Nate Williams

Founder, Managing Partner

As a founding partner of UNION, Nate is a hands-on entrepreneur who knows how to finance, execute, and build emergent businesses. Prior to UNION, was an EIR at Kleiner Perkins focusing on opportunities in DeepTech (IoT, Robotics, AI/ML, Autonomous Vehicles). Before Kleiner Perkins, he was CRO & Head of Business at August Home, Inc. a leader in Smart Home Access which was acquired by Assa Abloy in 2017. Nate was the CMO & Head of Business at Greenwave Systems and Senior Director of Marketing & Business Development at Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility (following their acquisition of 4Home where he was the CMO & Head of Business). He earned an MBA from The UCLA-Anderson School of Management and a Bachelors in Communication Science from The University of Connecticut.

Nate is a competitive cyclist, co-founder of three elementary-aged kids, and new amateur free diver.

Chris Kim

Co-Founder

As a founding partner of UNION, Chris is a scientist and technologist who has a deep understanding of science, technology, and rapid product development. Prior to UNION, Chris was the CTO and head of product for August Home, a manufacturer of smart locks and video systems, acquired by Assa Abloy. During his tenure he drove the team to focus on privacy and full-spectrum security, covering areas from device encryption to protect against attacks and supply chain compromise. Before August, he managed cybersecurity and consumer e-commerce products at eBay, Bank of America and other startups.
Chris began his career in management consulting, working for Monitor Group in Boston, London, and Istanbul.He has a BA in physics from Williams College.

Chris is an accomplished free diver, from a family of physicists, and a new amateur cyclist.

Annie Le

VP of Operations

Annie is the VP of Operations at UNION. She oversees all operational aspects of the firm and fund including people ops, platform & community, fund administration, legal, tax, marketing, and investor relations. Prior to UNION, Annie ran operations at Pryze, a blockchain-based marketing automation protocol. Before Pryze she was the Chief of Staff at Juicero, ran partnerships at Bluewolf (an IBM company), supported the trade team at Thiel Capital, and accounting at Deloitte. She received her degree in business at Sonoma State University and a culinary degree at SFCS.

Annie is a master at making eclairs & macarons. She has a yearly goal to run a half marathon and is enjoying being a new mom.