Hank Nelson

Hank Nelson is the founder and Managing Director of Monadnock Advisors, a Boston-based boutique investment bank he established in 2008–2009 and runs from Quincy, Massachusetts. The firm advises lower- and middle-market technology and media companies on sell-side and buy-side M&A, recapitalizations, and capital raises, and Nelson describes its differentiator as a "unique blend of operational and transactional experience." Over his career he has managed M&A transactions valued between roughly $5M and $200M in both public and private markets. He holds FINRA Series 62, 63, and 79 (Investment Banking) licenses, is a Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisor (CM&AA), and is a graduate of Northeastern University.

Before founding Monadnock, Nelson was an operating executive at several venture-backed technology companies. He served as CEO and Director of ClearStory Systems, a venture-backed firm that built one of the first SaaS/web-based solutions for the digital asset management market. He was also CEO and Director of INSCI Corp, where he led a turnaround and its subsequent sale. Earlier, he was instrumental in the growth of InterQual and its eventual sale to McKesson/Access Health.

In addition to his operating and advisory roles, Nelson has invested directly in technology ventures. He was a co-investor in Vitalworks, a company that developed a SaaS/web-based medical practice-management solution that was later sold to InfoCure. He has served on the boards of several private companies and has been associated with entrepreneurial ventures including GoSplitIt (an e-commerce startup) and Great American Mining. His combination of CEO experience, board service, and hands-on M&A dealmaking is the foundation for the angel/seed-stage investing that the stub profile references.

Note: while the intake data lists Nelson as an "Angel Investor," his primary, verifiable public role is as an investment banker and M&A advisor; his angel activity appears in the form of personal co-investments (e.g., Vitalworks) and board involvement rather than a formal, named angel fund.

• Focuses on lower- and middle-market technology companies, especially those with SaaS and recurring-revenue business models.
• Sector emphasis on enterprise software, digital media/marketing/advertising technology, data & analytics/business intelligence, digital health, and technology-enabled services.
• Values businesses that combine strong operations with clear transactional potential — his firm's stated edge is pairing operational and transactional experience rather than pure financial engineering.
• As an individual, he has backed early SaaS companies (e.g., Vitalworks) and taken board seats, suggesting he favors hands-on involvement over passive checks.