Nat Disston brings an unusual combination of hands-on company building experience—from being the first employee at EquityZen through its acquisition by Morgan Stanley—and deep involvement in zero-to-one hiring processes, personally leading incubation hiring panels and experimenting with AI recruiting tools. At Atomic, he operates as both investor and embedded operator, working directly on new company creation and strategic planning while focusing on large infrastructure and AI-adjacent companies that tackle systemic bottlenecks like power for AI data centers.

• Passionate about the growth of the Miami technology ecosystem. Strongly believes the city is the future of the startup industry and actively recruits founders to build their companies out of the local Atomic venture studio office, frequently promoting events like Miami Tech Week.
• Dedicated to early stage company building and assembling strong founding teams. Constantly highlights opportunities to launch zero to one projects at Atomic, emphasizing that choosing the exact right people to work with is the single most critical part of the entrepreneurial journey.
• Highly focused on health optimization and wearable technology. Enthusiastically tracks personal biometrics to monitor recovery, specifically crediting the Eight Sleep smart mattress for drastically improving overall sleep efficiency based on personal Whoop data.
• Interested in sustainable technology and purpose driven consumer trends. Closely follows environmental initiatives and backs companies addressing climate challenges, such as Exowatt, a startup developing renewable energy solutions specifically designed to power heavy artificial intelligence data centers.
• Bullish on the dominance of online marketplaces. Believes that modern customers prefer the convenience of shopping for overarching solutions in a single centralized location rather than visiting multiple individual consumer websites, noting that socially conscious consumers will still pay a premium for highly purposeful brands.