Distribution over product.
Hi there ð I'm Nathan Prescott, and this is my holding company: the things I've built, the companies I've backed, and whatever comes next.
The thesis hasn't changed much: distribution over product, cash flow over everything. I'd rather own something ordinary with a channel than something beautiful without one.
Right now I'm building Placement API, which lets AI agents buy backlinks across every marketplace; Flairproof, verified flair for Reddit; and ExitCue, which tracks what private-company stock may be worth.
I've backed twelve companies, from Webflow and Anthropic at the late end to Flora and Requity Homes at the early end. A few have already played out: OriginTrail at 23x, Guru Gaming at 4x, a pair of agency exits at 2x. FTX was a profitable education.
Day to day I'm the growth principal at Clarity (formerly Hiive), the marketplace for pre-IPO stock. Shareholders in late-stage private companies sell there, institutional and accredited investors buy, and the platform has closed more than $6 billion in trades, now at over $300 million a month in volume across 147 unicorns.
On the side I consult for Highline Beta, an early-stage fund and venture studio, and for the DMZ, the tech incubator UBI Global ranked the best university-based incubator in the world. More than 2,600 startups and 5,000 founders have come through its programs, raising over $3 billion and creating 25,000 jobs across 15 countries.
There will be more of all of this. If you need me, nathan@futurebets.co works.
