Nick Brown has been named principal in an executive corporate development role at Catalyze Dallas, where he will work closely with its investors and Fortune 100 partners to identify the most promising intellectual property for spinout.

Catalyze Dallas said that Brown is an accomplished executive with investment expertise in the industries where Catalyze works to commercialize new technology with its proven turnkey model.

“As a professional, Nick has demonstrated the ability to identify and finance innovative ventures, and as a decorated Marine Corps veteran, he has distinguished himself as a proven leader,” Catalyze Managing Director Joe D’Cruz said in a statement. “Catalyze sits at the intersection of the public and private sector, which is why Nick is ideally suited to grow our investor base and portfolio of companies, which has deep roots with global defense contractors as well as the Fortune 100.”

Most recently, Brown was the director of investor relations at Pickering Energy Partners, where he cultivated strong relationships with large family and multifamily offices, as well as high net worth investors, Catalyze said.

Before that, Brown was managing director at Cushing Asset Management, where he successfully raised more than $2 billion across various funds. Brown started his civilian career as an energy investment banking analyst for Bank of America Merrill Lynch after serving four years in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Catalyzing IP to launch innovative companies

Catalyze said it has already launched three successful companies: Almaden Genomics, which is accelerating the pace of genomic discovery; Alpine Advanced Materials, which delivers high-performance lightweight custom-engineered parts to the aerospace, defense, commercial space, and industrial industries; and Metro Aerospace, a leader in delivering certified 3D printed components to the aerospace industry.

Catalyze says it launches scalable companies that accelerate commercialization of intellectual property sourced from the world’s most innovative global corporations, monetizing significant investments in innovation.

It added that it partners with more than a dozen respected industry leaders and assesses hundreds of technology assets and business units each year, selecting the most promising for spin-out into entrepreneurial portfolio companies.

Catalyze said it provides investors with founder’s ownership in the portfolio, which it calls a highly risk-reduced and well-priced investment model compared to traditional venture and private equity.

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