Cal Nathan

Experiential Events & Brand Activations | Founder & Managing Partner @ IDEKO | Serial Entrepreneur | Social Impact Leader

📍 New York, New York, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 5 investments📅 14 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2022
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Founder & Board Member
Jan 2022
The metaverse can be a new and overwhelming concept for many, with endless possibilities and several unknowns. Meetaverse makes it easy to create a corporate metaverse that your entire organization will love. Start working in the metaverse now with Meetaverse. - Create sales experiences that qualify leads, build trust, and close more deals - Deliver immersive brand experiences that make lasting impressions, fuel deeper connections, and measurable impact - Build thriving digital workplaces that connect teams, revitalize your cultures, and keep people happy — wherever they are. Meetaverse is powered by Allseated, the leader in digital experiences.
Board Member
Jan 2018
STEER Tech is the leading automated vehicle company engineering innovative solutions to mobility issues faced by enterprises and consumers. STEER develops autonomous technology for passenger and commercial vehicles that can be applied to parking, low-speed driving, first and last-mile delivery, vehicle maintenance, fleet operations, and other custom use cases. With its growing network of autonomous transfer hubs for fleet and delivery companies and mapped points of interest for consumers, STEER continues to create an ecosystem of users and infrastructures that benefit from space and time efficiency, reduced costs, enhanced user experiences, and new revenue. Visit STEER’s website to see the technology in action and explore the benefits of vehicle automation. Follow us on social media! Twitter: @steertechllc Instagram: @steertech Facebook: @steertechllc
Investor
2014
Built upon the TowerSec acquisition, HARMAN Automotive Cybersecurity is a full service global business unit that has deep experience in traditional IT security and embedded security, as well as several years of pioneering work in automotive cyber security. We have ongoing relationships with leading OEMs, Tier 1 automotive suppliers and integrators in Europe, the US and APAC. For a list of open positions, visit HARMAN International Jobs: https://goo.gl/1qSQUi With a workforce of some 30,000 automotive professionals across the Americas, Europe, and Asia, HARMAN designs and engineers connected products and solutions for automakers, consumers, and enterprises worldwide. HARMAN’s broad-array of cutting-edge products includes digital cockpit systems, Remote Vehicle Updating over-the-air (OTA) solution, audio products, SHIELD Cybersecurity Solution and IoT services. In March 2017, HARMAN became a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Ltd. HARMAN SHIELD is the most comprehensive Intrusion Detection and Prevention Solution (IDPS) to detect, manage, mitigate and respond to cyber-attacks on connected and autonomous vehicles, keeping vehicles safe and protected. HARMAN SHIELD for Connected Cars provides full visibility to possible harmful activities and detection of in-vehicle cyber threats. It includes a means to assess and investigate those threats and has capabilities to report, respond and mitigate the threats in real-time. The solution is comprised of leading building blocks to provide a modular scalable architecture. In November 2017, HARMAN has announced the launch of the International Cyber Security Smart Mobility Analysis and Research Test (SMART) Range in Israel, in cooperation with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. HARMAN has been an active member of industry institutions - such as Auto-ISAC, SAE/ISO, Jaspar and others – working to enhance cybersecurity awareness, design and deployment across the global automotive industry. For a list of open positions, visit HARMAN International Jobs: https://goo.gl/1qSQUi Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/HARMANSecurity Learn more about our solutions: http://www.harman.com/security
early stageAutomotive
Founding Board Member; Investor
Jul 2012
The Allseated event technology platform enables dynamic digital twinning, virtual tours, and collaborative 3D event planning, so you can capitalize on opportunities and benefit from efficiencies at every stage of the event lifecycle. Allseated OPS Streamlines event planning with digital tools that enable precise, to-scale 2D floor planning, 3D viewing and design, plus the management of seating, guest lists, timelines and reporting. Allseated VISION/ VISION+ Enables high-end 3D digital twinning of spaces and real-time immersive virtual tours, so clients can experience your venue from anywhere in the world, and you can simplify processes and boost your sales capabilities.
Founding Board Member
Jul 2012
The Allseated event technology platform enables dynamic digital twinning, virtual tours, and collaborative 3D event planning, so you can capitalize on opportunities and benefit from efficiencies at every stage of the event lifecycle. Allseated OPS Streamlines event planning with digital tools that enable precise, to-scale 2D floor planning, 3D viewing and design, plus the management of seating, guest lists, timelines and reporting. Allseated VISION/ VISION+ Enables high-end 3D digital twinning of spaces and real-time immersive virtual tours, so clients can experience your venue from anywhere in the world, and you can simplify processes and boost your sales capabilities.
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2022
Founder & Board Member
Jan 2022
The metaverse can be a new and overwhelming concept for many, with endless possibilities and several unknowns. Meetaverse makes it easy to create a corporate metaverse that your entire organization will love. Start working in the metaverse now with Meetaverse. - Create sales experiences that qualify leads, build trust, and close more deals - Deliver immersive brand experiences that make lasting impressions, fuel deeper connections, and measurable impact - Build thriving digital workplaces that connect teams, revitalize your cultures, and keep people happy — wherever they are. Meetaverse is powered by Allseated, the leader in digital experiences.
2018
Board Member
Jan 2018
STEER Tech is the leading automated vehicle company engineering innovative solutions to mobility issues faced by enterprises and consumers. STEER develops autonomous technology for passenger and commercial vehicles that can be applied to parking, low-speed driving, first and last-mile delivery, vehicle maintenance, fleet operations, and other custom use cases. With its growing network of autonomous transfer hubs for fleet and delivery companies and mapped points of interest for consumers, STEER continues to create an ecosystem of users and infrastructures that benefit from space and time efficiency, reduced costs, enhanced user experiences, and new revenue. Visit STEER’s website to see the technology in action and explore the benefits of vehicle automation. Follow us on social media! Twitter: @steertechllc Instagram: @steertech Facebook: @steertechllc
2016
Founding Partner
Jun 2016
StringBean Technologies (“SBT”) is quickly becoming a dominant “smart city” application for facility operators. SBT eliminates the costs brought about by the dynamic and inefficient working relationship between property operations staff, inspection organizations and trade services companies. These inefficiencies consume on average 30% to 50% of a property’s operating budget. SBT’s platform is in use at large well-known real estate enterprises. SBT’s innovative workflow management platform quickly differentiates itself through a simple User-Interface and No-Code Workflow Builder that is mastered in minutes. Property managers can quickly create, customize, and automatically monitor any data or document intensive process, and the average client saves over 20% in operating costs and administrative time in under a year (a 200%+ ROI). SBT focuses on disrupting the norm in highly regulated, thinly staffed and/or service rich properties. SBT targets clients with large pools of distributed labor that MUST reliably document and validate work performed. This target market is hampered by older and less-flexible work ticketing systems, and many other disparate manual record-keeping tools (e.g., paper, MS Excel, Google sheets and other single-point solutions). Aside from these costly legacy systems, the need for change has become further accelerated recently due to rising labor costs, low supply of skilled workers, employee turn-over, and the increased administrative burden born from growing risk management and regulatory reporting requirements. SBT is uniquely positioned to exploit these market dynamics with a secure, proven and production grade platform.
early stageReal Estate
2015
Partner
Jan 2015
iDEKOgov is a strategic consulting group with six decades of experience in NYC and Miami. We use our expertise to navigate municipal government for the real estate industry. By overcoming regulatory hurdles we facilitate efficient and compliant development, saving our clients valuable time and money. And we are WBE Certified (NYC).
2014
Managing Partner/CFO
Jan 2014
IDEKO is a full-service event production agency specializing in the production of large-scale experiential events. Our mission is to make our client’s production dreams a reality by providing expert knowledge and hands-on technical service. From permitting, to fabrication, to production and everything in between, IDEKO's award-winning team of experts is ready to take on your next event. As experiential leaders, our passion is to create incredible experiences that exceed industry standards. We think in practicality, not theory—our comprehensive approach to design, production, and permitting ensures success on every project. Our company focuses on innovative ways to create engaging live experiences for its clients including Red Bull North America, Proctor & Gamble, and Nike, among others. IDEKO takes clients through the entire event process from ideation to completion including planning, design, logistics, securing event permits in Times Square, NYC, LA and other major cities, budgeting, production, custom fabrications and mobile marketing. We pride ourselves on: • Producing experiential and marketing activations; live event productions; marketing tour vehicles; mobile marketing, corporate meetings and corporate events. • Creating, designing, building, permitting and managing large-scale experiential outdoor events and marketing activations. • Constructing innovative and interactive architectural projects in one of our three facilities across the NY and NJ area. • Owning over 65,000 square feet of event production facilities that house a large inventory of event inputs and equipment. Let's connect and bring all of your brand's most exciting and ambitious visions to life.
early stageEvents Services
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