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Nachshon Fertel - Founder in Minneapolis, MN

Nachshon Fertel

Executive startup founder and product engineer specializing in marketplace platforms

UnhooktMinneapolis, MN12 Years ExperienceExecutive Level

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Repeat founder currently building Unhookt, a digital wellness app, after co-founding Poplin and helping raise $10M in VC funding in 2021. He has already completed Unhookt’s frontend MVP, is building the backend, and is gathering early user feedback while navigating the shift from metrics-driven Series A fundraising to vision-led pre-seed pitching.

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Key Strengths

  • co-founded Poplin
  • helped raise $10M in VC funding at Poplin
  • building Unhookt, a digital wellness app
  • completed frontend MVP for Unhookt
  • actively developing backend for Unhookt
  • early investor interest for pre-seed startup
  • mission-driven founder with personal connection to product
  • strong product intuition for B2C ideas
  • user-feedback-driven product iteration
  • experienced across both pre-seed and Series A fundraising contexts

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Experience

FounderUnhookt · Mar 2026 – Present
Co-Founder & Board MemberPoplin · Mar 2026 – Present
Co-Founder / Head of OperationsPoplin · Sep 2023 – Mar 2026
Co-Founder / Head of ProductPoplin · Jun 2022 – Sep 2023
Co-Founder / Head of EngineeringPoplin · May 2017 – Jun 2022
Founder / Software EngineerDevincity · Feb 2015 – May 2017
Founder / Software EngineerFrum Finder · Dec 2013 – Jun 2016

Skills

Product ManagementStrategic PlanningProcess ImprovementWeb Developmentbackend developmentBusiness StrategyTechnical LeadershipSoftware DevelopmentEngineeringOperationsProduct RoadmappingFeature DevelopmentOperational EfficiencyUnit EconomicsCost Reduction

Languages

English

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Nachshon FertelExecutive startup founder and product engineer specializing in marketplace platforms