Nathan Latka

CEO, at Founderpath. Investing in Software Founders out of our 3rd fund ($145m). 216 portfolio companies.

We'll invest $1b in SaaS founders without taking equity. Check out Founderpath.com to see how much capital you can get. 

Podcast has 11m downloads
Book hit WSJ Bestseller list
Frequent cable to discuss SaaS/valuations/public markets
10,000 read Latka Magazine (shipped each month)

Now lending money to founders: Founderpath.com

CEO, Chief Investment Officer

Founderpath provides Debt Financing to Software Companies (B2B SaaS) out of our 3rd ($145m) fund.

Funding criteria:
$1-$20m in recurring revenue
Been in business for at least 2 years
B2B SaaS with predictable revenue
Founder owned and led

Sample terms:
$1-$5m Term Loan
Interest rate as low as 16%
No warrants or personal guarantees
Payback over 48 months
12-24 interest only period
These terms may change and are for discussion purposes only. Non binding. Not intended to be an offer.

Next Steps:
Signup at Founderpath.com
Connect your billing tools
Get an offer quickly

Anyone investing in food trucks? 

This one does $1m dollars/yr and $240k dollars profit:

Some background:
I'm considering investing
Only comment if you're also interested in investing in smb's

Some of the data:
→ They only make 6" donuts
→ $1,000 in profit per day
→ A single 200 square foot trailer
→ Land cost is a parking space
→ $5,000 revenue per square foot

If you're considering investing small checks (<$5k) in Main Street SMB's like this one:

 📌 Comment "The Deal" or "Food truck investing" below 

I'll DM you a link to the full data set before 6pm tonight:
 ✔ startup costs
 ✔ daily revenue
 ✔ food cost breakdown
 ✔ labor structure
 ✔ profit model
 ✔ expansion plan

CEO @ Founderpath (I invest in companies)

Cursor just raised at a 29x multiple.

Not as crazy as the SaaS 40x multiples of 2021...

We might not be in an AI bubble....

Anyone else feel more productive on snowy ranches?

Something about the quiet snow, warm fire, old cabins... 

I don't know what it is, but it works!

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Who is building an AI Agency with at least $100k in revenues?

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Co-founder & co-CEO @Chili Piper 🔥 Here I talk about lessons I learned to jumpstart my career from intern to SVP. And to grow a company from 0 to almost $1Bn

why i like Nathan Latka (even though some of you don't) 

Some of you might not like that he’s too loud 
He asks for comments on his post 
He sends a million texts 
He asks a gazillion dollars to meet him at events 

People think that’s too loud 
I say.... that’s not enough 

Here’s why 

All his content is 🔥

He is very mindful of the value he provides with his data and product 
He’s very mindful of his network 
He helps amplify all founders that do great things 
I always find value in what he shares 
I find that he helps the ecosystem grow together 

For example:
He funded Joel Ohman at Exercise.com at $50k of MRR in 2021 via his fund Founderpath
He funded Joel 19 more times totalling $3.5m
Joel bootstrapped using Nathan's money and got "massive" personal liquidity event last week when he exited

He brings value to everyone he meets 

I wish he just had capacity to do more. To help even more entrepreneurs 

So no , not loud. Just not enough

Co-Founder at Sprinto | 2x Founder | GRC | Infosec | Breeze through security compliances

“Girish, just to call a spade a spade. You’re rich, right?”

When Nathan asked me that question on our recent webinar on whether you should go the VC route or bootstrap, it highlighted a very important theme about the ability to take risks in this start up journey.

Yes, financial stability changes how you think about risks, but not in the way people often assume.

It doesn’t mean you suddenly become fearless. It means you can afford to be deliberate.

At 25, your risk appetite might be healthy - coming from youth, energy, and fewer obligations. At 40, it might come from experience, financial security, and knowing which bets are worth making.

But at the end of the day, the risk doesn’t disappear. It just looks different.

You still worry, about people, outcomes, trade-offs. You still wake up thinking about all the things that might break. You still have to earn the right to build something meaningful.

That part doesn’t change. And I don't think it ever will.

He also took all my money at the poker table

Founder @ Freemius | Payments, Subscriptions, and Tax for Software Makers

I landed one of the top podcasts, and it happened because I helped luck.
Last month I attended SaaSiest for the first time.
Earlier that day, I spotted Nathan Latka at the conference.

He was giving a talk at the conference and was naturally surrounded by people the entire time.

I didn’t target him.
I didn’t chase him.
I just stayed present.

Later that evening, I ended up sitting with the event organizers… and he happened to be right there with us.

The connection happened naturally. We had a quick, easy chat.
I invited him to visit Israel.
Told him about our crazy-strong startup scene. Even pointed him to a relevant connection. I created value for him before asking for anything.

Toward the end of the event there was a poker tournament.
In that relaxed environment, I finally said:
“I’d love to join your podcast.”
He said: “Sure, let’s connect.”

My friend and mentor Gil Ben-Artzy of UpWest has a line I always repeat:
 “You need to stay in the way of luck.”

There’s a reason Silicon Valley founders seem so much “luckier.”
They’re constantly in the right rooms, bumping into the right people, at the right time.

You can recreate that wherever you live, you just need to stay in the way of luck.

Corpay

Corpay (NYSE: CPAY) is the leading provider of corporate payment and working capital solutions. We empower businesses worldwide by automating, securing, financing, digitizing, and managing billions of transactions annually. Our extensive portfolio of brands serves companies across more than 200 countries, including North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. 

Corpay is a member of the S&P 500 and the #1 B2B commercial Mastercard issuer in North America.

Director of Strategic Sales

Young Influencers Co

• Accredited investor, advisor, and board member — current and past relationships include; WiMyx, Bee Business Forms, Invidica, ReRoute Commerce, Crosty Shoes, Galleon, DeliverEnd, Uneepi, Rey Crossman Basketball, Pristine Wraps, Ryan Sweat NFTs, and Stealth
• Analyze startups and early stage companies; determine the financial impact of ownership decision making, corporate structure, business planning and industry benchmarking
• Utilize fact-based, decision making methodologies that positively impact the growth and competitive advantage of SMBs and their brands (achieving strategic and financial goals)
• Sales Instructor: Provide customized / personalized coaching and training with proven, actionable strategies to accelerate GTM and elevate sales performance that drives measurable results for individual contributors (6 BDRs and 2 organizations served)
• Logistics Consultant: Deliver tailored supply chain solutions through contract negotiations, optimized pricing strategies, 3PL placement, and network efficiency improvements (14 small package & 3 freight clients served and over $47M in savings secured)

Founder

Red Tail Ventures

We invest at the pre-seed and seed stage, and back founders building responsible AI-first companies.

Limited Partner

Wimyx

Studio quality sound to your mobile phone (patented). DM me to get involved!

Advisor

Pandion

As Strategic Sales Director, I generated new business opportunities among Fortune 100 retailers, ensuring successful small package and eCommerce strategies. I coordinated and led a team of Senior Account Executives and SDR resources to enrich the customer experience, as well as partnered with Account Management and Customer Success to nurture existing accounts. I established corporate partnerships and brokered final-mile collaborations. 

Portfolio of $26M+ with annual growth of 300% (approximately 40% of the company’s overall revenues).

Strategic Sales Director

American Express

• Principal architect of the corporate startup program, cultivating relationships with cutting edge Incubators, Accelerators, Venture Capitalists, and Private Equity Groups
• Built a diverse ecosystem of strategic partnerships and referral sources for acquisition of new customers
• Exceeded 140%+ of target with $110M in new business selling commercial & business cards, working capital, international wire payments, financing, and SaaS solutions
• Complete ownership of the full sales cycle including prospecting, closing, negotiations, onboarding, training, leading, and renewing

Regional Manager

Josh Gilbert and his team collaborated with leading global retail and e-commerce companies to help them diversify and grow. Together, they created and implemented solutions that: maintained control over shipping speed, captured visibility from end-to-end, contained costs across an entire operation, and empowered an overall synchronized and responsive network that was proven to enhance the customer experience.

Director of Global Accounts

• Tracked the latest market trends and analyzed consumer behaviors to integrate those findings into customized solutions for UPS's largest retail customers
• Combined industry knowledge and supply chain expertise with UPS technologies that enabled our customers to grow faster, expand into emerging markets and connect more efficiently and effectively with their end consumers

Director of Enterprise Accounts

Led a team of ten UPS Ambassadors and advocated for a policy framework of global growth.

Public Affairs Coordinator

• Formed global business partnerships and developed key customer relationships; ensuring the timely, secure and cost effective movement of overseas goods
• Managed the flow of materials, information and finances involved in international supply chain manufacturing and distribution

International Account Executive

• Analyzed competitor business models, marketing trends, pricing patterns and new products/services in order to determine effective, profitable solutions
• Delivered, communicated and sold value across a diverse mix of industries through strategies that grew accounts while ensuring the highest level of customer satisfaction

Senior Account Executive

• Created comprehensive pricing proposals and negotiated complex pricing structures
• Developed precise sales strategies and proactively searched for new opportunities

Account Executive

B&G Management LLC

• Co-creator and joint venture partner of a branded line (four SKU’s) of premium sauce products
• Managed an entire network including; employees, vendors, brokers and merchants
• Acquired national distribution and placement in over 1,600 retail locations
• Achieved new sales revenues in excess of $850,000 within 16 months
• Grew international sales via eCommerce and social media outlets

Co-Founder

Ayco, a Goldman Sachs Company

Investment Services Group: worked at the direction of the Senior Financial Planner, performing various financial and budget analysis in the areas of profit planning, capital expenditures, investments, cash flow budgeting and acquisitions.

Financial Analyst

Morgan Stanley

Private Wealth Management: conducted extensive industry research (both fixed income and equity) and market trend analysis in a cross-functional team environment.

Junior Research Analyst

Director of Strategic Sales at Pandion

I possess energy, passion, assertiveness, initiative, imagination and the ability to make decisions. I remain flexible, adaptable and creative by thinking "outside of the box". I take risks and do so in a calculated way. I utilize negotiation and compromise. My mentality is exacting and exhaustive. I work with a sense of urgency. I believe in resilience after failure. I think strategically. Leadership is my role. Problem solving is my goal.

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