NAB Ventures is a global initiative supporting entrepreneurs in Australia offshore in their quest to build leading technology companies, backed by the National American Bank (NAB). NAB Ventures was founded in 2015 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and has led and invested in technology companies in both Australia and the United States.
NAB is a financial institution in Melbourne, Australia, founded on October 4, 1858. The bank's services include banking, credit and access card facilities, leasing, housing and general finance, international banking, investment banking, wealth management, funds management and custodian, trustee and nominee services. The company operates through five segments:
- Consumer Banking & Wealth
- Business & Private Banking
- Corporate & Institutional Banking
- NZ Banking
- Corporate Functions & Other
NAB Ventures invests in innovative technologies and business models that align with its four core priorities:
- Connected Business
- Home Ownership
- Cashless World
- Empowered Investment
Todd Forest is the managing director at NAB Ventures. Forest has experience as a start-up CEO and in senior leadership positions at large media and technology companies and earned his BA from Dartmouth College and his MBA from Kellogg.