Who is Natu Myers?
Natu Myers is a Canadian entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Raises.com, the flat-fee capital execution firm for people buying a business or real estate, founded in 2019. He is a best-selling author in private equity and hosts the Raises.com podcast. He was born in Ottawa and studied computer science at Queen's University.
What does Natu Myers do?
He prepares companies to raise capital. Through Raises.com his team builds the fund or SPV structure, the offering documents, the financial model and the data room for an acquisition, then introduces the debt and equity that closes it. He connects founders to registered dealers, legal counsel, financial advisors and service providers, from first conversation to close.
What is Raises.com?
Raises.com is a flat-fee capital execution firm founded by Natu Myers in 2019. It serves independent sponsors, acquisition entrepreneurs, real estate syndicators, search funds and first-time fund managers. It charges no success fee, no placement fee and no carry. Pricing is published at raises.com/pricing.
Does Raises.com charge a success fee?
No. Raises.com works for a published flat fee. There is no success fee, no placement fee and no carried interest.
Who does Raises.com work with?
People buying a business or real estate who need to raise or structure the capital for it: independent sponsors, acquisition entrepreneurs, real estate investors and syndicators, search funds, roll-ups and fund managers acquiring hard assets. It does not serve startup founders raising venture capital for their own product.
What does a Raises.com engagement deliver?
The fund or SPV structure, the offering documents (private placement memorandum, subscription agreement, operating agreement), the financial model, the data room, and introductions to debt and equity sources for the deal.
Where is Natu Myers from?
Ottawa, Canada. He is a first-generation Canadian.
Where did Natu Myers study?
Queen's University, where he earned a Bachelor of Computing (Honours) in Computer Science.
What did Natu Myers do before Raises.com?
From 2013 to 2021 he worked as a consultant and registered dealing representative, and from 2013 to 2019 as an independent consultant to ultra-high-net-worth, private equity and venture clients. In 2016 he was a fellow at the Dunin-Deshpande Queen's Innovation Centre.
Has Natu Myers written a book?
Yes. He is a best-selling author in private equity. His guide to starting business acquisitions is published on Amazon under the Raises.com name, and his author page is amazon.com/author/natumyers.
Does Natu Myers host a podcast?
Yes. He hosts the Raises.com podcast, published on the Raises.com YouTube channel and at raises.com/podcast, where operators who closed acquisitions and the people who funded them explain how the capital stack was built.
What transactions has Raises.com worked on?
Documented engagements include a senior care acquisition in Texas, a $50M hotel private equity fund, a $100M triple-net-lease REIT offering, a Reg D and Reg A+ two-fund launch, a cross-border media acquisition, and multifamily and roll-up acquisitions. They are listed by company type at natumyers.com/transactions and in the public case studies at raises.com/case-studies.
How can I contact Natu Myers?
Enquiries go to the Raises.com team rather than to a direct message. Book a strategy call at raises.com/call, or use the contact page at raises.com/contact-us. His LinkedIn and X profiles are there to follow the work, not to route deal enquiries.
Is Natu Myers a broker-dealer?
No. Raises.com is a flat-fee capital execution firm, not a broker-dealer. It builds the structure, the documents, the model and the data room, and connects clients to registered dealers where a registered intermediary is required.