Nathaniel Horwitz | |
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| Alma mater | Harvard University (AB) |
| Occupations | Journalist Investor |
| Known for | Mayday Health Hunterbrook |
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Nathaniel Horwitz is an Australian-American investor, entrepreneur, and investigative journalist. [1] He is the co-founder of Mayday Health and Hunterbrook, where he is CEO. [2]
Horwitz was born in Washington D.C. to Tony Horwitz and Geraldine Brooks, the elder of two sons. [3] The family split time between Sydney, Massachusetts, and Virginia. [4] [5]
As a student, Horwitz worked on biotech startups. [6] [7] While at Harvard, Horwitz met Sam Koppelman, with whom he would later found Mayday Health and Hunterbrook. [8] [9]
After graduating from Harvard, Horwitz joined RA Capital Management, a healthcare-focused investment firm. [10] While at RA Capital, Horwitz launched biotech companies. [11] He left RA Capital in 2023, before founding Hunterbrook. [12]
In 2022 Horwitz co-founded Mayday Health with Koppelman and Liv Raisner. [13] The 501(c)(3) nonprofit educates on abortion access and advocated for laws to shield healthcare providers who send abortion medicine to people in states with abortion bans. [14]
In 2023, Horwitz and Koppelman founded Hunterbrook, an investment fund and investigative journalism outlet, [15] [16] with Horwitz as CEO. Hunterbrook later raised $100 million in 2024 "to make trades based on articles by its affiliated newsroom.” [17] [18] The company's name is partially derived from Horwitz's mother's last name. [19]
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