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Andrew Van Nest

Andrew Van Nest

Managing Partner

Andrew is a Managing Partner and tenured early stage investor who focuses on B2B Enterprise SaaS, DevOps, Data Infrastructure and AI/ML.

Prior to working with Exceptional Capital, Andrew co-founded Artisanal Ventures and was an investor at Blumberg Capital. He spent time at William Blair as an investment banker and as Director of Business Development at Crunchyroll.

Andrew holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard and a Master’s from Boston College. He played D1 basketball in college and overseas professionally.

In his spare time, he continues to play basketball and loves to travel with his wife Audrey and Penny, their french bulldog.

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Andrew Van Nest

Andrew Van Nest

Managing Partner

Andrew is a Managing Partner and tenured early stage investor who focuses on B2B Enterprise SaaS, DevOps, Data Infrastructure and AI/ML.

Prior to working with Exceptional Capital, Andrew co-founded Artisanal Ventures and was an investor at Blumberg Capital. He spent time at William Blair as an investment banker and as Director of Business Development at Crunchyroll.

Andrew holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard and a Master’s from Boston College. He played D1 basketball in college and overseas professionally.

In his spare time, he continues to play basketball and loves to travel with his wife Audrey and Penny, their french bulldog.

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Andrew Van Nest

Andrew Van Nest

Managing Partner

Andrew is a Managing Partner and tenured early stage investor who focuses on B2B Enterprise SaaS, DevOps, Data Infrastructure and AI/ML.

Prior to working with Exceptional Capital, Andrew co-founded Artisanal Ventures and was an investor at Blumberg Capital. He spent time at William Blair as an investment banker and as Director of Business Development at Crunchyroll.

Andrew holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard and a Master’s from Boston College. He played D1 basketball in college and overseas professionally.

In his spare time, he continues to play basketball and loves to travel with his wife Audrey and Penny, their french bulldog.

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Andrew Van Nest

Andrew Van Nest

Managing Partner

Andrew is a Managing Partner and tenured early stage investor who focuses on B2B Enterprise SaaS, DevOps, Data Infrastructure and AI/ML.

Prior to working with Exceptional Capital, Andrew co-founded Artisanal Ventures and was an investor at Blumberg Capital. He spent time at William Blair as an investment banker and as Director of Business Development at Crunchyroll.

Andrew holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard and a Master’s from Boston College. He played D1 basketball in college and overseas professionally.

In his spare time, he continues to play basketball and loves to travel with his wife Audrey and Penny, their french bulldog.

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Andrew Van Nest

Andrew Van Nest

Managing Partner

Andrew is a Managing Partner and tenured early stage investor who focuses on B2B Enterprise SaaS, DevOps, Data Infrastructure and AI/ML.

Prior to working with Exceptional Capital, Andrew co-founded Artisanal Ventures and was an investor at Blumberg Capital. He spent time at William Blair as an investment banker and as Director of Business Development at Crunchyroll.

Andrew holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard and a Master’s from Boston College. He played D1 basketball in college and overseas professionally.

In his spare time, he continues to play basketball and loves to travel with his wife Audrey and Penny, their french bulldog.

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Andrew Van Nest

Andrew Van Nest

Managing Partner

Andrew is a Managing Partner and tenured early stage investor who focuses on B2B Enterprise SaaS, DevOps, Data Infrastructure and AI/ML.

Prior to working with Exceptional Capital, Andrew co-founded Artisanal Ventures and was an investor at Blumberg Capital. He spent time at William Blair as an investment banker and as Director of Business Development at Crunchyroll.

Andrew holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard and a Master’s from Boston College. He played D1 basketball in college and overseas professionally.

In his spare time, he continues to play basketball and loves to travel with his wife Audrey and Penny, their french bulldog.