Nautic Partners

About Nautic Partners

Nautic Partners is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Series A stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in Deep Tech, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StageSeries A

Industry Focus

Deep Tech

Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Middle market platform cos in Healthcare, Industrials, or Services

Healthcare Services

Industrials

Services

Middle Market PE

Thematic Investing

Bullish Signals

123 exits, $9.5B managedexternal

35 healthcare platforms investedexternal

70+ add-on acquisitions, Funds VI–Xexternal

Founded 1986, 200+ yrs combined experienceexternal

150+ platform acquisitions since foundingexternal

Blackstone exit (GCA); proven scale-upexternal

Portfolio: Theorem, QoL, Spartech, Oasiswebsite

Merger leadership: QoL + Genoa integrationwebsite

Contrarian Signals

Large PE firm, not early-stage VCexternal

Narrow 3-sector focus onlyexternal

Founder Do's

Operate in Healthcare, Industrials, or Services

Seek $50M–$400M+ equity commitment

Show platform acquisition potential

Demonstrate long-term value creation path

Open to operational enhancement partnerships

Founder Don'ts

Early-stage or pre-revenue companies

Outside three core sectors

Avoid if seeking <$50M equity

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$4.5B

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Key People

Scott Hilinski