Nate Champion

Nate is an Operating Partner at Cutting Horse, where he works hands-on with portfolio companies to design and execute disciplined, data-driven growth strategies. He partners closely with founders and leadership teams to build scalable customer acquisition and retention systems that drive long-term, profitable growth.

Nate is the Founder of Overwatch Growth, a performance marketing and growth agency. Previously, he served as President and Chief Growth Officer at VaynerCommerce, where he led performance marketing and growth strategy for leading consumer brands. Earlier in his career, Nate was an early team member at Freshly, helping scale the business from an early stage.

He later held senior growth roles at Dollar Shave Club and Freshly, leading acquisition, retention, and subscription growth during periods of rapid expansion.

Over the past decade, Nate has advised and partnered with high-growth consumer brands across DTC and Amazon, including Promix Nutrition and Beam. At Cutting Horse, he brings expertise across performance marketing, lifecycle strategy, subscription optimization, and full-funnel growth systems.

Nate holds a B.A. in Economics from Boston College and an MBA from Columbia Business School. He lives in Minnesota with his wife Allie and their three children.