(June 9, 2024) – NVNG, a boutique investment firm focused on the venture capital asset class has named Marina Rostein Head of Platform.
Rostein comes to NVNG having led enterprise marketing for a company in the at-home diagnostics space and previously worked in multiple functions at various startups and venture firms, including Alumni Ventures and Vamos Ventures. She also served as a previous Chicago:Blend Fellow. Her role at NVNG will focus on creating opportunities for strategic collaboration and communication between NVNGs investors, fund managers, and portfolio companies. She will also oversee NVNG’s marketing and communications function.
“Marina is a very key hire for NVNG as she will build upon our central focus of leveraging networks to build a thriving venture ecosystem. She will ensure that our investors are getting value-added benefits and opportunities in addition to returns,” said Grady Buchanan, NVNG managing director. “Her experience and knowledge will benefit our investors, our partner funds, and the portfolio companies we all serve.”
“NVNG’s focus on community building as a core tenet of venture investing really appealed to me,” said Rostein. “I’m looking forward to working with Carrie and Grady to continue to build upon this vision to the benefit of the whole venture ecosystem in Wisconsin, the Midwest, and beyond.”
NVNG has offices in Milwaukee and Madison and Rostein will be based in Chicago.
