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This list showcases the top United States based Partner operating in the Consumer space. If you think a Partner is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
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William Guillouard
Venture Partner of FJ Labs
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About FJ Labs: FJ Labs is a stage-agnostic investment firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer facing startups.
Jennifer Carolan
Co-Founder & General Partner of Reach Capital
Jennifer started her career as a classroom teacher in Chicago where she taught for 7 years in traditional district schools. She moved to the Silicon Valley in 2000 to attend Stanford University and was inspired by all of the entrepreneurs working on their ideas. She found a way to use her teaching experience to support edtech founders while at NewSchools Venture Fund where she worked for 9 years learning the craft of venture capital under Brook Byers, Joanne Weiss, John Doerr and Ted Mitchell. She also co-created and taught the popular course Innovations In Teaching at Stanford University for 3 years. She co-founded her first fund NewSchools Seed Fund in 2011 and co-founded her second, Reach Capital I in 2015 and Reach II in 2018. These funds have backed more than 100 amazing entrepreneurs who are passionate about bringing cutting edge technology to education. The Reach portfolio of companies are creating new opportunities for people everywhere who might think of themselves as underdogs due to background or other challenges. Jennifer currently sits on the boards of Outschool, Nearpod, Ellevation, Desmos & FreshGrade.
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About All Raise, Reach Capital: Reach supports entrepreneurs that develops technology solutions for challenges in education from early childhood through future of work
Shauntel Garvey
Founder & General Partner of Reach Capital
Shauntel Garvey is a Co-Founder and General Partner at Reach Capital, an early stage venture firm, where she provides startup capital and support to education technology companies focused on issues of access and opportunity in education. Prior to Reach, Shauntel was a Partner at NewSchools Venture Fund and invested in over 40 early stage edtech companies through the NewSchools Seed Fund. Shauntel was previously a Senior Engineer at Procter and Gamble where she developed product innovations, designed supply chains, and managed technology partnerships for the global laundry business. She received her BS in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and her MBA and MA in Education from Stanford University.
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Jomayra Herrera
Partner of Reach Capital
Jomayra has experience working with early and growth-stage companies both as an investor and an operator. She is incredibly passionate about partnering with entrepreneurs to help grow and scale their companies. Prior to Cowboy, she spent nearly 3 years as an investor at Emerson Collective. As an early hire on the investing team, she played an important role in creating internal processes, building key investment theses, and helping to grow the team. During her time here, she worked on a diverse range of investments, including traditional venture investments and buyouts, and developed a special interest in companies tackling issues related to the Future of Work. Before Emerson Collective, she worked at BloomBoard, an early-stage education technology company, where she focused on customer success and growth. As a Florida native, Jomayra loves to get away to the beach whenever she can. She has lived in the Bay Area for almost 9 years and has degrees from Stanford University.
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About Reach Capital: Reach supports entrepreneurs that develops technology solutions for challenges in education from early childhood through future of work
Esteban Sosnik
General Partner of Reach Capital
Esteban is an entrepreneur passionate about leveraging play in education. He is the Executive Director at co.lab, an accelerator for startups at the intersection of games and learning. Before working in education Esteban co-founded and led two gaming studios, both successfully acquired by Vivendi and DeNA respectively. Before that he was the CEO of Penguin Holdings, an early stage seed fund for Latin American startups and an M&A analyst at JP Morgan.
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About co.lab, Reach Capital: Reach supports entrepreneurs that develops technology solutions for challenges in education from early childhood through future of work
Chian Gong
Partner of Reach Capital
Chian is excited for technology’s role in increasing educational opportunity. At Reach, Chian focuses on pipeline, due diligence and management assistance for the portfolio. Previously she worked on the Data & Technology team at Aspire Public Schools and in strategy consulting with Parthenon as well as ZS Associates. Chian holds a B.S. in Bioengineering from UC Berkeley, an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She enjoys spending time outdoors, climbing, and otherwise adventuring.
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Wayee Chu
General Partner of Reach Capital
Wayee Chu is a Partner at Reach Capital, a venture fund focused on early stage education technology start-ups. Prior to Reach, Wayee was the co-founder of the NewSchools Seed Fund; a fund focused on early stage education technology companies with potential for a big impact in K-12 education. She was also a former associate partner at NewSchools Venture, where she focused on sourcing and supporting early stage education technology entrepreneurs. During her eight-year tenure at NewSchools, she also led the NewSchools EdTech Entrepreneurship Lab, in partnership with Teach For America and the Stanford d. school as well as led NewSchools’ field-building work. Prior to joining NewSchools, Wayee worked as an equity research analyst at Merrill Lynch in New York, where she covered the financial services sector. She also served as finance director for a magazine publishing firm. Wayee started her career in 1997 as a financial analyst at Morgan Stanley. Wayee also spends her time as an angel investor supporting many consumer and education technology startups. She is a current board member at Wishbone.org which matches low income high school students with high-quality enrichment and summer programs. Wayee graduated from the University of Michigan with a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and two children.
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About All Raise, Broadway Angels, Reach Capital: Reach supports entrepreneurs that develops technology solutions for challenges in education from early childhood through future of work
Jennifer Wu
Venture Partner of Reach Capital
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About Reach Capital: Reach supports entrepreneurs that develops technology solutions for challenges in education from early childhood through future of work
James Kim
Partner of Reach Capital
James Kim is the Partner at Reach Capital.
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About Reach Capital: Reach supports entrepreneurs that develops technology solutions for challenges in education from early childhood through future of work
Jim Lobdell
Venture Partner of Reach Capital
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Oren Zeev
Founding Partner of Zeev Ventures
Oren Zeev is the Founder of [Zeev Ventures](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/zeev-ventures#/entity), a One Man VC firm that provides funds for growth-stage companies. He also serves as a board member at [Houzz](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/houzz#/entity), [HomeLight](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/homelight#/entity), [Tipalti](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/tipalti#/entity), [TripActions](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/tripactions#/entity), [Next Insurance](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/next-insurance#/entity), among others. Oren is a former board of [Audible](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/audible#/entity) (went public and then acquired by AMZN) and of [Chegg](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/chegg#/entity), (NYSE: CHGG) where he was the main investor and one of the two main early backers respectively, a former board member of [RedKix](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/redkix#/entity) (acquired by Facegook) and a former chairman of [Loop Commerce](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/loop-commerce#/entity) (acquired by Synchrony Bank). Prior to that, he was a general partner at [Apax Partners](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/apax-partners#/entity) from 1995 to 2007. Zeev lives in San Francisco, California, United States.
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About Chegg, Duda, Sunbit, Zeev Ventures: Zeev Ventures is an early-stage venture fund that invests in technology, financial, e-commerce, and consumer service sectors.
Rob May
Venture Partner of PJC
Rob May is a General Partner at PJC with expertise in the areas of AI, hardware, B2B, and SaaS. Prior to joining PJC, Rob was the co-founder and CEO at Talla, an AI and automation platform, transforming the way businesses deliver customer support. He was also the co-founder and CEO of Backupify, the world’s first cloud to cloud backup provider which was acquired for over $100m. As an angel investor, he made over 70 early-stage AI investments. Rob writes the world’s most popular newsletter on Artificial Intelligence – InsideAI.
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About BotChain, Half Court VC, PJC, Talla: PJC is an early-stage venture capital firm with a focus on enterprise, consumer, and artificial intelligence.
David Martirano
Co-Founder & Managing Partner of PJC
David Martirano is the Managing Partner of PJC. David has extensive experience investing broadly in B2B SaaS, Consumer and Tech Enabled Service companies. In 2001, David partnered with Governor Gina Raimondo, and together they founded Point Judith Capital in Rhode Island. Point Judith Capital subsequently relocated to Boston in 2011 and later rebranded to PJC. Prior to PJC, David Co-founded Rex Capital Ventures, which was a venture division of a family office that invested in early stage technology companies around the world. Before embarking on his 20-year venture capital experience, he worked on Wall street and was a member of the Investment Banking Group at Cowen & Company. David sits on the Board of Trustees at the University of Rhode Island and the Investment Committee of Lifespan and has been actively involved with Year Up Rhode Island.
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About PJC: PJC is an early-stage venture capital firm with a focus on enterprise, consumer, and artificial intelligence.
Matthew Hayes
General Partner of PJC
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About PJC: PJC is an early-stage venture capital firm with a focus on enterprise, consumer, and artificial intelligence.
Andy McLoughlin
Managing Partner of Uncork Capital
Andy McLoughlin is a Managing Partner at Uncork Capital.
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About Founders Pledge, GreatHorn, Human Interest, Kauffman Fellows, Simplifeye, Uncork Capital: Uncork Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm that focuses on SaaS, consumer, marketplaces, hardware, and new technology startups.
Jeff Clavier
Founder and Managing Partner of Uncork Capital
Jeff Clavier Is The Founder and Managing Partner At Uncork Capital.
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About Uncork Capital: Uncork Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm that focuses on SaaS, consumer, marketplaces, hardware, and new technology startups.
Susan Liu
Partner of Uncork Capital
Susan Liu is a Partner at Uncork Capital.
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About Scale Venture Partners, Uncork Capital: Uncork Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm that focuses on SaaS, consumer, marketplaces, hardware, and new technology startups.
Tripp Jones
Partner of Uncork Capital
Tripp Jones is a Partner at Uncork Capital.
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About Compology, Uncork Capital: Uncork Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm that focuses on SaaS, consumer, marketplaces, hardware, and new technology startups.
Josh Hannah
General Partner of Matrix Partners
Josh Hannah is a general partner with Matrix Partners. His entrepreneurial career began in 1999 when he cofounded Flutter.com in London and later led a merger with his biggest competitor, Betfair.com. The combined entity revolutionized the gaming industry by building the world’s first online marketplace for sports betting. Josh returned to the States in 2004. Soon after, he and a partner purchased eHow, an ailing, Web 1.0, how-to directory. Josh and his partner outsourced content creation to the community and employed then-new advertising and search engine optimization techniques. They increased revenue and traffic 30-fold before selling the company to Demand Media in 2006 for a 400-X return. As a partner at Matrix, Josh has invested in Huddle, Inflection and Taulia. Prior to joining Matrix, Josh invested in successful startups such as Aardvark (acquired by Google), Blingo (acquired by Publishers Clearing House), Designer Apparel (acquired by Sugar Media), Friendster (acquired by MOL Global), Minted, uShip and Wetpaint.
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About Flutter Entertainment, Matrix Partners: Matrix Partners is a venture capital firm that focuses on seed and early-stage investments.
Dana Stalder
General Partner of Matrix Partners
Dana Stalder currently works as the General Partner for Matrix Partners. He previously worked at Poynt as the Board of Directors.
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About Matrix Partners: Matrix Partners is a venture capital firm that focuses on seed and early-stage investments.
Patrick Malatack
General Partner of Matrix Partners
Patrick Malatack currently works as the Partner for Matrix Partners. He previously worked at Twilio Inc. as the VP of Product.
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About Applied Intuition, Matrix Partners: Matrix Partners is a venture capital firm that focuses on seed and early-stage investments.
Matt Brown
Partner of Matrix Partners
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Paul J. Ferri
Founder & Partner Emeritus of Matrix Partners
Paul Ferri is the Founder of Matrix Partners, and one of the most respected investors in the venture capital industry. Like many of the entrepreneurs with whom he has worked over the years, Paul was born in another country and built his legacy from scratch, persevering through adverse conditions and making the best of the opportunity and luck that came his way. Born in Rome, Italy, Paul immigrated to the U.S. at the age of seven. It was 1944, the height of World War II, and neither Paul nor anyone in his family spoke English. His family settled in Virginia where his father worked for the government as an aeronautics engineer. They ultimately moved to the suburbs of New York, where Paul grew up. Paul studied engineering at Cornell University and the Polytechnic Institute of New York, and business at Columbia University. In 1977 Paul and Warren Hellman co-founded Hellman Ferri Investment Associates. The duo initially invested across multiple stages and in multiple sectors, and after five years Paul and Warren decided the best approach would be to develop distinct areas of expertise. Warren started a late stage private equity fund in San Francisco, which became Hellman & Friedman; Paul focused on early stage deals and established Matrix Partners in 1982. Over the next few years, Paul began to direct the firm’s investments toward information technology start-ups. One of the most significant companies Paul supported was Cascade Communications. The company, founded by Desh Deshpande and run by Dan Smith, became an industry leader that spawned new innovations. The company sold to Ascend, which was later bought by Lucent. Cascade’s founders and employees went on to found some of the most significant companies of the era, including ArrowPoint, Sonus Networks and Sycamore Networks—all of which were Matrix portfolio companies. Paul has led more than twenty portfolio companies to the public markets, and another twenty to profitable acquisitions. He continues to invest on behalf of the firm and guide his entrepreneurs through the ups and downs of start-up life on the path to success. Education: Cornell University, B.S. Electrical Engineering Polytechnic Institute of New York, M.S. Electrical Engineering Columbia University, MBA
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About Matrix Partners: Matrix Partners is a venture capital firm that focuses on seed and early-stage investments.
David Skok
General Partner of Matrix Partners
David Skok currently works as the General Partner for Matrix Partners. He previously worked at HubSpot as a Board Member.
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About Matrix Partners: Matrix Partners is a venture capital firm that focuses on seed and early-stage investments.
Antonio Rodriguez
General Partner of Matrix Partners
Antonio is a general partner at Matrix Partners. Prior to Matrix, Antonio was CTO of HP’s Consumer Imaging and Printing division where he led a wide array of projects in the areas of mass customization, e-reading, mobile platforms and next generation web platforms for content consumption. Antonio joined HP through the acquisition of Tabblo, where he was the founder and CEO. Tabblo, a Matrix-backed company, was a high-end photo site focused on bringing together the viral nature of online content publishing with the high margins of digital printing. Prior to Tabblo, Antonio held a variety of engineering, product, and business development roles at MyPublisher (currently the leading photo book manufacturer in the US), abuzz Technologies (acquired by the New York Times), and the Boston Consulting Group. Antonio graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard and received an MBA from Stanford. Antonio’s areas of investment include consumer Internet, mobile, software and Internet infrastructure.
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About Flatiron School, Intent, Markforged, Matrix Partners, Sqrrl: Matrix Partners is a venture capital firm that focuses on seed and early-stage investments.
Tim Barrows
General Partner of Matrix Partners
Tim Barrows is a general partner at Matrix, where he has invested in technology start-ups for twenty-five years. In his role as a lead investor and board member, Tim has assisted entrepreneurs in ushering ventures from their earliest stages through to successful outcomes. More than fifteen of the companies he helped establish and grow have gone onto successful acquisitions or initial public offerings. Tim has advised and supported entrepreneurs across a range of technology sectors, including enterprise software, SMB-focused business services, communications and semiconductors. He has counseled entrepreneurs through multiple economic cycles and various technology booms, and has mentored many first-time CEOs. Under Tim’s stewardship, Matrix Partners has delivered some of the highest performing funds of all time and expanded into international markets. Prior to Matrix Partners, Tim worked in investment banking at Merrill Lynch White Weld, splitting his time between the technology group in corporate finance and the mergers and acquisitions group. He was also active in several seed stage investments. Tim joined Matrix Partners in 1984. Among the companies he has worked with over the years are OnDisplay, a provider of Web infrastructure software (IPO and later acquired by Vignette for $1.7 billion); Qihoo 360, the leading internet security company in China (Nasdaq: QIHU); SilverStream Software, a leader in Web services-oriented application development (IPO, later acquired by Novell); Starent Networks, the leading provider of infrastructure solutions for mobile carriers (Nasdaq: STAR); Sycamore Networks, a provider of multiservice network solutions (Nasdaq: SCMR); and Tivoli Systems, the leading provider of system management solutions for distributed systems (one of the top two IPOs in 1995, later sold to IBM). While continuing to support entrepreneurs starting companies in the U.S., Tim leads the firm’s international efforts, which have included recruiting founding partners and establishing two new funds in Mumbai, India and Beijing, China. Education: Williams College, BA, Political Economy, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa Stanford Graduate School of Business, MBA
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About Matrix Partners: Matrix Partners is a venture capital firm that focuses on seed and early-stage investments.
Jake Jolis
Partner of Matrix Partners
Jake Jolis currently works as the Partner for Matrix Partners. He previously worked at Zeno Ventures as the Entrepreneur.
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About Matrix Partners: Matrix Partners is a venture capital firm that focuses on seed and early-stage investments.
Ilya Sukhar
General Partner of Matrix Partners
Ilya Sukhar currently works as the General Partner for Matrix Partners. He previously worked at Y Combinator as a part-time partner.
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About Matrix Partners: Matrix Partners is a venture capital firm that focuses on seed and early-stage investments.
Andrew Verhalen
General Partner of Matrix Partners
Andy Verhalen joined Matrix Partners in 1992. Since then he has led Matrix’s involvement in dozens of successful companies, including Unwired Planet (Openwave), which went public in 1999; SiTera, which sold to Vitesse; and Alteon Websystems, which listed its shares on Nasdaq before being acquired by Nortel Networks. Before joining Matrix, Andy helped start Grand Junction Networks, an Ethernet switch business which is now a major division at Cisco. Previously he worked for 3Com, where he built a new division focused on network adapters and hubs. Prior to that, Andy managed marketing for Intel’s flagship microprocessor, the 8086. Today Andy is working with several young companies: Ambarella provides HD video and image processing solutions; Cyphort secures enterprises against advanced cyber-attacks; Framehawk delivers fast secure mobile access to enterprise applications; Panzura provides enterprise cloud storage controllers; Sila Nanotechnologies is developing advanced battery materials; Skyfire optimizes video in the cloud for mobile operators; and SpiderCloud Wireless makes enterprise mobile broadband systems.
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About Ambarella, Matrix Partners: Matrix Partners is a venture capital firm that focuses on seed and early-stage investments.
Ben Altshuler
Partner of Matrix Partners
Ben Altshuler currently works as the Partner for Matrix Partners. He previously worked at the University of Oxford as a Researcher.
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About Matrix Partners: Matrix Partners is a venture capital firm that focuses on seed and early-stage investments.
Diana Kimball Berlin
Partner of Matrix Partners
Diana Kimball Berlin currently works as the Partner for Matrix Partners. She previously worked at Quip as the VP of Product.
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About Matrix Partners: Matrix Partners is a venture capital firm that focuses on seed and early-stage investments.
Stan Reiss
General Partner of Matrix Partners
Stan Reiss currently works as the General Partner for Matrix Partners. He previously worked at Acacia Communications as a Board Member.
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About Matrix Partners: Matrix Partners is a venture capital firm that focuses on seed and early-stage investments.
Phyllis Doherty
Administrative Partner of Matrix Partners
Prior to joining the firm, Phyllis held a variety of financial roles at five venture backed technology startups, where she also gained experience in the IPO and acquisition processes. Most recently she held CFO positions at edocs and WebSpective Software. Prior to that she was with SolidWorks, Atria Software, and Epoch Systems. Both Atria and Epoch were successful Matrix Partners-backed companies. Before entering the start-up environment, Phyllis spent eight years at Prime Computer. She started her career as an auditor with Deloitte and Touche.
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About Matrix Partners: Matrix Partners is a venture capital firm that focuses on seed and early-stage investments.
Scott Sandell
Managing General Partner of New Enterprise Associates
Scott Sandell is Managing General Partner at NEA. A General Partner since 2000, and Co-Managing General Partner from 2015 – 2017, Scott served as head of the firm’s technology investing practice for 10 years and has led NEA’s China investing activities for over a decade. Since joining the firm in 1996, he has personally led investments in industry-transforming companies like Bloom Energy, Data Domain, Fusion-io, Salesforce.com, Tableau Software, WebEx, and Workday. Scott is one of only four investors named to the Forbes Midas List every year since 2007, with 24 technology companies in his portfolio having successfully completed public offerings or mergers. Scott is currently a director of Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE) and a number of private companies including Automation Anywhere, Branch, Cloudflare, Coursera, Enigma, Expanse (fka Qadium), Hello Alfred, One Concern, Robinhood, Sentons, Transfix, and WaterBit. Other previous investments include Fusion-io (acquired by SanDisk), Neoteris (acquired by Juniper Networks), NetIQ (acquired by Attachmate Corporation), Playdom (acquired by Disney), and Spreadtrum Communications (acquired by Tsinghua Unigroup).
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About New Enterprise Associates: New Enterprise Associates is a global venture capital firm investing in technology and healthcare.
Greg Papadopoulos
Venture Partner of New Enterprise Associates
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About New Enterprise Associates: New Enterprise Associates is a global venture capital firm investing in technology and healthcare.
Aaron Jacobson
Partner of New Enterprise Associates
Aaron Jacobson joined NEA in 2011 and is a Partner focused on investing in entrepreneurs seeking to build, scale and secure the next-generation of SaaS applications, big data platforms, and cloud infrastructure. He serves on the board of Tigera and illusive networks, and is an observer at NGINX, Streamsets, Move Guides, Mimosa Networks, Juvo, and Built Robotics. He has also worked closely with many other NEA portfolio companies including Box (NYSE:Box), Databricks, MapR, UnifyID, Bloom Energy, and Coursera. In 2016 he was named to Forbes Magazine’s “30 under 30” in Venture Capital and the Silicon Valley Business Journal’s “40 Under 40”. Prior to joining NEA, Aaron spent two years at Qatalyst Partners in San Francisco. At Qatalyst, Aaron worked as an Analyst engaged in various M&A transactions, which included the sale of PopCap Games to Electronic Arts, the sale of Riot Games to Tencent, the strategic investment in Go Daddy from KKR / Silver Lake / TCV, the sale of Palm to HP, and Conexant’s sale to Golden Gate Capital, among others. Aaron graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology at the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Economics and Electrical Engineering, and carried a minor in Math.
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About Illusive, New Enterprise Associates: New Enterprise Associates is a global venture capital firm investing in technology and healthcare.
Vanessa Larco
Partner of New Enterprise Associates
Vanessa Larco joined NEA as a Partner in 2016 and focuses on Enterprise SaaS and Consumer Services investing. She is passionate about technology, services and products that enable people to be more productive and efficient at work and at home. Vanessa has led investments in Cleo, EvidentID, Greenlight Card, Feather, Lily AI and Mejuri. She is also a board observer at Robinhood and OmniSci. Prior to joining NEA, she was the Director of Product Management at Box (NYSE: BOX) where she worked on building the next generation of productivity apps across web and mobile. Her passion for design and analytics stems from her experience in the gaming industry, which includes leading the Speech Recognition Experience team at Xbox Kinect v1, and building a top grossing gaming studio at Disney Social. Vanessa holds a BS in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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About New Enterprise Associates: New Enterprise Associates is a global venture capital firm investing in technology and healthcare.
Jonathan Golden
Partner of New Enterprise Associates
Partner @NEA. Previously Product @Airbnb and @Dropbox
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About New Enterprise Associates, StartX (Stanford-StartX Fund): New Enterprise Associates is a global venture capital firm investing in technology and healthcare.
Ali Behbahani
General Partner of New Enterprise Associates
Ali Behbahani joined NEA’s healthcare team in 2007 and specializes in healthcare investments in the biopharmaceutical, medical device, specialty pharmaceutical and healthcare services sectors. Prior to joining NEA, Ali worked as an intern and later as a consultant in business development at The Medicines Company, a specialty pharmaceutical company developing acute care cardiovascular products. He previously held positions as a Venture Associate at Morgan Stanley Venture Partners and as a Healthcare Investment Banking Analyst at Lehman Brothers. He conducted basic science research in the fields of viral fusion inhibition and structural proteomics at the National Institutes of Health and at Duke University. Ali concurrently earned his MD degree from The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and his MBA degree from The University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, where he graduated with Honors and was a Palmer Scholar. He graduated summa cum laude and received his bachelor’s degrees with distinction in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Chemistry from Duke University.
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About New Enterprise Associates: New Enterprise Associates is a global venture capital firm investing in technology and healthcare.
Ben Narasin
Venture Partner of New Enterprise Associates
Ben Narasin is a Venture Partner at NEA. A prolific entrepreneur and highly regarded early-stage investor with three decades of company-building expertise, Narasin has focused on emerging technologies and new markets throughout his investment career. With a portfolio comprising key early successes in some of today’s fastest growing sectors, such as fintech, digital marketplaces, mobile and connected devices. His overarching focus in seeking new investments is, in his words, “to find founders who make me say wow.” Narasin is a 25-year entrepreneur and 10-year early-stage investor. His knack for spotting emerging trends led him to make seed investments in companies like Dropcam, Lending Club, TellApart, Kabbage and Zenefits. Before NEA, Narasin most recently served as a General Partner at Canvas Ventures, and was previously with TriplePoint Capital, where he oversaw the firm’s seed funding investment activities. Like many of NEA’s partners, Narasin’s path to investing is rooted in entrepreneurship. He founded several consumer companies before launching his investing career, including Fashionmall.com, one of the first e-commerce companies, which he founded in 1993 and led to a successful IPO in 1999. Narasin frequently writes and speaks about technology and investing, as well as food and wine, a lifelong passion. He holds a B.A. in Entrepreneurial Studies from Babson College
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About New Enterprise Associates: New Enterprise Associates is a global venture capital firm investing in technology and healthcare.
Paul Walker
General Partner of New Enterprise Associates
Paul Walker joined NEA in 2008. He focuses on later-stage biotechnology and life sciences investments. Prior to joining NEA, Paul worked at MPM Capital as a General Partner with the MPM BioEquities Fund, where he specialized in public, PIPE and mezzanine-stage life sciences investing. Previously, he was a portfolio manager at Franklin Templeton Investments. Paul received a BS in Biochemistry and Cell Biology from the University of California at San Diego, and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He is a board member of TESARO and a board observer of Sunesis and manages a number of NEA’s other late-stage and public investments.
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About New Enterprise Associates: New Enterprise Associates is a global venture capital firm investing in technology and healthcare.
Forest Baskett
General Partner of New Enterprise Associates
Forest joined NEA in 1999 as a Venture Partner and became a General Partner in 2004. Forest focuses on information and energy technology investments. He is the NEA representative on the boards of AstroWatt, Audience, Chelsio Communications, Serious Energy and SuVolta. He also assists Alta Devices, Azuray Technologies, Bandgap Engineering, Conviva, Firefly Green Technologies, Fusion-io (NYSE: FIO), Illumitex, Luxtera, NovaTorque, Solar Junction, Svaya Nanotechnologies, Tableau Software, Terrajoule and Tintri as either a board member, observer or advisor, usually in conjunction with another member of the NEA investing staff. In the past he has worked with, among others, Aeluros, Arch Rock, Atheros Communications, Data Domain, E2O, Fulcrum Microsystems, Nanochip, Newisys, RingCube Technologies, SiBEAM, Telegent Systems, and T-RAM Semiconductor. Forest also previously held advisory positions with FineGround, PolyServe, ReShape and SMIC. Prior to NEA, Forest was Senior Vice President of R&D and Chief Technology Officer of Silicon Graphics Inc. He founded and directed the Western Research Laboratory of Digital Equipment Corporation before joining SGI. Prior to that, he was a Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. Forest Baskett received a BA in Mathematics from Rice University, a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
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About New Enterprise Associates: New Enterprise Associates is a global venture capital firm investing in technology and healthcare.
Josh Makower
Special Partner of New Enterprise Associates
Josh joined NEA in September 2004 as a Venture Partner but has worked closely with NEA since his time as an NEA EIR back in 1995. He is currently a General Partner on NEA’s healthcare team and focuses primarily on medical devices and consumer health technologies. Josh is also the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of ExploraMed I, II, III, and IV Inc., a series of NEA portfolio medical device incubators based on the West Coast that have created eight companies over the past 20 years. Acclarent, Inc, an ExploraMed II company, was acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 2009. EndoMatrix, Inc. was acquired by C.R. Bard in 1997 and TransVascular, Inc. was acquired by Medtronic in 2003 (both companies were created by ExploraMed I). On-going ExploraMed/NEA ventures include NeoTract, Inc. (created by ExploraMed II), Moximed, Inc. (created by ExploraMed III) and Nuelle, Inc and NC7 (both created by ExploraMed IV). In addition, Josh serves a part-time role on the faculty of the Stanford University Medical School as a Consulting Professor of Medicine and is Co-Founder of Stanford’s Biodesign Innovation Program. Josh serves on the board of directors for ExploraMed II, III and IV, Intrinsic Therapeutics, Inc., NeoTract, Inc., Moximed, Inc., Ceterix, Inc., Nuelle, Inc, NC7 Inc. and Coravin. Prior to NEA, Josh was Founder and Manager of Pfizer’s Strategic Innovation Group. Josh holds over one hundred patents for various medical devices in the fields of cardiology, ENT, general surgery, drug delivery, obesity, orthopedics, women’s health, and urology. He received an MBA from Columbia University, a medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine, and a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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M. James Barrett
Partner Emeritus of New Enterprise Associates
James Barrett is a General Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA). He specializes in biotechnology and works with members of NEA’s healthcare investment group on medical devices, healthcare information systems, and healthcare services companies. He is a director of Cardioxyl Pharmaceuticals, GlycoMimetics, Inhibitex, Nucleonics, Peptimmune, Predictive Biosciences, Proteostasis Therapeutics, Ruxton Pharmaceuticals, Sensors for Medicine and Science, Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Targacept, and Zosano Pharma. Prior to joining NEA, James Barrett served as Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Sensors for Medicine and Science, where he remains Chairman. Prior to that, he led three NEA-funded companies, serving as Chairman and CEO of Genetic Therapy, President and CEO of Life Technologies, and President and CEO of Bethesda Research Labs. Previously, he worked in various divisions of GlaxoSmithKline. James Barrett received a Ph.D. in Biochemistry at the University of Tennessee, an M.B.A. from the University of Santa Clara, and a B.S. in Chemistry from Boston College.
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Peter Barris
Managing General Partner of New Enterprise Associates
Peter joined New Enterprise Associates (NEA) in 1992 and has served as Managing General Partner since 1999. Since joining NEA, Peter has led investments in over 20 information technology companies that have completed public offerings or successful mergers. These include such industry pioneering companies as Amisys, CareerBuilder, InnerWorkings, Neutral Tandem, UUNET, and Vonage. Prior to joining NEA, Peter was President and Chief Operating Officer of Legent Corporation (LGNT) and Senior Vice President of the Systems Software Division of UCCEL Corporation (UCE). Both companies were ultimately acquired at valuations that were record breaking for their time. Earlier, Peter spent almost a decade at General Electric Company in a variety of management positions, including Vice President and General Manager at GE Information Services. Outside interests include serving on the Northwestern University Board of Trustees, the Dartmouth Tuck School Board of Overseers. Peter previously served on the Executive Committee of the Board of the National Venture Capital Association and was also a founding member of Venture Philanthropy Partners, a philanthropic organization in the Washington D.C. area. He has a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern and an MBA from Dartmouth.
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Liza Landsman
General Partner of New Enterprise Associates
Prior to Jet, Liza was Chief Marketing Officer for E*TRADE and was responsible for their marketing initiatives, including customer engagement, analytics and insights, advertising, direct online and offline marketing programs, and branding campaigns. Prior to joining E*TRADE, Ms. Landsman held the position of Global Head of Digital at BlackRock, where she was responsible for firm-wide digital marketing strategy, including social media, web sites, and mobile applications. Before that, she was an Operating Partner at Bravas Partners. This followed a decade in senior management positions at Citigroup, where she focused primarily on driving engagement across customer channels, especially internet and mobile platforms. She also previously held several leadership roles at IBM in their e-commerce and personal systems group units, flooz.com, a start-up in the payments space and Writers House Inc. Ms. Landsman graduated magna cum laude from Cornell University. She joined the Board of Directors of Choice Hotels International (CHH) in 2014 where she is a member of both the Audit and Diversity Committees and has served on the Board of Directors of GO! Project, a New York City based non-profit organization that provides educational programs for children in need since 2012.
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Scott Gottlieb
Partner of New Enterprise Associates
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Robert Garland
Venture Partner of New Enterprise Associates
Dr. Garland joined NEA in 2003 and invests in biopharmaceuticals and medical devices. He is a director of 3-V Biosciences, Cardioxyl Pharmaceuticals, Trevena, Inc., and Zyngenia, Inc. Prior to NEA, in addition to clinical practice at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), he was with McKinsey & Company’s Pharmaceutical & Medical Products and Corporate Finance & Strategy practices. At McKinsey, Dr. Garland worked with biotech, pharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostics, and private equity clients to evaluate investments, formulate product and corporate strategies and build businesses. Dr. Garland completed his Residency in Internal Medicine and Fellowship in Infectious Diseases at UCSF and received his MBA and MPH from the University of California, Berkeley, his MD from Baylor College of Medicine, and his BS in EE/Bioengineering from Rice University.
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Mike O’Dell
Venture Partner of New Enterprise Associates
Mike joined NEA in 2002 as a Venture Partner. His primary interest is the structure and behavioral dynamics of large, complex systems. He currently advises NEA portfolio companies Glacier Bay, Neutral Tandem, and Vonage. Mike came to NEA from UUNET Technologies where he was Chief Scientist, responsible for network and product architecture during the emergence of the Commercial Internet. Prior to UUNET, Mike held positions at Bellcore (now Telcordia), a GaAs SPARC supercomputer startup, and a US Government contractor. Mike served for four years as Area Director for Operations and Management in the IETF, authored several IDs and RFCs, and helped birth RADIUS and SNMPv3. Mike received his BS and MS in Computer Science from the University of Oklahoma.
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Jeff Immelt
Venture Partner of New Enterprise Associates
Immelt has held several global leadership positions since coming to GE in 1982, including roles in GE’s Plastics, Appliances, and Healthcare businesses. In 1989 he became an officer of GE and joined the GE Capital Board in 1997. Immelt has been named one of the World’s Best CEOs three times by Barron’s, and since he began serving as chief executive officer, GE has been named America’s Most Admired Company in a poll conducted by Fortunemagazine and one of The World’s Most Respected Companies in polls by Barron’s and the Financial Times. Immelt was the chair of President Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. He is a member of The American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Immelt earned a B.A. degree in applied mathematics from Dartmouth College in 1978 and an M.B.A. from Harvard University in 1982. He and his wife have one daughter.
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Patrick Kerins
General Partner of New Enterprise Associates
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Colin H. Bryant
Operating Partner of New Enterprise Associates
Colin joined NEA in 2014 and is focused on working with NEA’s portfolio companies at the board level. Colin has two decades of experience in venture capital guiding successful strategic outcomes in technology-driven companies across a variety of sectors, including Metromile (NASDAQ: MILE), CareZone (acquired by Walmart), Bonsai.AI (acquired by Microsoft), OANDA (acquired by CVC Capital Partners), IfOnly (acquired by MasterCard), Graphite Systems (acquired by EMC), Fyusion (acquired by Cox), Curalate (acquired by BazaarVoice), Ketra (acquired by Lutron), 23andme and Aerospike. He currently serves on the boards of or is responsible for managing NEA’s investments in a wide range of companies, including Metromile, Splashtop, Sitetracker, Philo, Houzz, Logikcull, Fugue, Bridge International Academies, ThirdLove, Expel, Union, Fetchr, Hello Alfred, Gladly, Availink and Placester, among others. Prior to joining NEA, Colin spent 12 years at Paladin Capital Group, where he was responsible for investments in Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ: RPRX) and Cogent Communications (NASDAQ: CCOI). Prior to Paladin, Colin was a founding member of The Vigilant Investors Fund, a hedge fund in Santa Monica, California. Colin received his B.A. degree in Philosophy from Haverford College.
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Peter Sonsini
General Partner of New Enterprise Associates
Pete joined NEA in 2005 and focuses on early-stage enterprise software, services, and systems companies. He is the co-head of NEA’s enterprise software practice group, and serves on several boards for NEA portfolio companies. Past investments include Pentaho (acquired by Hitachi), Teracent (acquired by Google) and Xensource (acquired by Citrix Systems). Prior to NEA, Pete was Senior Director of Strategic Alliances at VMware where he struck the company’s initial OEM deals and grew annual sales through OEMs from $0 to $40 million in four years. Pete ran product management at Mirapoint and worked in sales and marketing at Hewlett-Packard, including Worldwide Product Manager for the mid-range server business. Pete began his career at Montgomery Securities in the Technology Corporate Finance group.Pete received his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and his BA in Political Economy from the University of California, Berkeley.
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Brooke Seawell
Venture Partner – Menlo Park of New Enterprise Associates
Brooke joined NEA in 2005 as a Venture Partner, focusing on software and semiconductor investments. Brooke currently serves on the board of directors of Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU), SiTime, SugarCRM, and Tableau Software. He also works closely with Tabula. He brings 25-plus years of experience in technology finance and operations. Brooke was most recently a Venture Partner with Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV). Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President of NetDynamics, an application server software company, which was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 1998. From 1991 to 1997, Brooke was Senior Vice President, Finance and Operations and CFO of Synopsys, an electronic design automation software company, which he took public in 1992. During his tenure at Synopsys, revenue grew from $20 million to $500 million. From 1983 to 1991 Brooke served as Vice President, Finance and Production and CFO of Weitek, a fabless semiconductor company, which he took public in 1988. Previously, he co-founded and was CFO of Southwall Technologies, a complex thin film coatings company. In 1990, Brooke was recognized by Upside magazine as one of the top 15 high-tech CFOs. He currently serves on the board of three public companies (NVIDIA, Informatica and Glu Mobile) and a variety of private companies. Brooke also serves on the Management Board of the Stanford Business School. He received his MBA and BA from Stanford University.
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Ed Mathers
General Partner of New Enterprise Associates
Ed Mathers joined NEA as a partner in August 2008 after a successful 26 years in the biopharm industry. Prior to joining NEA, Ed Mathers served as Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Venture, at MedImmune, Inc, where he was responsible for leading the company’s venture capital subsidiary, and all business and corporate development activities. In addition, Ed Mathers was an integral member of the executive team that led to the sale of MedImmune to Astra Zeneca in 2007. Prior to joining MedImmune, he was Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Licensing and Acquisitions at Inhale Therapeutic Systems. Ed Mathers spent 15 years at Glaxo Wellcome, Inc. (GlaxoSmithKline) in a variety of commercial roles, and started his career at Ortho Pharmaceuticals Corporation, an operating company of Johnson & Johnson. Ed Mathers currently sits on the Boards of Directors of Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc., Satori Therapeutics and Plexxikon Inc. He earned his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from North Carolina State University.
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Ron Bernal
Venture Partner of New Enterprise Associates
Ron is an entrepreneur and business executive who spent the first 24 years of his career in the high-technology operating world and the last 11 years as a venture capitalist. He joined NEA in 2010 as a Venture Partner and focuses on information and energy technology investments. He currently serves on the boards of Boulder Wind Power, Cohere Technologies, Gainspeed, Ketra, Kumu Networks, Leyden Energy and Solidfire and works closely with HelioVolt and Blue Jeans Network. Previous board memberships include Data Domain (acquired by EMC), Drobo (merged with Connected Data) HelioVolt, LifeSize (acquired by Logitech), Indicative (acquired by Nimsoft), Nicira (acquired by VMware), ProStor (acquired by Imation and Tandberg) and Redseal Systems. Prior to NEA, Ron was a Partner at Sequel Venture Partners and led the firm’s investments in HelioVolt and Buzzwire. Ron previously served as a Venture Partner at Sutter Hill Ventures, where he led the firm’s investments in Data Domain, Drobo, ProStor, LifeSize, Indicative and Redseal Systems. Prior to Sutter Hill Ventures, he was Chief of Staff/COO for the Service Provider and Product Technology Group Businesses at Cisco. He joined Cisco as part of the Growth Networks acquisition in 2000, where he was President and CEO. Ron co-founded Growth Networks, an internet switching fabric company, in 1998 while serving as an entrepreneur-in-residence at NEA. Prior to working with NEA, he spent more than seven years with Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI) in roles including Senior Vice president and General Manager of the $1 billion-plus server division and President of the MIPS group, the microprocessor subsidiary of SGI. Ron was also Vice President of Engineering and COO of Edge Computer, a computer company he co-founded in 1983. Ron also serves on the boards of Open Network Summit (ONS), Energy Fellows Institute, Colorado School of Mines Advisory, Colorado State University Ventures, and NREL VC advisory board. He holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from DeVry Institute of Technology.
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Rick Yang
General Partner and Head of Consumer Technology Investing of New Enterprise Associates
Rick Yang joined NEA in 2007 and is focused on information technology and energy investments. He is currently on the board of Compass Labs, and was previously a director and is still active with One Block Off the Grid (acquired by Pure Energies Group). Rick also works closely with NEA’s investments in BloomReach, Boku, Boulder Wind Power, Braintree, Euclid, HelioVolt, SolFocus, Surf Air, SmartDrive, and Tabbedout. He was historically involved with Gaikai (acquired by Sony). Prior to joining NEA, Rick advised on and executed a number of strategic financing initiatives for leading public and private tech companies in the Credit Suisse Technology Group. Rick earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University, where he was also a varsity swimmer.
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Tony Florence
General Partner of New Enterprise Associates
Tony is a General Partner and co-leads NEA’s Venture Growth Equity and Consumer Internet investment practices. Tony focuses on investments in the software and Internet sectors with emphasis on SaaS and marketplace ecommerce companies. In addition, he is actively involved in NEA’s investing activities in China. Tony has led investments in Care.com (NYSE: CRCM), Cvent (NYSE: CVT), Moda Operandi, Edmodo, EverFi, Casper, Raise.com, Jet.com, Goop.com and Wallapop. He led the firm’s investment in Quidsi (Diapers.com), which was acquired by Amazon in 2011. Prior to joining NEA, he was a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley and was Head of Technology Banking in New York, and was a member of the North American Management Committee for investment banking. Tony spent over a decade at Morgan Stanley focused on the software and Internet sectors, and also worked with a number of NEA’s companies in both IPOs and M&A transactions. Tony received an MBA and an A.B. in Economics from Dartmouth College.
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Mohamad Makhzoumi
General Partner of New Enterprise Associates
Mohamad first joined NEA as an associate in 2000 and now co-heads the healthcare services and healthcare information technology investment practice. Mohamad is currently a Director of American Pathology Partners, DaVita NephroLife, DSI Renal, Elements Behavioral Health, Nova Medical Centers, Radiology Partners, SCI Solutions and Simplex Healthcare. He is a Board Observer of BENU, Vantage Oncology and Welltok. Mohamad’s past investments include Bravo Health, CHG Healthcare, Long Term Care Group and ppoNEXT. Previously, Mohamad focused on growth equity investments at Summit Partners prior to which he worked with UBS Investment Bank where he concentrated on leveraged finance and sponsor-led transactions. Mohamad received a bachelor’s degree, with distinction, from the University of Pennsylvania and is an active participant in the cancer community having been a founding board member of Livestrong’s Young Leadership Cancer Council.
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Carol Gallagher
Venture Partner of New Enterprise Associates
Carol Gallagher joined NEA in October, 2014. She is primarily focused on biopharma investments. Carol is a proven entrepreneur, operator and more recently investor with more than 25 years of experience in commercial, drug development and business development roles. Prior to joining NEA she was a Venture Partner with Frazier Healthcare and she served as an independent director on multiple Boards including Aragon Pharmaceuticals, which was acquired in 2013 by Johnson and Johnson for $650 million upfront and a total consideration of $1 billion. From 2008-2011, Dr. Gallagher was the president and CEO of Calistoga Pharmaceuticals that developed the first-in-class cancer therapeutic, CAL-101, now known as ZYDELIG. During her tenure as CEO at Calistoga Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Gallagher raised $80 million in venture financing and led the company to a successful exit with the acquisition by Gilead Sciences in April 2011 for $375 million and a total consideration of $600 million. Gilead has continued to rapidly advance registration trials of ZYDELIG in patients with certain types of leukemia and lymphoma. In 2014, ZYDELIG was approved in the US and Europe for three indications simultaneously.
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Jay Graf
Venture Partner of New Enterprise Associates
Jay Graf joined NEA in October 2005 as a Venture Partner focusing primarily on medical device investments. Jay comes to NEA after nearly 30 years experience in the healthcare industry. He currently serves on the boards of American Medical Systems, Anulex Technologies, CVRx, Denali Medical, Ivantis, Rotation Medical and VytronUS. Most recently, Jay was Group Chairman of Guidant where he directed Guidant’s four operating groups before retiring in 2004. From 1992-2000, Jay was President of Guidant’s Cardiac Rhythm Management Group, now owned by Boston Scientific. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President and COO of CPI from 1990 to 1992. Jay held a variety of management positions with Eli Lilly’s Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Division between 1976 and 1990. He is a graduate of Boston University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business and Economics, and earned a Masters in Business Administration degree in finance from Indiana University. Jay served in the United States Air Force where he achieved the rank of Captain.
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Melissa Taunton
Partner of New Enterprise Associates
Melissa joined NEA as a Partner in 2015. She focuses on talent acquisition at the executive level across the NEA portfolio. Melissa brings broad operating experience from the technology and healthcare sectors, along with a passion for cultivating relationships, to seek out best in class people who will build life-changing companies that have global reach. Melissa began her career in technology at Qualcomm (supply chain management), Hewlett Packard (global contract manufacturing strategy) and Netopia (strategic technology alliances). She then transitioned to healthcare, as President of Drip Drop, Inc. (an oral rehydration product for hospital and home use) and realized her passion for creatively improving human health and lives through access to technology solutions. She subsequently joined Khosla Ventures as an Operating Partner focused on finding the best people to advance cutting edge companies at the intersection of technology and life sciences. Melissa was born in Durban, South Africa and came to the United States as a young adult. She was captivated by the fascinating opportunities and technology developments that she saw in US companies and consequently made the Bay Area her home base. Melissa attended the University North Carolina at Chapel Hill and graduated from the University of San Diego with an MBA (Summa Cum Laude) in finance and marketing, specializing in international negotiations.
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Hilarie Koplow-McAdams
Venture Partner of New Enterprise Associates
Hilarie joined NEA in 2017 as a Venture Partner on the technology team, where she focuses on enterprise software and services. An enterprise software veteran, Hilarie spent the last three decades at growth-stage technology companies in operating and board roles. Most recently, Hilarie was President at New Relic, responsible for New Relic’s growth strategies, as well as leading global sales, marketing, customer success, support, and business development. Prior to New Relic, Hilarie was at Salesforce, where she was President and led the company’s worldwide sales teams and focused on growing the business globally. Hilarie joined Salesforce from Intuit, where she was Vice President of direct sales for small business and a member of the executive committee.
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Arno Penzias
Venture Partner of New Enterprise Associates
Arno Penzias joined New Enterprise Associates (“NEA”) in 1997 as a Venture Partner from Bell Labs, where he headed its research organization and served as its Chief Scientist.Arno is currently on the Board of HelioVolt and Terrajoule and serves as technical adviser, as needed, for a number of NEA companies, including: Bloom Energy, HelioVolt, Hillcrest Laboratories, Solar Junction, SolFocus, Spreadtrum Communications, Telegent Systems and Tri Alpha Energy. He has written two books and a number of articles on science and technology, especially their impact on business and society.A member of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering, he received a BS from City College of New York and a PhD from Columbia University.His awards include a number of honorary degrees, as well as other awards, for his contributions to science, R&D management and public service – most notably the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in radio astronomy.
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Elliott Sigal
Venture Partner of New Enterprise Associates
Elliott Sigal, M.D., Ph.D. joined NEA as a Venture Partner and Senior Advisor in 2014. He is a former Executive Vice President and Director of Bristol-Myers Squibb, and served as Chief Scientific Officer and President of R&D for Bristol-Myers Squibb from 2004 until 2013. He was a principal architect of the successful Biopharma Transformation Strategy of the company. He has been instrumental in increasing R&D productivity, developing the company’s strategy in biologics and acquiring external innovation in Bristol’s String of Pearls initiative. Under his leadership, fourteen new medicines have come to market including Abilify (Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder), Reyataz (HIV/AIDS), Erbitux (Colon Cancer), Baraclude (Hepatitis B), Orencia (Rheumatoid Arthritis), Sprycel (Leukemia), Atripla (HIV/AIDS), Ixempra (Breast Cancer), Onglyza and Kombiglyze (Diabetes), Nulojix (Transplantation), Eliquis (Anticoagulant), Yervoy (Melanoma), and Forxiga (Diabetes). Among his accomplishments in various therapeutic areas was building BMS research into a lead position in the promising area of immuno-oncology. In 2012, Dr. Sigal was named the best R&D chief in the pharmaceutical industry by Scrip Intelligence. Dr. Sigal currently serves as a senior advisor to the healthcare team of New Enterprise Associates and also consults for select biotechnology companies. Dr. Sigal received his M.D. from the University of Chicago in 1981 and trained in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Prior to medical school he studied engineering at Purdue University, where he received a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. Dr. Sigal serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Mead Johnson Nutrition Company and the Melanoma Research Alliance.
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Ann Bordetsky
Partner of New Enterprise Associates
Ann Bordetsky joined NEA as a Partner in 2021 and focuses on consumer and enterprise technologies with particular focus on the future of work, commerce and platforms. Ann has helped to build some of Silicon Valley’s most iconic technology companies in a variety of business, strategy and operating executive roles and has been a leading force in catalyzing diversity in tech as an operator, angel investor and advisor to January Ventures. Prior to NEA, Ann served as Chief Operating Officer of Rival Inc, a modern enterprise platform for live event commerce acquired by Live Nation/Ticketmaster in 2020, and an active operator angel investing in early stage saas, marketplace and consumer digital startups. She was previously Director of Business Development & Strategic initiatives at Uber, leading growth initiatives, strategic partnerships and new vertical formation. Prior to Uber, Ann was the Head of Commerce and Consumer Product Business Development at Twitter and held a variety of business development and GTM roles at pioneering early-stage marketplace and mobility startups (Wheelz and Better Place). Before joining the world of Tech and Silicon Valley startups, Ann served in government engagement and federal policy roles in DC at one of the nation’s top environmental think tanks. Ann holds an MBA from Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree in environmental science, policy and management from the University of California, Berkeley.
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Matthew McAviney
Partner of New Enterprise Associates
Matt is a Senior Associate at F-Prime Capital and focuses primarily on the biopharmaceutical and medical technology sectors. Prior to joining F-Prime in 2013, Matt was a healthcare consultant at Oliver Wyman, a biotech equity analyst at Robert W. Baird, and a healthcare investment banker at J.P. Morgan. He began his career researching lipid metabolism at the NIH. Matt holds a M.D. from the University of Illinois and a M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. He received his B.A. in biology with honors from the University of Chicago.
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John Nehra
Retired Special Partner of New Enterprise Associates
John Nehra has been one of our directors since November 2000. From 1989 until his retirement in August 2014, John Nehra was affiliated with New Enterprise Associates (‘‘NEA’’), a venture capital firm, including, from 1993 until his retirement, as general partner of several of its affiliated venture capital limited partnerships. John Nehra also served as managing general partner of Catalyst Ventures, a venture capital firm, from 1989 to 2013. John Nehra served on the boards of a number of NEA’s portfolio companies until his retirement in August 2014 and remains a retired special partner of NEA. John Nehra is an experienced business leader with approximately 44 years of experience in investment banking, research and capital markets and he brings a deep understanding of our business and industry through his nearly 15 years of service as a member of the Board as well as significant experience in the healthcare industry through his involvement with NEA’s healthcare-related portfolio companies.
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Blake Wu
Partner of New Enterprise Associates
Blake joined NEA in 2014 as an Associate on the Med Team. Prior to joining NEA, Blake was an Associate in the Private Equity Group at Ares Management, as well as an analyst in the Investment Banking Group at Moelis & Company in Los Angeles. At Moelis, Blake was a generalist, primarily focused on healthcare, business services and media. Blake’s previous work experience also includes Barclays Capital, where he was an Associate in the Equity Research Group, covering retail hardlines. Blake graduated from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, with a B.S in economics with concentrations in Finance, Real Estate and Management.
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Kavita Patel
Venture Partner of New Enterprise Associates
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Michele Park
Partner of New Enterprise Associates
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Albert Lee
Operating Partner – Design & Product of New Enterprise Associates
Albert Lee, a Managing Director in IDEO’s New York office, brings more than a decade of experience in digital product, communication, and venture design to IDEO. He specializes in developing new offerings and incubating ventures for clients based on consumer insights in a wide range of industries, including retail, financial services, consumer technology, and fashion.
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Suzanne King
Partner of New Enterprise Associates
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Kate Barrett
Marketing Partner of New Enterprise Associates
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Ursheet Parikh
Partner of Mayfield Fund
Ursheet is a proven repeat entrepreneur and executive who brings product and leadership experience to the investment team at Mayfield. He focuses on innovation that is redefining the application and infrastructure stacks in cloud, mobile, enterprise technologies, genomics and digital health. Ursheet’s current investments include Cloud Genix, Mammoth Bioscience, Mission Bio, Netsil, Qventus, Rancher Labs, Shiftleft, Versa Networks, and Zipongo.
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Rishi Garg
Partner of Mayfield Fund
Rishi is the VP of Corporate Development and Strategy at twitter. Prior to twitter, Rishi worked at Square as Head of Corporate Development, and earlier, as Head of Strategic Partnerships. Prior to Square, Rishi co-founded FanSnap, the leading live event ticket search company, which was acquired by Nextag, Inc. Rishi co-founded FanSnap during his first year of Harvard Business School while serving as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at General Catalyst Partners. Previously, Rishi worked at Google, where he built the business model and helped launch business development for the Google PrintAds B2B advertising exchange, and served as Director of Strategy, Corporate Development, and Business Development for MTV Networks. There he focused on acquisitions, strategic investments, and new business development in the online community, video sharing, and online music spaces. Rishi also was an investment professional at Highland Capital Partners, a leading Boston-based venture capital firm, where he focused on enterprise software and digital media. He began his career as an investment banker in the Corporate Finance Division of the Morgan Stanley Technology Group. Rishi received a BA in Economics and MS in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
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About Mayfield Fund, Oliver Space, Projector, Quilt: Mayfield is a global VC firm focusing on inception and early-stage investing in enterprise, consumer, and engineering biology companies.
Patrick Salyer
Partner of Mayfield Fund
As Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Salyer is responsible for Gigya’s overall business strategy and day-to-day operations. Patrick previously held the position of Vice President of Strategy and Operations at Gigya, driving retail product strategy and operations as well as strategic partnerships including relationships with the top social networks and identity providers including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Yahoo, Google and Microsoft. He was also instrumental in building and managing Gigya’s high-performing sales development organization. Patrick has also held positions at Gigya in business development and corporate sales, driving adoption of Gigya’s technology across more than 500,000 websites, and delivering some of Gigya’s lighthouse enterprise clients. Before joining Gigya, Patrick co-founded a suite of social network applications and games and served as Associate Consultant for L.E.K. Consulting, a strategy consulting firm. Patrick holds a bachelors degree from Harvard University.
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About Mayfield Fund: Mayfield is a global VC firm focusing on inception and early-stage investing in enterprise, consumer, and engineering biology companies.
Rajeev Batra
Partner of Mayfield Fund
Rajeev Batra is a Partner at Mayfield helps lead the firm’s Enterprise practice and invests in Cloud and SaaS. He is a former enterprise software entrepreneur and executive. His current investments include: Outreach, Crunchbase, Skilljar, SmartRecruiters, WideOrbit, Turbo Systems, NewsCred, TrustRadius, and Alignable. His prior notable investments include Marketo (IPO and then taken private by Vista Equity Partners and acquired by Adobe for $4.8B), ServiceMax (acquired by GE Digital for $1B), RedBeacon (acquired by Home Depot) and Vovici (acquired by Verint). Rajeev’s operational experience includes working at both early stage startups and mid-stage companies in sales, marketing, product, and technical roles. Three of these were industry-defining companies that went public and were later acquired: Siebel Systems, Scopus Technology, and Open Environment Corporation. He was also on the founding team of NetNumina Solutions, an IT consulting firm, which was acquired by Keane. Prior to Mayfield, Rajeev was at Mobius (Softbank) Venture Capital, Austin Ventures, and American Capital Strategies. He received an MBA from Harvard Business School, an M.Eng. in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University and a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park, where he serves on the Board of Visitors of the A. James Clark School of Engineering.
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About Cube, Mayfield Fund: Mayfield is a global VC firm focusing on inception and early-stage investing in enterprise, consumer, and engineering biology companies.
Arvind Gupta
Partner of Mayfield Fund
Arvind Gupta co-leads Mayfield’s Engineering Biology practice. He was the first investor in breakout bio companies such as Geltor, Synthex, Prime Roots, NotCo, Prellis, New Culture, DNA Lite and Memphis Meats. As Founder of IndieBio, Arvind redefined the pace and possibilities of early stage biotech, investing in over 136 companies in five years, defining human and planetary health, and growing the IndieBio portfolio into billions of dollars in value. Under his leadership, IndieBio expanded to New York and grew to fifteen investment professionals with a world class adjunct partner board. He is now Venture Advisor at IndieBio. Arvind is the author of Decoding the World: A Roadmap for the Questioner, published by Twelve Books, a division of the Hachette Publishing Group. He was honored with the F50 Global Award for Impact in HealthTech Innovation. He is a frequent speaker at TechCrunch Disrupt, Slush, TedX and Future FoodTech. His work has been profiled in global media outlets such as Bloomberg News, Forbes, The Guardian UK, Neo.life, Nikkei News, Rotman, The Times of India, and CGTN in China. Arvind has been a guest lecturer at UCSF, MIT and Harvard and is a judge at the annual BIO conference startup stadium. Prior to founding IndieBio, Arvind was Design Director at IDEO in Shanghai where he earned numerous international design awards and presented his work at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Arvind received his B.S. in Genetic Engineering from UCSB. He holds 8 patents. Arvind is married to an Icelander and has two daughters.
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About IndieBio, Mayfield Fund, SOSV: Mayfield is a global VC firm focusing on inception and early-stage investing in enterprise, consumer, and engineering biology companies.
Tim Chang
Partner of Mayfield Fund
Tim is a Partner at Mayfield Fund, investing in next-gen Commerce & Marketplaces, Communities, Health & Wellness and Digital Media, and has been twice named to the Forbes Midas List and the AlwaysOn Power Players of top investors, as well as receiving the Special Achievement award from the Gamification Summit for his work in leveraging game design thinking. Tim has led early stage investments in Iridigm, Playdom, ngmoco, Basis, AdChina, and Moat, creating more than $2.6B in total exit value. His current portfolio includes Grove Collaborative, Massdrop, Ript Labs, Classpass, HealthTap, TRIPP, Next Entertainment, Pillow, Lantern and 3Drobotics. Tim holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar, and an MS in electrical engineering/system engineering as well as a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan. Tim is an accomplished musician who performs with bands, and is passionate about leveraging technology with wisdom to boost consciousness and wellness across body, mind and spirit.
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About Mayfield Fund: Mayfield is a global VC firm focusing on inception and early-stage investing in enterprise, consumer, and engineering biology companies.
Michael Duda
Founder & Managing Partner of Bullish
Mike is one of two Managing Partners responsible for the overall health of Bullish. A relentless business leader, he has a well-rounded and diverse career that includes experience in brand management, business/corporate development, interactive and B2C investing. Over the course of his 20+ years in business, Mike has worked on a wide-range of brands including Birchbox, Casper, Citibank, DirecTV, Google, TripAdvisor, Under Armour and vineyard vines. He has spoken at numerous industry events, named one of Crain New York’s “Top 40 Under 40,” Business Insider’s “Top Investors” and ADWEEK’s “Best Advertising Voices on Twitter.” Prior to founding Bullish and its predecessor firm (Consigliere Brand Capital) in 2010, Mike spent 13 years at Deutsch Inc., where he became the youngest Partner in the company’s 35-year history overseeing business development, marketing and corporate strategy. He has held other industry roles including CEO of WPP-backed Johannes Leonardo.
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About Bullish: Bullish is an early-stage consumer investment firm and strategy-led brand agency.
Brent Vartan
Managing Partner of Bullish
Brent is one of two Managing Partners responsible for the core Bullish product. A renowned strategic planner known for developing insights that shape business, Brent has built and led high-performance teams that have come together to create work that accelerated breakthrough growth. Over the course of his 17-year career, Brent has worked with a variety of brands, including: Casper, Cisco Systems, FedEx, Frito-Lay, Harry’s, Jägermeister, Kodak, Lowe’s, Microsoft, Novartis, Oral-B, Sherwin Williams, Starwood, Veritas and more. He has been named one of ADWEEK’s“40 Influentials Under 40,” awarded the coveted APG Award, the highest honor in strategic planning excellence and led teams that have won multiple EFFIEs and Cannes Lions. A Northern California native, Brent attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he majored in Literary Theory and played football (Go Bears!). He began his career as a Media Planner at Goldberg Moser O’Neil before shifting into Strategic Planning roles at Hill Holiday and BBDO. In 2007, Brent joined Deutsch Inc. where he rose the ranks to become the Agency’s Chief Strategy Officer and youngest Partner in the Agency’s 40-year history.
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Thomas Balderston
Partner of Bullish
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About Bullish: Bullish is an early-stage consumer investment firm and strategy-led brand agency.
Brett Andersen
Venture Partner of Bullish
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About Bullish: Bullish is an early-stage consumer investment firm and strategy-led brand agency.
Maisha Leek
Operating Partner and Head of Founder & Studio Ops of Human Ventures
Maisha Leek is chief of staff at United Masters and Translation. Prior to Translation, she served as the National Vice President, Government Relations for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America where she led a team advocating for 4 million youth across the country, including on military installations and Native lands. Before BGCA, she served as senior advisor to the President of Howard University, and chief of staff to a senior member of Congress. She also led a team in establishing the Equity and Excellence Commission at the U.S. Department of Education . During the Bush Administration, she was appointed to serve as special assistant to the Vice Chair of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Maisha is a trustee of Trinity College – Washington DC and a member of the Corporate Advisory Council of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation.
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About Human Ventures: Human Ventures is a business creation platform, comprised of a venture fund, studio and enterprise agency.
Pratap Penumalli
Partner of Human Ventures
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About Human Ventures: Human Ventures is a business creation platform, comprised of a venture fund, studio and enterprise agency.
Heather Hartnett
CEO and Founding Partner of Human Ventures
Heather Hartnett is the CEO and founding partner of Human Ventures, an early-stage venture studio in NYC that backs and builds industry-changing business. Heather has spent her career in venture capital, technology startups, and philanthropy. She was recently featured in Business Insider as “the first female-led startup studio in New York City” bringing a fresh new perspective to the tech scene. Heather also serves on the Leadership Council for tech:nyc. Prior to Human Ventures, Heather incubated companies within a NYC-based venture fund that invests in companies seeking to generate measurable social impact alongside financial returns. Heather leads the Human team with a knack for identifying innate talent, and a track record of building strong, successful early teams.
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About AARP, Human Ventures: Human Ventures is a business creation platform, comprised of a venture fund, studio and enterprise agency.
Evan Cohen
Venture Partner of Human Ventures
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Michael Letta
COO and General Partner of Human Ventures
Michael Letta is the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Human Ventures. Michael comes to Human Ventures from charity: water where he served as CFO. He was hired by the founder to lead various finance, operations and administrative functions through a rapid expansion of the organization from $9M to $45M in annual revenue; where headcount grew from 20 to 75 employees, and the unique supporter base from 56K to more than 700K. During this same period, collective fundraising efforts brought in more than $175M of both working capital and international investment funding. The latter will help bring more than 6M people in 24 developing countries clean, safe drinking water. Prior to charity: water, Michael led teams at Thomson Media and Deloitte. He’s a CPA and holds a BS/BA from The Ohio State University.
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About Human Ventures: Human Ventures is a business creation platform, comprised of a venture fund, studio and enterprise agency.
Beth Ferreira
General Partner of FirstMark
Beth Ferreira is the Managing Partner of WME Ventures. Prior to joining WME Ventures, Beth was Chief Operating Officer of Fab.com, where she oversaw all operations, logistics and customer service. She’s also served as an operations consultant to many NYC startups you might recognize (Birchbox, Pixable, JOOR, Nestio, fundedbuy, ofakind). Before that, Beth was VP of Operations & Finance at Etsy and a member of the investment team at VC firm Flatiron Partners. She has also held positions at The Boston Consulting Group where she advised media, consumer and technology clients on critical strategic and operational challenges. Beth began her career as an investment banker at Union Bank of Switzerland. She holds a bachelors degree from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business.
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About FirstMark: FirstMark Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with exceptional entrepreneurs.
Matt Turck
Partner of FirstMark
Matt Turck is the Partner at FirstMark.
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About Data Driven NYC, FirstMark, Hardwired NYC: FirstMark Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with exceptional entrepreneurs.
Amish Jani
Founder & Partner of FirstMark
Amish Jani is a founder and Managing Director of FirstMark and has been an active venture capitalist for nearly 20 years. He invests broadly across the cloud and Internet landscape, including SaaS applications, ecommerce, infrastructure and more. Amish has been recognized by CB Insights and the New York Times as a Top 100 Venture Capitalist globally. Amish has invested in industry-defining companies that include Shopify (NYSE: SHOP), InVision, Pendo, Starry, Tracelink, Frame.io, Guru, Bluecore, IMImobile (LSE: IMO), Schoology (acquired by PowerSchool), Boomi (acquired by Dell), Aveksa (acquired by EMC), and many more. Prior to founding FirstMark, Amish served as a Partner with Pequot Ventures. Amish holds both a B.S. and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
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About FirstMark: FirstMark Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with exceptional entrepreneurs.
Catherine Ulrich
Venture Partner of FirstMark
Catherine Ulrich, a Managing Director of FirstMark Capital, invests in a broad range of enterprise and consumer start-ups. She has a deep passion for and expertise in health and wellness, AI, and behavior change. Prior to joining FirstMark, she was the Chief Product Officer at Shutterstock (NYSE: SSTK) where she was responsible for product strategy and execution across all of Shutterstock’s offerings and brands including the company’s move into machine learning/computer vision and creative editing tools. She was also the first Chief Product Officer at Weight Watchers (NYSE: WTW), responsible for their global digital and retail experiences. Catherine holds an AB in Engineering and a certificate in Public Health Policy from Harvard College.
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About FirstMark, LTK: FirstMark Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with exceptional entrepreneurs.
Rick Heitzmann
Founder, Partner, and Managing Director of FirstMark
Rick Heitzmann is a Founder and Managing Director at FirstMark Capital. Mr. Heitzmann focuses on investments in emerging media, advertising, data, and information services. Rick has led or co-led many investments in market leaders in commerce (StubHub, acquired by eBay), gaming (Riot Games, acquired by Tencent), data services (First Advantage, NASDAQ: FADV; acquired by First American), advertising technology (Tapad), media (Pinterest), and more. Previously, Rick was a Managing Director at Pequot Ventures, and a founding member of the senior management team at First Advantage (NASDAQ: FADV). At US Search, Rick, as the Senior Vice President of corporate development and member of the Board of Directors, led the public company turnaround. Mr. Heitzmann graduated from Georgetown University with a B.S. in Business Administration and earned his M.B.A. from The Harvard Business School. Rick sits on the Board of Directors of Pinterest, Dashlane, Omaze, and Hubble Contacts among others. Rick is also on the Board of Directors of the New York Venture Capital Association.
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About FirstMark: FirstMark Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with exceptional entrepreneurs.
Dan Kozikowski
Partner & Head of Platform of FirstMark
Dan Kozikowski is VP Networks for FirstMark Capital, and is responsible for all of the firm’s portfolio-facing initiatives. He previously worked in a variety of financial and operational roles at EnerNOC, a leading cleantech company.
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About FirstMark: FirstMark Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with exceptional entrepreneurs.
Kevin Chong
Head of Strategic Partnerships of LG Electronics
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George Zachary
General Partner of CRV
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About CRV, StartX (Stanford-StartX Fund): CRV is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage investments in technology companies.
Jon Auerbach
General Partner of CRV
Jon Auerbach is a general partner at Charles River Ventures, where his focus is identifying and investing in innovative companies that are poised to become category leaders in mobile and advertising technology. Prior to joining CRV, Jon was a general partner at Highland Capital Partners. Jon has more than a decade of venture funding experience, and he has been an active investor in numerous successful start-ups, including Starent Networks, Quattro Wireless, Optasite, and CCTV. He is a frequent speaker on wireless trends and technologies worldwide. Jon is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.
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About Collaborate.com, CRV: CRV is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage investments in technology companies.
Reid Christian
General Partner of CRV
General Partner at CRV, early stage venture capital investor
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About CRV: CRV is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage investments in technology companies.
Rick Burnes
General Partner & Founder of CRV
Rick Burnes is the General Partner & Founder of Charles River Ventures.
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About CRV: CRV is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage investments in technology companies.
Dylan M. Morris
General Partner of CRV
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About CRV, Integrated Plasmonics: CRV is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage investments in technology companies.