#358 - From Founder to Fund Manager
February 18, 2026
Guest Bio
Phil Nadel - Managing Director, Forefront Venture Partners
Phil Nadel is a well-respected serial entrepreneur, venture capital investor, mentor,published author and frequent speaker at industry events and business schools. Hehas started and sold several companies and has invested more than $400M in morethan 200 startups including Grove Collaborative, Calm,Boundless, Havenly,and GRIN. Phil was theco-founder and Managing Director of Barbara Corcoran Venture Partners and is thefounder and Managing Director of Forefront Venture Partners. For 9 seasons, Phil was one of the investors on Spotify's highly-acclaimed podcast, The Pitch (https://www.thepitch.show). He is also a regular instructor at startup incubators and volunteers as a mentor for Techstars, SCORE, and Junior Achievement.
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