventures: Nate Pierotti on Pre-Seed Investing in the Midwest

<p>Nate Pierotti is a Partner at New Stack Ventures, a Chicago-based VC firm focused on early stage capital. New Stack typically leads rounds at the angel, pre-seed, or seed stage and invests between $500k and $1.5M into startups that are pre-revenue, in pilots, or early commercialization. Our conversation with Nate covers how New Stack seeks to fund “outsiders” that break the mold of traditional founders, how investment decisions are made at the pre-seed stage, and the different dynamics of the VC industry that influence how capital is allocated.</p> <p>Learn more about New Stack at NewStack.com</p> <p>Visit us at <a href="https://middletechpod.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MiddleTech.com&nbsp;</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.twitter.com/middletechpod" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/middletechpod" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/middletechpod" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/middletech/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/lojo_ky" target="_blank">Logan's Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/nateante" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nate's Twitter</a></p> <p>Middle Tech is proud to be supported by:</p> <p>Our presenting sponsor,<a href="https://www.kyinnovation.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> KY Innovation</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.buildwithbolt.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bolt Marketing</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.thejohnsonlawgroup.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Johnson Law Group</a></p> <p><a href="https://render.capital/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Render Capital</a></p> <p><br></p>