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Nat Henshaw

Managing Director of CEI Ventures

About Nat

Nat Co-Founded CVI in 1994 to provide impact venture capital to Maine and regional businesses supporting CEI’s mission.  As CVI’s President and Managing Director, Nat leads the charge in managing socially responsible venture capital funds. Prior to CVI, Nat was a Loan & Investment Officer at CEI and worked for 3 outside venture capital firms in New York, and North Carolina prior to earning his MBA at Duke.  Under Nat’s leadership, CVI has now raised over $67 MM in five for-profit funds; invested in over 70 businesses and helped support over 5,300 jobs.

Education:

  • BA Economics Duke
  • MBA Duke
Get To Know Nat
If you could have a superpower, what would it be?

Clairvoyance

What was your first job?

Marina Dock Boy

What is something you dislike, but wish you loved?

Boat Painting

image of Matt Tarpey: Maine Electric Boat

Matt Tarpey: Maine Electric Boat

"In the rugged coastal waters of Maine, where working waterfronts have deep historical roots, Maine Electric Boat is charting a new course. As…"

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Marsh River Cooperative

"Marsh River Co-op is the happiest little store from the outside, bright and colorful, and stocked with so much of what we love:…"

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Ali Jabbar: PWM Transportation

"Ali Jabbar is no stranger to entrepreneurship. After successfully owning and selling a limousine business in Houston, he moved to Maine and launched…"

image of Matt Tarpey: Maine Electric Boat

Matt Tarpey: Maine Electric Boat

"In the rugged coastal waters of Maine, where working waterfronts have deep historical roots, Maine Electric Boat is charting a new course. As…"

image of Marsh River Cooperative

Marsh River Cooperative

"Marsh River Co-op is the happiest little store from the outside, bright and colorful, and stocked with so much of what we love:…"

image of Ali Jabbar: PWM Transportation

Ali Jabbar: PWM Transportation

"Ali Jabbar is no stranger to entrepreneurship. After successfully owning and selling a limousine business in Houston, he moved to Maine and launched…"

image of Matt Tarpey: Maine Electric Boat

Matt Tarpey: Maine Electric Boat

"In the rugged coastal waters of Maine, where working waterfronts have deep historical roots, Maine Electric Boat is charting a new course. As…"

image of Marsh River Cooperative

Marsh River Cooperative

"Marsh River Co-op is the happiest little store from the outside, bright and colorful, and stocked with so much of what we love:…"

image of Ali Jabbar: PWM Transportation

Ali Jabbar: PWM Transportation

"Ali Jabbar is no stranger to entrepreneurship. After successfully owning and selling a limousine business in Houston, he moved to Maine and launched…"