Stuart Nagae

Stuart Nagae is a Director and Partner at Vulcan Capital, based in Seattle and Palo Alto, in the United States. He focuses on early-stage technology investments across the Seed, Series A, and Series B stages, specifically targeting the consumer software and IT infrastructure sectors. During his tenure at Vulcan Capital, the investment arm originally founded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, the firm managed approximately $10 billion in assets under management. The organization executed more than 470 investments and maintained a portfolio of more than 100 active companies before its 2022 transition. Following this restructuring, the venture group spun off into an independent entity known as Cercano Management, where Nagae continues his institutional investment activities. His professional background centers on identifying and scaling emerging technology enterprises within both the Pacific Northwest and Silicon Valley venture capital ecosystems.