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Develops web frontends and Android applications. The same interview also spells his name Seongsoo Park. Role and work are described in the company’s interview published December 19, 2024; no later complete employee roster is published.

NEUBILITY CSO; participated in the June 2026 Unitree partnership signing.

Develops environment models and robot path and action planning. Role and work are described in the company’s interview published December 19, 2024; no later complete employee roster is published.

Develops reference paths and robot movement control. Role and work are described in the company’s interview published December 19, 2024; no later complete employee roster is published.

Also known as Ted Glass. Social Security Disability lawyer and former U.S. Army squad leader.

Grew up as the only hearing person in his immediate Deaf family and co-founded Ava to make conversations accessible.

Operations leader with experience in healthcare technology, sales and call-center operations.

Works on autonomous robot product features and service commercialization. Role and work are described in the company’s interview published December 19, 2024; no later complete employee roster is published.

Joined in 2024 after autonomous mobility work at Samsung Electronics, Hyundai, 42dot and StradVision. Role and work are described in the company’s interview published December 19, 2024; no later complete employee roster is published.

Devin Daly is a mortgage-industry collaborator working with Balerion AI, as described by its co-founders in July and September2026. Its July2026 CTO essay identifies his earlier roles as TRUE Chief Revenue Officer and Homebridge Managing Director. His mortgage-industry identity is corroborated by TRUE’s executive announcement and the Mortgage Bankers Association of New Jersey directory; he is distinct from the Impel/SpinCar executive with the same name. No formal Balerion employment or officer title is asserted.

Director of Flash Scientific Technology Inc., the issuer behind Flash Weather AI, named in its December 9, 2024 SEC Form D. Current tenure, broader biography and authentic portrait are unverified.

Named as Chief Marketing Officer of Flash Weather AI in its May 2025 Flash Shield press release. She also founded Kirchner Marketing, whose own biography describes brand and marketing strategy work. The Flash role is source-dated; full-time status and continued appointment have not been established.

Lead meteorologist of Flash Weather AI, identified by the company and business development colleague Jameson Allen in public professional posts. His own profile publishes weather forecasts and identifies the company affiliation.

Flash Weather AI Vice President of Sales and Chief Operating Officer as described in its 2024 company article. Also named James Castle in the 2023 issuer offering memorandum, which identified him as CFO and VP of Sales. Primary interview biography corroborates both name forms and prior NetJets meteorology and Air Force experience. The 2024 SEC filing also identifies him as a director; these titles are source-dated rather than an independently verified 2026 roster.

Meteorologist at Flash Weather AI, identified in company founder Jason Deese’s own public posts about her weather forecasts. Further biography and authentic portrait are not established.

Director of Flash Scientific Technology Inc., the issuer behind Flash Weather AI, named in its December 9, 2024 SEC Form D. Current tenure, broader biography and authentic portrait are unverified.

Director of Business Development at Flash Weather AI. Her own public appointment announcement states that she joined the company in this role; additional professional credentials and appointment date are not independently established.

Business Development Representative at Flash Weather AI, working on adoption of weather forecasting and safety services. Own named company biography and professional profile identify this role.

Founder and CEO of Flash Weather AI, the weather forecasting brand of Flash Scientific Technology Inc. His company and named podcast guest biography describe a career in NOAA/National Weather Service research meteorology and developing AI weather forecasting tools.

Software professional whose own public professional profile identifies a current affiliation with FLASH Weather AI. An exact executive title has not been established from a primary source.

Flash Weather AI is the AI weather forecasting and safety brand of Flash Scientific Technology Inc., incorporated in Delaware on August 14, 2020. Its machine-learning services process atmospheric data to forecast weather hazards including lightning and hail and deliver location-specific forecasts through APIs, a mobile app and a Weather Command Center. Flash Shield combines alerts with physical warning hardware for outdoor facilities. Customers and use cases include golf, sports, schools, agronomy and outdoor operations. Founder and CEO Jason Deese brings research meteorology experience. Its announced 2024 acquisition of T3 extends agronomic measurement services; consideration was not disclosed. The company reports participation in NVIDIA Inception, which provides ecosystem support and does not establish an NVIDIA cash investment. Forecast accuracy and resolution figures published by Flash are its own marketing claims rather than independently verified performance. Solyco Capital identifies the company in its investment portfolio. Historical issuer securities disclosures establish several completed cash financings, while crowdfunding targets and platform fees are not treated as new investments.

Bahador Saket is Founding Product Lead at Balerion AI according to its current public team directory. The founder essay describes his human-computer-interaction, data-visualization and AI healthcare product background.

Shivansh Baveja is AI Engineer at Balerion AI according to its current public team directory.

DeLaine Nick is Marketing Strategy Lead at Balerion AI according to its current public team directory. The company’s founder essay describes her contribution to mortgage-industry marketing and adoption.

Oliver Bryniarski is AI Engineer at Balerion AI according to its current public team directory.

Patrick Harkins is VP of Sales at Balerion AI according to its current public team directory. The July2026 CTO essay describes his prior work at Ellie Mae and mortgage-industry sales experience.

Yulius Tjahjadi is Founding Engineer at Balerion AI according to its current public team directory.

Bill DeRose is Founding Engineer at Balerion AI according to its current public team directory.

Alex Shyr is Founding Engineer at Balerion AI according to its current public team directory.

Vishal Satish is CTO & Co-Founder at Balerion AI according to its current public team directory. Its founder essay describes his earlier work at Ambi Robotics and UC Berkeley’s Sky Computing Lab.

Naren Krishna is CEO & Co-Founder at Balerion AI according to its current public team directory. The company’s September2026 founder essay says he and Vishal Satish met as UC Berkeley undergraduates.

William Grant Dollens, also signing as W. Grant Dollens, is the founder, manager and portfolio manager of Global Frontier Investments. The current SEC ownership schedule identifies him by CRD6012066. His original WANdisco2020 biography states that he founded the business in2010 after investing at healthcare-focused Ayer Capital and BA Venture Partners (now Scale Venture Partners), following technology investment banking at Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown. He earned an MBA at Northwestern Kellogg and a BSc in biomedical engineering at Duke. His quantum investments include ColdQuanta/Infleqtion and Oratomic. The authentic portrait comes from WANdisco’s2020 annual report and is a historical photograph; his former board positions are not represented as current.

William Edward Greener, also identified as William E. Greener or Bill Greener, is Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Global Frontier Investments. The current SEC ownership schedule lists him as a control person and dates his CFO/CCO appointment to November2011, with CRD4420729. He signs the firm’s regulatory filings and fund offering amendments. Public professional records identify his affiliation with Global Frontier and studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. No authenticated public portrait was located; unrelated political and consulting namesakes were excluded.

Charleston-based investment manager and SEC-registered investment adviser, legally Global Frontier Investments, LLC (CRD160105, SEC801-119118). Founder and portfolio manager W. Grant Dollens established the business in2010 according to his original company-published biography; regulatory ownership records date his manager appointment to March2011. The firm manages global equity investments and private investment vehicles, including Global Frontier Partners and Global Frontier Quantum Opportunity Fund. Its verified deep-tech investments include neutral-atom quantum companies Infleqtion (formerly ColdQuanta) and Oratomic. It participated in ColdQuanta’s2018 and2019 seed financings, co-led its2020 SeriesA, acquired2021 convertible notes and2024 SAFEs, and participated in the2022 SeriesB and2025 SeriesC. It joined Oratomic’s USD300M July2026 SeriesA as a participant. The March2026 regulatory filing lists two investment-advisory employees and three private funds. Reported assets under management and fund gross asset values describe managed assets, rather than closed venture fundraising amounts. The associated domain globalfrontierinvestments.com currently returns a service-provider error and is not independently authenticated by a live primary company page; no authentic firm logo was located.

Grant Gurtin is a Partner at Gurtin Ventures, investing in early-stage startups and supporting founders with product development, strategy and growth. He founded Fanium, which was acquired by CBS Sports, and helped establish the Gurtin family's technology-investing activity. SEC filings also name him as a manager of the investment vehicles' general partner or manager.

Gurtin Ventures is an early-stage venture investment firm originating from the Gurtin family's technology-investing activity. Founded in 2017 by Bill Gurtin and Erik Davidson, it backs companies in financial technology, artificial intelligence, software, medical technology and health and wellness. The firm supports founders with capital, strategic guidance and product and business development. Its published portfolio includes CopilotKit's AI-agent frontend infrastructure, Biotics.ai, ConeLabs, XOR and other technology businesses. Grant Gurtin is a Partner, and Alan Trice joined the investment team in 2023. SEC filings identify Gurtin Ventures LP, with $16 million of LP interests sold as reported in May 2023, and Gurtin Atlas SPV I LLC, with $1.575 million sold as reported in June 2024. These are reported commitments to specific vehicles, rather than verified final fund sizes or firm-wide assets under management. The firm's predecessor family activity and Gurtin Municipal Bond Management's sale to PIMCO are distinct from its venture funds.

Alan Trice joined Gurtin Ventures in 2023, according to the firm's current history. He was previously a partner at Gurtin Municipal Bond Management. SEC filings identify David Alan Trice as a manager of the general partner or manager of Gurtin's investment vehicles.

Bill Gurtin, also named William Gurtin in SEC filings, co-founded Gurtin Ventures in 2017. He previously founded Gurtin Municipal Bond Management after a career at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. The municipal-bond firm was sold to PIMCO; its historical assets under management are separate from Gurtin Ventures.

Erik Davidson co-founded Gurtin Ventures in 2017. SEC filings identify Erik Michael Davidson as a manager of the general partner of Gurtin Ventures LP and of the manager of Gurtin Atlas SPV I LLC. He is distinct from similarly named investment and technology professionals.

Eyal Zurr is GTM Advisor at Virta Ventures. He advises on partnerships and product-led growth.

Charlie Warren is Advisor at Virta Ventures. He founded commercial contractor software company Convex.

Lee Hoffman is Advisor at Virta Ventures. He advises drawing on technology company operating experience.

Farlan Dowell is GTM ADVISOR at Virta Ventures. He advises on B2B software sales.

Kyle Washabaugh is Technical Operating Partner at Virta Ventures. His expertise includes machine learning, robotics and autonomous systems.

Teddy Albertson is Technical Operating Partner at Virta Ventures. He supports deep technology and hardware diligence.

Ben Gross is TECHNICAL OPERATING PARTNER at Virta Ventures. He leads deep technology and hardware diligence.

Garrett Goldberg is VENTURE PARTNER at Virta Ventures. He supports firm strategy and execution.

Logan Ashcraft is Venture Partner at Virta Ventures. She focuses on deep technology and hardware.

Dipak Kumar is Investor at Virta Ventures. His background includes technology investing and climate diligence.

Virta Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded by Russell Sprole in 2022. It invests in software, AI and deep technology improving energy, mobility, manufacturing and the built environment, primarily backing US-based companies at pre-seed and seed. Its stated typical investment range is $100,000 to $750,000, with support in technical diligence, founder coaching, customer introductions and go-to-market execution. The current public team comprises 13 investors, venture partners, technical operating partners and advisers. Its portfolio includes neuro-symbolic AI company Symbolic Mind, energy modeling platform Tyba and nuclear technology company Project Omega. Legal vehicles include Virta Ventures I, LP and Virta Ventures II, LP. The firm publicly celebrated a $9 million Fund I fundraising milestone; an exact final closing date is not established. Fund II’s March 2026 initial SEC filing reported no sales yet, so it is not recorded as a completed cash raise.

Pukar C. Hamal founded and leads SecurityPal, developing cybersecurity assurance software with AI and human expert oversight. Nuon personally named him as an angel investor in its December2024 combined funding announcement; this is distinct from a SecurityPal corporate investment.

John Kodumal co-founded LaunchDarkly and serves as its CTO. Nuon’s current investor directory identifies him as an individual investor; it does not publish his investment date, amount or round allocation.

Chris Riccomini is an investor associated with Materialized View and a personally named Nuon investor. Nuon lists his participation individually rather than as a corporate Materialized View investment.

Richie Artoul co-founded WarpStream and is a personally named Nuon investor. The company’s current investor directory and December2024 announcement identify him individually, without publishing a ticket or specific financing allocation.

Michael Grinich is the founder and CEO of WorkOS and a personally named investor in Nuon. His investment does not imply a corporate WorkOS subscription or a Nuon employee role.

Quinn Slack is a Sourcegraph co-founder and CEO, personally named as a Nuon investor in its combined seed and Series A funding announcement. His personal investment is distinct from a Sourcegraph corporate investment.

Matt Schultheiss works in marketing at Nuon, developing and supporting software for Bring Your Own Cloud application deployments.

Amit Meena works in engineering at Nuon, developing and supporting software for Bring Your Own Cloud application deployments.

Erick Yellot works in engineering at Nuon, developing and supporting software for Bring Your Own Cloud application deployments.

Mark Milligan leads revenue at Nuon as vice president. His self-authored company biography describes an enterprise-sales career, a computer-science degree and work establishing customer success, sales processes and partnerships for BYOC deployment software.

Prem Saraswat works in engineering at Nuon, developing and supporting software for Bring Your Own Cloud application deployments.

Somesh Koli works in engineering at Nuon, developing and supporting software for Bring Your Own Cloud application deployments.

Harsh Thakur works in engineering at Nuon, developing and supporting software for Bring Your Own Cloud application deployments.

Stephen Ebenezer works in design at Nuon, developing and supporting software for Bring Your Own Cloud application deployments.

Rob Bruce works in engineering at Nuon, developing and supporting software for Bring Your Own Cloud application deployments.

Casey Bierman works in growth at Nuon, developing and supporting software for Bring Your Own Cloud application deployments.

Fred Diego works in engineering at Nuon, developing and supporting software for Bring Your Own Cloud application deployments.

Nat Hamilton works in engineering at Nuon, developing and supporting software for Bring Your Own Cloud application deployments.

Jordan Acosta works in product at Nuon, developing and supporting software for Bring Your Own Cloud application deployments.

Coree Wallman is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Director, Talent & Operations. Coree is the Director of Talent & Operations at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). She has twenty-plus years of HR experience across various industries and is responsible for overseeing all HR practices, TTCP offices and admin, IT, and providing leadership on the firm’s talent management strategies. Before joining TTCP in 2022, Coree spent over a decade working in and building out HR, operational, and recruiting practices for various companies. She established and led the HR function at a financial advisory start-up, CamberView (now acquired by PJT Partners), and managed day-to-day HR operations across four countries for two practices within the Macquarie Group. Coree holds a B.S. in Psychology from Northeastern University in Boston. Coree enjoys hiking and beach walks with her rescue dog, Greta, traveling, and shucking oysters on the Sonoma coast. She is a native New Yorker and misses the pizza and bagels, but certainly not the winters. Coree is a member of the Bay Area Leadership Council for NARAL (National Abortion Rights Action League). She supports Mexipets, a Mexico-based animal rescue organization where she adopted her dog from, as an adoption coordinator and flight liaison.

Jon Morehouse founded and leads Nuon, a developer platform for Bring Your Own Cloud deployments. His work centers on applications that run in customer cloud accounts, continuous delivery and the deployment needs of AI and data infrastructure vendors.

Britt Trenchard is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Executive Assistant. Britt is an Executive Assistant at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP), supporting General Partners Jessica Archibald and Eric Fitzgerald. She works closely with the Investment Team, facilitates many of our GP & LP events, and manages our Boston office operations. Prior to joining TTCP in 2022, Britt was an Executive Assistant at Putnam Investments. Britt holds a B.S. in Communications from the University of Connecticut. She lives in Boston’s South End and has a black lab named Reggie. Britt loves traveling to the Caribbean and can be found enjoying any and all beaches, spending time with friends and family, playing tennis, and watching sports. As a born-and-raised New Englander, Britt roots for all Boston sports teams – the Celtics being her favorite.

Audrey Shenk is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Associate. Audrey is an Associate at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). She focuses on manager research, portfolio monitoring, and the due diligence and execution of new opportunities. Prior to joining TTCP in 2021, Audrey was an intern at Longitude Capital, a biotechnology, medical technology, and healthcare solutions venture capital firm. Audrey holds a B.S. in Biology with minors in Economics, Business, and Spanish from Villanova University. She enjoys spending time outdoors, going to the beach, and playing pick-up soccer with friends.

Dolly Roungtakoun is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Senior Accounting Associate. Dolly is a Senior Accounting Associate at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). She is focused on the day-to-day accounting and reporting functions for the Firm's funds. Prior to joining TTCP in 2026, Dolly worked in audit at KPMG for three-plus years. She holds a B.A in Psychology from Sonoma State University and an M.S in Accountancy from California State University East Bay. Dolly enjoys exploring new cities and trying new foods.

Mathew Rice is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as IT Administrator. Mathew is the IT Administrator at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). He provides comprehensive support to the organization and its employees in addressing their technological requirements. Prior to joining TTCP in 2025, Mathew has thirty-plus years of IT experience spread across Red Ventures, Academy of Art University, and Daegis. His insatiable curiosity about new and cutting-edge technologies ensures he stays ahead of the curve in our ever-evolving digital world. When Mathew isn’t brainstorming innovative solutions to complex problems, you can find him exploring new places and savoring delicious treats.

Braden Paloutzian is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Senior Accounting Associate. Braden is a Senior Accounting Associate at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). He is focused on the day-to-day accounting and reporting functions for the Firm’s funds. Prior to joining TTCP in 2026, Braden was an auditor at Frank, Rimerman + Co. where he specialized in the audit of venture capital funds. Braden's previous clients ranged from boutique venture funds to multi-billion-dollar institutional fund groups. Braden holds a B.S. in Economics and Accounting from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a certification from UCSB's Strategic Investments Program, and is a CPA. Braden is originally from San Diego and misses the Mexican food most of all. He enjoys listening to music, watching sports, trying new restaurants, and is an avid hiker – often exploring different trails throughout the Bay Area.

Kirk Oliver is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Vice President. Kirk is a Vice President of Fundraising at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). He has over a decade of experience in investor relations, product strategy, and client services and is responsible for capital formation. Before joining TTCP in 2026, Kirk led fundraising and investor relations at EQUIAM, an emerging direct-secondaries venture manager based in San Francisco. He spent the early part of his career in institutional equity sales & trading at B. Riley Financial covering institutional asset managers across North America and abroad. Kirk holds a B.S. in Quantitative Finance from the University of Colorado at Boulder and is a CFA Level III candidate. Growing up in Colorado, Kirk is an avid snowboarder, a powerlifting hobbyist, and enjoys completing life’s side quests.

James Pullinger is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Analyst. James is an Analyst on the Investment Team at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). He focuses on manager research, portfolio monitoring, and the due diligence and execution of new opportunities. Before joining TTCP in 2026, James worked in the energy industry – both in battery storage and commercializing a novel photovoltaic material. He holds a B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University, where he was a two-time captain of the Varsity Men's Rowing Team, leading them to a joint-best result in program history at the National Championships. James grew up in the UK and spends his spare time road and mountain biking, running, cooking, reading, and occasionally playing guitar.

Nour Shihabi is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Senior Accounting Associate. Nour is a Senior Accounting Associate at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). He is focused on the day-to-day accounting and reporting functions for the Firm’s funds. Prior to joining TTCP in 2026, Nour worked at Frank, Rimerman + Co, LLP in their tax department. He got his B.S. in Economics and Accounting from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Nour loves to spend his time at the various parks and beaches around the city with his friends.

Ryan Marks is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Vice President. Ryan is a Vice President at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP), where he focuses on investor relations and marketing initiatives across the firm. Prior to joining TTCP in 2026, Ryan was as an Investor Relations Director at Pantera Capital and a Vice President at Crescent Cove Advisors before that. He began his career in Chicago at Marquette Associates, an institutional investment consulting firm, where he worked with and advised institutional investors on portfolio construction and investment manager recommendations. Ryan holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance and a Bachelor of Science in Management with a concentration in Entrepreneurship from DePaul University and is a CFA charterholder. Outside of work, Ryan enjoys golf, pickleball, hiking, exploring new restaurants, and cheering on his Chicago sports teams (along with the pain that often comes with it).

Jackie Lonaker is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Executive Assistant. Jackie is an Executive Assistant at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). She supports General Partner and CEO, Garth Timoll. Prior to joining TTCP in 2025, Jackie has fifteen-plus years of experience spanning across Hall Capital Partners, Northern Light Venture Capital, Coherent, Tipping Point Community and Hamilton Families. Jackie holds an M.Ed from De Anza College, Cupertino. Jackie is a San Francisco native who enjoys thrift shopping and discovering local coffee shops. Her lifelong dream is to one day own and operate a small dog rescue.

Danielle Logsdon (DeLong) is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Executive Assistant. Danielle is an Executive Assistant at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP) supporting Chairman David York. Prior to joining TTCP in 2024, Danielle was a Research Assistant and Proxy Analyst at Jackson Square Partners. Additional experience includes five-plus years at ValueAct Capital as an Executive Assistant. Danielle holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Oregon. Her hobbies include seeking out new food spots while traveling, exploring the outdoors, taking fitness classes, and spending time with her husband and children.

Kate Laiman is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Senior Accounting Associate. Kate is a Senior Accounting Associate at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). She is focused on the day-to-day accounting and reporting functions for the Firm’s funds. Prior to joining TTCP in 2025, Kate was part of the finance team at Lightspeed Venture Partners and an auditor at Frank, Rimerman + Co. Kate holds a B.S. in Finance and Accounting with a minor in Spanish from Indiana University Bloomington. On the weekends, Kate bakes for underserved youth through Cake4Kids. She enjoys reading, hiking around the Bay Area, and trying new recipes.

Sarah Lewis is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as HR Associate. Sarah is an HR Associate at Top Tier Capital Partners. She is focused on day-to-day HR operations including onboarding & offboarding, payroll, and benefits administration. Prior to TTCP in 2026, Sarah spent 5+ years working in human resources at startups and 2 years serving in East Java, Indonesia as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Sarah holds a B.A. in Political Science from UC Davis. She is a Bay Area native and enjoys rooting for all Bay Area sports teams. Sarah enjoys playing intramural soccer, attending book club, and searching for the best pizza in the city.

Andrew Kivett is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Analyst. Andrew is an Analyst at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). He focuses on manager research, portfolio monitoring, and the due diligence and execution of new opportunities. Prior to joining TTCP in 2026, Andrew interned at an alternative investment firm in London. There, he focused on climate technology. Andrew holds a B.A. in Economics and an M.S. in Management from Wake Forest University. While at Wake Forest, he competed as a member of the men's cross country and track & field teams. Outside of work, Andrew is an avid fisherman and enjoys golf, chess, and cycling.

Elaine Johnson (Vasey) is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Controller. Elaine is a Controller at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). She oversees the day-to-day accounting and reporting functions for the Firm’s investment funds and management company. Prior to joining TTCP in 2021, Elaine was an audit manager at BDO in the Asset Management group, primarily focused on alternative investments. She has experience in venture capital, private equity, and fund of funds. Elaine holds a B.S. in Business Management with an Accounting concentration from the University of British Columbia (Canada). Elaine enjoys exploring the outdoors by skiing, hiking, biking, and camping.

Andrew Jitratanajinda is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Principal. Andrew is a London-based Principal at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). He has ten years of experience and focuses on the Firm’s co-investment and secondary investment strategies. Andrew joined Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP) in 2015. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and an MBA from London Business School, where he spent time as Chief of Staff at CustomerOS. Andrew enjoys exploring the world through sports, fitness, food, and friends.

Siddique Haq is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Director. Siddique is a Boston-based Director at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). He has twenty years of experience and is responsible for capital formation. Siddique joined TTCP in 2021. He spent five years as a Director in business development at MC Credit Partners and eight years as a Research Consultant at NEPC, where he focused on private market investments for a wide range of institutional clients. Siddique holds a B.S. in Biology and Economics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Siddique and his wife have two young children. He enjoys traveling, playing golf, watching Boston sports, and Indian cuisine.

Katie Duval (Kelly) is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Principal. Katie is a Principal and member of the Investment Team at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). She has eight years of experience and focuses on manager research and portfolio monitoring. Katie oversees the due diligence and execution of new opportunities as well as the Firm’s Analyst program. Katie joined TTCP in 2018. She holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the Haas Undergraduate School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley. While at Berkeley, Katie was a member of the D1 Cal Women’s Rowing Team that won the NCAA Championship in 2016 and 2018. Katie loves spending time outside – at the beach, in the mountains, on her bike, or hiking.

Brian Dillon is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Chief Compliance Officer. Brian is the Chief Compliance Officer at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). He is responsible for overseeing the organization’s compliance program. Brian joined TTCP in 2022 and has worked in the financial services and investment management industry for thirty-plus years. His experience includes having been the Chief Compliance Officer at ORIX Advisers, LLC and Mariner Investment Group, the Chief Risk and Compliance Officer at BrightSphere Investment Group, working on the Compliance Team at Delaware Investments, the Capital Markets Group at CoreStates Financial Corp, and the Philadelphia National Bank. Brian is currently a Director at Vigilant Compliance LLC. Brian holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Scranton. He has three children and lives with his wife in the Philadelphia area. Brian likes to travel, golf, go on walks, and root for the Philadelphia sports teams.

Marcus Detry is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Head of Platform. Marcus is the Head of Platform at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). He supports the Firm’s co-investment and secondary investment portfolio companies, leveraging TTCP’s assets as well as his experience as an operator. Prior to joining TTCP in 2021, Marcus led the enterprise business for EV Connect – facilitating its acquisition by Schneider Electric – and building quantitative models for Legg Mason. He is a board member and observer for several of TTCP’s co-investment portfolio companies. Marcus holds a B.S. in Finance from Clemson University and an MBA from Cornell University. He lives in Miami with his wife, daughter, and two rescue dogs – Churro and Chimichurri.  Marcus enjoys traveling, fitness, and following the NBA.

Roger Deming is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Head of Legal & Compliance. Roger Deming is the Head of Legal & Compliance at TTCP. He has fifteen-plus years of experience and oversees legal, regulatory, and compliance matters across the firm’s investment platform. Prior to joining TTCP in 2026, Roger held senior legal roles at Securitize, Cohen & Steers, and Greystar. He began his career practicing at Ropes & Gray and Shearman & Sterling in New York City, with a focus on private fund formations and related regulatory work. Roger holds a J.D. from UCLA School of Law and a B.A. from American University. He enjoys traveling with his family, enjoying long hours of playing in the pool and fetch with his dog, and is constantly on the lookout for new food and wine experiences.

John David is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Accounting Manager. John is an Accounting Manager at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). He is focused on managing the day-to-day accounting and reporting functions for TTCP’s funds. Prior to joining TTCP in 2026, John was an Assurance Manager at PwC in the Asset and Wealth Management group, where he spent several years auditing private equity and venture capital clients. He earned his B.S. in Accountancy from Holy Angel University (Philippines) and is a licensed CPA in both California and the Philippines. Outside of work, he enjoys traveling, hiking, and discovering new food spots around the Bay Area.

Stephanie Chu is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Senior Accounting Manager. Stephanie is a Senior Accounting Manager at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). She is focused on managing the day-to-day accounting and reporting functions for TTCP’s funds. Prior to joining TTCP in 2023, Stephanie was in the Asset Wealth Management practice at PwC, primarily working with real estate and private equity clients. Stephanie holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Southern California. Stephanie is a California native and loves to be by the ocean or on a hike. She enjoys watching new movies, listening to live music, cooking, and traveling.

Kaitlyn Chen is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Accounting Manager. Kaitlyn is an Accounting Manager at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). She manages the day-to-day accounting and reporting functions for the firm’s management company. Prior to joining TTCP in 2026, Kaitlyn worked at Origin Investments - a Chicago-based real estate private equity firm, where she led the firm’s management accounting function. Additional experience includes CoinFlip, and RSM. Kaitlyn is a licensed CPA and holds a B.A. in Accounting from Illinois Wesleyan University, where she was a member of the women’s soccer team, and an MBA from the University of Hartford. She enjoys traveling, exploring new restaurants, and experiencing different cultures.

Talitha Cheng is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Analyst. Talitha is an Analyst at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). She focuses on manager research, portfolio monitoring, and the due diligence and execution of new opportunities. Prior to joining TTCP in 2026, Talitha interned at Black Diamond Ventures - a venture capital firm investing in biotechnology and deep technology. She holds a B.A. in Economics & Psychology from University of California, Los Angeles. Talitha enjoys spending time outdoors, exploring new places in the city, and cheering for Philadelphia sports teams.

Gabby Capone is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Assistant, Investor Relations & Marketing. Gabby is an Administrative Assistant at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). She supports the Investor Relations and Marketing Team, leads content creation, and manages the website. Prior to joining TTCP in 2024, Gabby worked with Sales and Creative Services at CBS Boston. She holds a B.A. in English & American Literature from New York University. Her published works can be found in several literary magazines, including Cleaver Magazine, the Green Blotter, and the Oakland Arts Review. Gabby enjoys a good slice of pizza, the band Pinegrove, and watching Survivor.

Scott Buzard is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Associate. Scott is an Associate at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). He focuses on manager research, portfolio monitoring, and the due diligence and execution of new opportunities. Scott joined TTCP in 2023. He holds his B.S. in Bioengineering from Stanford University. While at Stanford, Scott was on the NCAA D1 Men’s Rowing Team. He also conducted research on anaerobic bacteria and bacteriophages working on a team that won a grant through the ChEM-H department for an entrepreneurship project relating to their research. Scott enjoys cooking, skiing, biking, and being outside.

Conor Bruen is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Data Manager. Conor is a Data Manager at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). Conor leads reporting infrastructure and is responsible for the Firm’s robust data systems, software, reporting, and quality initiatives that support investment decision-making and firm-wide analytics. Before joining TTCP in 2025, Conor spent eight years at PitchBook. There, he led several data operations teams that were focused on private markets. His work centered on building scalable data collection processes, improving data quality, and developing internal dashboards to support strategic decision-making. Conor holds a B.A. in Economics from Colby College. He enjoys watching sports and spending time outdoors, often on a bike ride or a run.

Carolyn Bravo is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Executive Assistant. Carolyn is an Executive Assistant at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). She supports General Partner and Chief Investment Officer, Sean Engel. Carolyn holds a B.A. in Liberal Studies and Organizational Leadership from California State University – East Bay with a B. A. in Liberal Studies with an emphasis in Organizational Leadership. On the weekends, you can find her in the garden, trying new food spots, traveling, and spending time outdoors with her husband and two young sons.

Will Brokaw is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Vice President. Will is a Vice President and a member of the Investment Team at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). He focuses on the Firm’s co-investment and secondary investment strategies. Prior to joining TTCP in 2023, Will founded Vesti Social - a social investing platform. Additional experience includes having been an Analyst at Baker Street Advisors and a Research Associate at ClearRock Capital, which has since been acquired by Mercer Advisors. Will holds a B.A. in Economics from Colorado College and a CFA designation. He is a member of the CFA Young Leaders Council (YLC) and hosts networking and industry events for investors in the Bay Area. Will enjoys playing pickup basketball, soccer, running, skiing and exploring new restaurants in the Bay Area.

Tom Beach is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Chief of Staff. Tom is the Chief of Staff at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). He is responsible for cross-cutting initiatives that span TTCP platforms, including portfolio and data management opportunities. Prior to joining TTCP in 2023, Tom served for sixteen years as a senior officer in the U.S. Intelligence Community, where he was recognized as an expert in foreign supply chains and dual‑use technologies. His work spanned counterproliferation, counternarcotics, and covert action, and he regularly briefed senior U.S. and foreign policymakers. Tom led crisis‑driven analytic and operational teams and earned more than 30 individual and unit awards, including several of the Intelligence Community’s highest honors.   Before entering government service, Tom built over a decade of experience in the financial industry as an investment banker, private equity investor, and venture capitalist, including a prior role with TTCP’s predecessor firm, Paul Capital.   Tom holds an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a BA from Princeton University. He is also a Strategy and Statecraft Fellow with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).   He lives in the Washington, D.C. area with his wife and two daughters. A retired soccer and lacrosse player, Tom remains actively involved in coaching and supporting his girls’ athletic pursuits. His personal interests include outdoor adventures, travel, history and science reading, acoustic guitar, foreign languages, and amateur film criticism (2,300 films and counting).

David York is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Chairman. David is the Chairman and a member of the Investment Committee at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). He is a founder of TTCP and previously led the Firm for twenty-plus years. David's thirty-plus years of industry knowledge and networks uniquely equip him to be a liaison and international ambassador not only for TTCP’s brand, but also the broader venture community. In 2000, David joined Phil Paul to lead the Fund of Funds Team at Paul Capital, which spun out in 2011 to form TTCP.  Prior to Paul Capital, he spent seventeen years on Wall Street running various trading desks. David has been active in the global venture capital community since the early 1990s. His involvement in the industry has led him to participate in numerous industry events and conferences, as well as the NVCA - where he serves as an active board member. David holds a B.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from the University of Southern California. While studying there, he met his wife. Together they have two sons. David is a member of the Executive Leadership Committee of Parents Helping Parents - a Santa Clara County community-based non-profit developed to help families caring for children with special needs. He is a member of the Board of Directors of NESsT - a 23-year-old Social Development Enterprise and Impact Investing non-profit investment firm focused on the development of social entrepreneurs in Central European and Latin American countries. David is very fond of yellow Labrador retrievers. He is an active runner, biker, and hiker.  David enjoys photography, skiing, and fly fishing. He is currently learning to golf and is an active cook, wine collector, and orchid grower. He can find his way around an art gallery and a haberdasher's closet. His favorite foods are white truffles and Wagyu beef.

Promit Bhattacharya is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as Partner, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer. Promit is a Partner and the CFO & COO at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). He has twenty-plus years of experience in fund of funds, asset management, and firm management. Promit oversees the Firm’s finance and HR departments, as well as leads the financial management and reporting of the firm and its funds. Prior to joining TTCP in 2020, Promit was a Partner at Frame. There, he advised leadership teams and investors on business strategy focused on talent and finance. Previously, he was a Partner and CFO at West, a venture fund and design studio, where he established the finance function and helped raise West’s first venture fund. Prior to West, Promit led finance and operations at multi-billion-dollar funds with diverse investment strategies, including SVB Capital, WestBridge Capital, and Hall Capital Partners. He began his career in the Audit practice of Deloitte and was a Senior Manager in the Transaction Advisory practice at Ernst & Young, advising mid-market private equity investors. Promit holds a B.A.in Economics and an MAcc from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Promit serves on the board and finance committee of the Headlands Center for the Arts. He enjoys traveling, cheering on the Wolverines, and sharing financial advice with friends and family over a great meal and bottle of wine.

Eric Fitzgerald is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as General Partner. Eric is a Boston-based General Partner and member of the Investment Committee at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). He has twenty-plus years of experience in the private equity investment community and is a value-added investor in venture across all sectors, stages, and geographies. Prior to joining TTCP in 2018, Eric invested in private equity as an institutional limited partner, managing assets for large insurance companies like Liberty Mutual and MetLife as well as for other funds of funds. While at MetLife, Eric served as the Head of Domestic Private Equity. Additional experience includes having been a Partner at Thomas Weisel Global Growth Partners and working in the Private Equity Markets Group at Liberty Mutual. Eric holds a B.S. in Economics from Union College and an MBA from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College. He lives on the South Shore of Massachusetts with his wife and two children. He enjoys the local seashore, hiking, biking, golf, and skiing. As a born-and-raised New Englander, Eric is a huge Boston sports fan. His favorite meal is a good steak paired with great red wine.

Sean Engel is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as General Partner, Chief Investment Officer. Sean is a General Partner, the Chief Investment Officer, and a member of the Investment Committee at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). He has fifteen-plus years of industry experience and leads the execution of TTCP’s investment strategies. Sean is currently a board observer for several of TTCP’s co-investment portfolio companies. Sean joined TTCP’s predecessor firm Paul Capital in 2010. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California at Berkeley. During his time at Berkeley, Sean was an Academic All-Pac-10 Varsity Crew member, a member of the Under-23 National Rowing Team in 2009, and a Varsity 8+ IRA National Champion in 2010. Sean remains involved with his alma mater, sitting on the board of the Friends of Cal Crew. He and his wife recently welcomed their first child. Their dog, who they enjoy spoiling as often as possible, is happy to have a brother. Sean enjoys spending time with friends, golfing, and working out. He actively supports Team IMPACT - an organization that helps young children with chronic illnesses.

Jessica Archibald is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as General Partner. Jessica is a General Partner and member of the Investment Committee at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). She has twenty-plus years of industry knowledge and established the Investment Team’s unique data analytics strategies – leveraging data to optimize portfolio construction - enhancing risk-adjusted returns for TTCP’s investors. Prior to joining TTCP’s predecessor firm Paul Capital in 2005, Jessica was part of the Investment Team at Care Capital LLC, a venture capital firm specializing in biotechnology. Before that, she spent five years at Salomon Smith Barney. Jessica holds a B.A. in Mathematics and Economics from Connecticut College and remains involved with her alma mater, serving as a member of the Connecticut College Board of Trustees. While in school, she was a Varsity Crew member and remains a competitive rower. Jessica earned an M.B.A. from New York University’s Stern School of Business. During her attendance at NYU, she was a member of the New York Athletic Club and a nine-time national rowing champion. Jessica enjoys traveling, rowing, and photography. She actively supports Team IMPACT - an organization that helps young children with chronic illnesses - and Connecticut College Rowing.

Garth Timoll, Sr. is published by Top Tier Capital Partners as General Partner, Chief Executive Officer. Garth is a General Partner, the CEO, and Head of the Investment Committee at Top Tier Capital Partners (TTCP). He has twenty-plus years of industry knowledge and is responsible for leading Firm-wide strategy and overseeing investment decisions. Garth is currently a board member and observer for several of TTCP’s co-investment portfolio companies. Prior to joining TTCP’s predecessor firm Paul Capital in 2009, Garth was a Vice President at Portfolio Advisors. There, he focused on primary investments in venture capital, leveraged buyout, and special situation funds. Earlier in his career, he was a Senior Associate at Fairview Capital Partners and an Associate Director at RogersCasey. Garth graduated from Bates College as a Benjamin E. Mays Scholar with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Economics. He was Captain of the varsity basketball team during his time at school and remains involved with his alma mater, serving as a member of the Bates College Board of Trustees. Garth earned an M.B.A. from the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University as a Robert A. Toigo Fellow and a Christopher T. Emmet Scholar. He is a Robert A. Toigo Foundation 40 under 40 award winner. Garth has two incredible children. He enjoys fly fishing, basketball, golf, hiking, fitness training, upland hunting, Baltimore Ravens games, cooking, and trying new wines in his spare time. His favorite food is Maryland Blue Crabs.

Dacia Toll is published by Teamworthy Ventures as Venture Partner. Dacia is a Venture Partner with Teamworthy Ventures. She is the founder and former CEO of Achievement First, a non-profit charter management organization which she grew from one school in New Haven, CT, to 41 schools across three states. Dacia launched AF Accelerate six years ago to support non-AF schools and networks across the country to build their own teacher and leader capacity. Dacia led the founding team and served for six years (1999-2005) as the principal of the first Achievement First school, Amistad Academy, which posted the greatest achievement gains of any middle school in the state. Dacia currently serves on the boards of Relay Graduate School of Education, 50CAN, and Together Education. After graduating from the University of North Carolina, Dacia received a Rhodes Scholarship and a degree from Oxford University, and a teaching certificate and law degree from Yale

Bryan Leach is published by Teamworthy Ventures as Venture Partner. Bryan is the Founder and CEO of IBotta, a mission-driven, high-growth technology company that has paid consumers over $2 billion dollars while reshaping the advertising and performance marketing landscape for thousands of leading consumer packaged goods and retail clients. Bryan took ibotta public on the NYSE in April 2024, becoming the largest tech IPO in Colorado history. He has been recognized by Glassdoor.com as a Top 10 CEO in the US among small and medium sized businesses. Prior to founding iBotta, he was a partner at a leading trial law firm and served as a Supreme Court law clerk. He holds a JD from Yale Law School, an MPhil from Oxford, and an AB from Harvard University.

Evan Kaye is published by Teamworthy Ventures as Venture Partner. Evan is a Venture Partner with Teamworthy Ventures. He previously co-founded Interscan Medical, and Boliven, an intellectual property search engine. Prior to that he was Managing Director at Gerson Lehrman Group in Healthcare Research, Product Development and Engineering. He is a licensed physician, having trained at University of Cape Town, and Tufts Medical Center. Evan is also a lifelong software developer, has been awarded numerous patents, and is a CFA charterholder. He lives in New York City with his two sons.

Zach Maurides is published by Teamworthy Ventures as Venture Partner. Zach is the Co-founder and CEO of Teamworks, the leading athlete engagement software helping thousands of teams around the world connect and collaborate. Zach holds a BS from Duke University, where he also played football.

Kateri Allen is published by Teamworthy Ventures as Recruiter. Kateri Allen is a Recruiter at Teamworthy, where she focuses on GTM talent across the firm’s portfolio. Prior to joining Teamworthy, she was a recruiter at True Search, specializing in executive placements for B2B software companies. Before transitioning into recruiting, Kateri spent seven years in private higher education at Franciscan University of Steubenville and Ave Maria University, followed by a role in sales and event planning at Legatus International. She holds a B.A. in Humanities and Theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville. Kateri lives in Warner Robins, Georgia, with her husband and their four sons.

Catherine Brecount is published by Teamworthy Ventures as Associate. Catherine Brecount is an Associate on our Value Creation Team. She graduated from the University of Dallas in 2025 with a degree in Political Philosophy. During college, she co-led a student-founded career development initiative called Forum 56 and also held leadership roles in student organizations focused on campus community and events. Prior to college, Catherine took a gap year to work at US Digital Partners, a digital marketing agency in Cincinnati, OH. She has also interned for SENT Ventures, a faith-based network for entrepreneurs, and has led wilderness adventure programs for middle and high school students in the Colorado Rockies. Originally hailing from Cincinnati, OH, Catherine now lives in New York City.

Teddy Grace is published by Teamworthy Ventures as Software Engineer. Teddy Grace is a Software Engineer on our investment team, previously working as a Summer Associate. He graduated from Boston College, where he studied Computer Science with a minor in Spanish. Prior to Teamworthy, he conducted research focused on developing deconvolution algorithms for analyzing bulk RNA‑seq data to better understand dynamic changes in cellular composition. Originally from Long Island, he now lives in New York City.

Ryan Sadighian is published by Teamworthy Ventures as Vice President. Ryan Sadighian is a Vice President on our finance team. Prior to Teamworthy, he was an Associate at Goldman Sachs Ayco where he led a team providing financial planning services to Fortune 1000 executives in Dallas.  Ryan graduated from the University of Georgia with dual B.B.A. degrees in Finance and Real Estate, and more recently, an MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas.  Originally from the Atlanta area, Ryan now lives in Nashville.

Ashley Ethridge is published by Teamworthy Ventures as Executive Assistant. Ashley Ethridge is an Executive Assistant to the Partners at Teamworthy Ventures. She has a background in executive support, nonprofit leadership, and supply chain operations. Prior to Teamworthy, Ashley served as an Executive Personal Assistant to a private principal, managing a wide range of financial, legal, real estate, and personal responsibilities. She spent over a decade in the charitable sector, supporting the Beads of Courage mission to serve children coping with serious illness across the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. She began her career in operations management roles at McMaster-Carr and Caterpillar Inc. Ashley holds a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Supply Chain Management from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She lives in Franklin, Tennessee with her husband and two sons and works out of the firm’s Nashville office.

Talia Furchak is published by Teamworthy Ventures as Executive Assistant. Talia Furchak is an Executive Assistant to the Partners at Teamworthy Ventures. She has a diverse background in legal services, recruiting, human resources, and project management. Prior to Teamworthy, Talia was a Senior Recruiting and Research Coordinator at KCO Resource Management. She began her career as a Paralegal at Martin, Harding & Mazzotti, LLP before transitioning into talent acquisition and operations. Talia graduated from the University at Albany with a B.A. in Sociology and Criminal Justice. She works remotely and lives in Upstate New York with her daughter.

Corbett Ourso is published by Teamworthy Ventures as Vice President of Talent & Recruiting. Corbett Ourso is the Vice President of Talent and Recruiting at Teamworthy. He has experience recruiting for companies ranging from start-ups to the Fortune 500, including Oscar Health. Before starting his recruiting career, Corbett worked as a FOCUS missionary at Benedictine College in Kansas. A native of Louisiana, he graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a B.S. in Management, a minor in Psychology, a Master of Business Administration, and ran Track and Cross Country for four years. He later completed a Master of Arts in Catholic Philosophy through St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry. Corbett lives in St. Louis, Missouri with his wife and kids.

Melanie Ashmore is published by Teamworthy Ventures as Head of Investor Relations, Executive Assistant. Melanie Ashmore is Head of Investor Relations and Executive Assistant to the Managing Partner, Thomas Lehrman, at Teamworthy Ventures. She previously worked as Head of Investor Relations and Executive Assistant at a long/short, equity hedge fund Zimmer Partners, LP and Zimmer Lucas Capital, LLC.  Prior to that she was Research Assistant at Bear Stearns in the Equity Research group.  She also worked at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co, LLC (now Alliance Bernstein, L.P.) in multiple roles. Melanie graduated from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland with a B.A. and M.A. in Management Science & Information Systems Studies and has an additional undergraduate associate degree in Occupational Studies. She works remotely and lives in Miami, Florida.

Ben Yates is published by Teamworthy Ventures as Associate. Ben Yates is an Associate on our investment team and was previously a Summer Associate. Prior to Teamworthy, he interned at the Sagamore Institute, where he conducted economic research and analyzed investment opportunities through their Commonwealth fund. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with dual degrees in Mathematics and Philosophy, Politics, & Economics, during which he spent time in the Joint Fluids Laboratory and completed his honors thesis on how economic theories exhibit reflexive behavior by recursively shaping economic behavior. Originally from Charlottesville, Virginia, Ben now lives in New York City.

Claiborne Sifford is published by Teamworthy Ventures as Associate. Claiborne Sifford is an Associate on our investment team and was previously a Summer Associate. Prior to Teamworthy, he interned at Lasso supporting finance initiatives focused on streamlining revenue reporting. Claiborne graduated from the University of Georgia with dual B.B.A. degrees in Real Estate and International Business. Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, he now splits his time between Nashville and New York City. Outside of work, he enjoys golf and earned his private pilot certificate while in college.

Austin Murphy is published by Teamworthy Ventures as Associate. Austin Murphy is an Associate on our investment team and was previously a two-time Summer Associate, including a summer rotation with portfolio company Istari Digital. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where he earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Theology and served as President of the Baja SAE team. An avid pilot and diver, Austin is from and continues to work in Nashville, Tennessee.

Liz Scarcella is published by Teamworthy Ventures as Senior Associate. Liz Scarcella is a Senior Associate on our investment team. Before joining Teamworthy, she was an analyst on the deal team at Lead Edge Capital, where she focused on vertical B2B software investments, partnering closely with CEOs, leading sourcing efforts, and driving diligence to evaluate strategic fit and growth potential. Previously, she worked at Brooks Hill Partners, a life sciences venture capital firm, where she analyzed early-stage biotech companies. She graduated from Williams College with a B.A. in Biology and Sociology and a minor in Neuroscience, and was a member of the women’s field hockey team.  Originally from Westchester, NY, Liz now lives in New York City.

Will Harvey is published by Teamworthy Ventures as Senior Associate. Will Harvey is a Senior Associate on our investment team. Prior to Teamworthy, he worked in the TMT vertical at EY-Parthenon's Value Creation group which supports Private Equity teams on pre-acquisition diligence and post-acquisition value realization. He has also owned/operated a multi-location food-cart and subscription-based food delivery business. He holds a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University. He is originally from Rochester, NY and is an avid Buffalo Bills fan. He lives in New York City.

Emma Barrett is published by Teamworthy Ventures as Senior Associate. Emma Barrett is a Senior Associate on our investment team, and was previously a Summer Associate. Prior to joining Teamworthy, she worked in D.C. for Senator Todd Young and for the Ethics and Public Policy Center. She graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a B.A. in the Program of Liberal Studies and minors in Constitutional Studies and Business Economics. Originally from South Bend, Indiana, Emma now lives in Washington, D.C

Justin Hintz is published by Teamworthy Ventures as Vice President of Product & Technology. Justin Hintz leads our internal product and development teams, and brings 10+ years of product management and entrepreneurial experience. Prior to Teamworthy, he was a senior product owner at Revolut where he built their cross-border payments business, as well as helped Revolut launch and scale in the US. Prior to Revolut, while still an undergraduate, he co-founded a company facilitating cross-border payments from the US to Latin America. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a B.S. in Computer Science. He lives in New York City.

Kyle Limpic is published by Teamworthy Ventures as Vice President, Co-Director of the Spring 2026 Teamworthy Founder Fellowship Program. Kyle Limpic is a Vice President on our investment team and Co-Director of the Spring 2026 Teamworthy Founder Fellowship Program. Previously, Kyle was a Summer Associate with Teamworthy Ventures. Prior to Teamworthy, he worked as a research assistant in the tissue engineering laboratory of Dr. Donald Griffin at the University of Virginia, and interned at RRA Capital, a commercial real estate private credit fund. He graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, where he was also the President of Engineers Going Global, a student-run project incubator. Kyle is originally from Arizona and is a proud Arizona sports fan. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

Brian Cashin is published by Teamworthy Ventures as Vice President, Co-Director of the Spring 2026 Teamworthy Founder Fellowship Program. Brian Cashin is a Vice President on our investment team and Co-Director of the Spring 2026 Teamworthy Founder Fellowship Program. Previously, Brian was a Senior Associate with Teamworthy Ventures after joining our team as a Summer Associate. Before Teamworthy, Brian worked as a software engineer on the Yale ITS Technology and Development Team. He graduated from Yale College with a B.A. as a double major in Economics and History where he was also President of the Yale Political Union and Editor-in-Chief of the Yale Socially Responsible Investments Journal. He is an accomplished violinist. He lives in Nashville.

Stephen Schmalhofer is published by Teamworthy Ventures as Partner. Stephen Schmalhofer is a Partner at Teamworthy Ventures and serves on the boards of Uncountable, UserInterviews, Hunt Club, Dendi, and GovWorx. He leads the firm’s Summer Associate program. He began his career at Swiss Re Capital Markets and Odyssey Re (a Fairfax Financial subsidiary). Stephen graduated from Yale College with a B.A. in History and an Ivy League football championship. Originally from Pennsylvania, he lives in Connecticut with his wife and their four daughters.

Thomas D. Lehrman is published by Teamworthy Ventures as Managing Partner. Thomas D. Lehrman is Managing Partner of Teamworthy Ventures. Mr. Lehrman was formerly co-founder and former Co-Chief Executive Officer of Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG) and has been involved as a founding or seed investor in numerous early stage ventures. Mr. Lehrman previously served as a Director of the Office of WMD Terrorism at the U.S. Department of State and as a member of the professional staff on the President’s WMD Commission. Earlier in his career, he worked as a financial analyst at Tiger Management. Mr. Lehrman has been a Board Member of several educational institutions including KIPP NYC Public Charter Schools, Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School, and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Mr. Lehrman graduated from Duke University and Yale Law School and his writings have appeared in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.

Jake Matthews was part of the Vanderbilt founding team behind Zeno Power. The current company history identifies co-founders Tyler, Jonathan and Jake, and Vanderbilt identifies Jake Matthews. He is absent from the current leadership directory; a continuing CTO appointment and end date are unverified.

Kelsey Bates is identified by Zeno Power as its communications manager in the June 18, 2026 manufacturing-facility announcement.

Matt Trevithick is a published member of Zeno Power’s advisory board. The company directory describes this background: Managing Partner, Leitmotif. This directory background does not establish an additional current employer appointment.

John M. Richardson is a published member of Zeno Power’s advisory board. The company directory describes this background: Former Chief of Naval Operations, US Navy (USN, RET.). This directory background does not establish an additional current employer appointment.

Amy Roma is a published member of Zeno Power’s advisory board. The company directory describes this background: Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. This directory background does not establish an additional current employer appointment.

Keith Klein is a published member of Zeno Power’s advisory board. The company directory describes this background: Former Manager, Richland Operations, Department of Energy. This directory background does not establish an additional current employer appointment.

Steven Krahn is a published member of Zeno Power’s advisory board. The company directory describes this background: PROF. of Nuclear Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt. This directory background does not establish an additional current employer appointment.

Bart Gordon is a published member of Zeno Power’s advisory board. The company directory describes this background: Former US Representative (TN-4), Chair of House Science Committee. This directory background does not establish an additional current employer appointment.

Michelle Brechtelsbauer is a published member of Zeno Power’s advisory board. The company directory describes this background: Vice President OF Strategy, Newlab. This directory background does not establish an additional current employer appointment.

Rita Baranwal is a published member of Zeno Power’s advisory board. The company directory describes this background: Former Assistant Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Energy. This directory background does not establish an additional current employer appointment.

Mathieu Martin is Director of Engineering at Zeno Power, which develops radioisotope power systems for maritime, defense and space applications.

Donna Burns is Vice President of Quality at Zeno Power, which develops radioisotope power systems for maritime, defense and space applications.

Jamie Lambie is Director of Project Management at Zeno Power, which develops radioisotope power systems for maritime, defense and space applications.

Taylor Banks is Vice President of Finance at Zeno Power, which develops radioisotope power systems for maritime, defense and space applications.

A.C. Charania is Senior Vice President of Space Business Development at Zeno Power, which develops radioisotope power systems for maritime, defense and space applications.

Harsh S. Desai is Chief Commercialization Officer at Zeno Power, which develops radioisotope power systems for maritime, defense and space applications.

Lindsey Boles is Chief Product Officer at Zeno Power, which develops radioisotope power systems for maritime, defense and space applications.

Sachin Desai is Chief Regulatory and Legal Officer at Zeno Power, which develops radioisotope power systems for maritime, defense and space applications.

Jonathan Segal is Co-Founder & COO at Zeno Power, which develops radioisotope power systems for maritime, defense and space applications.

Tyler Bernstein is Co-Founder & CEO at Zeno Power, which develops radioisotope power systems for maritime, defense and space applications.

Zeno Power develops compact radioisotope power systems, also called nuclear batteries, for remote maritime, defense and space missions. Its systems convert heat from the natural decay of strontium-90 or americium-241 into useful heat and electricity through thermoelectric or Stirling conversion. Incorporated in April 2018 after a Vanderbilt University project, the company operates in Washington, D.C., Seattle and Sunol, California. It has demonstrated a scaled radioisotope heat source and is developing commercial systems rather than selling a broadly deployed finished product. Its June 2026 Vallecitos announcement reports non-radiological operations begun, with radiological operations pending regulatory approval; existing site decommissioning licenses do not establish approval of Zeno production. That announcement targets initial government deliveries in 2027 and scaled production in 2028. The August 2026 Firefly payload agreement schedules a lunar heater demonstration no earlier than 2028. Published leadership includes CEO Tyler Bernstein and COO Jonathan Segal. Its financing includes an initial USD50,000 investment from 1517 Fund, a USD1.5M seed, USD20M Series A and USD50M Series B. Government contract totals and undrawn credit facilities are separate from equity capital raised. Seraphim Space Investment Trust separately disclosed an actual USD3.6M follow-on investment in August 2026; the total financing amount and stage were undisclosed. Techstars identifies Zeno as a 2019 portfolio company.

Chad Scherrer is a technical team member at Symbolic Mind. His public GitHub profile identifies the company and his interests in Rust, Julia and probabilistic programming. His published projects include probabilistic programming and measure-theoretic computational tools; an exact current job title was not publicly established.

Rajat Gupta is a data scientist at Symbolic Mind, where his public professional profile describes work on neuro-symbolic AI.

Abby Cowburn is published by Techstars as Senior Vice President, People and Culture. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Allison Kitain is published by Techstars as Senior Program Manager. The individual profile provides this background: Allison Kitain is a Senior Program Manager at Techstars based in Los Angeles, where she currently runs the USC & Techstars and Techstars Space accelerator programs. She previously led Techstars Los Angeles and Techstars Healthcare, bringing her total to four programs across eleven cohorts.

Ashley Kovacs is published by Techstars as Program Manager. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Blake Yeager is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Brian Seckel is published by Techstars as Program Manager. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Chase Dalton is published by Techstars as Investment Analyst. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Eoghan O'Flaherty is published by Techstars as Investment Associate. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Greg Rogers is published by Techstars as Senior Adviser (published alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The individual profile provides this background: Greg Rogers is an experienced entrepreneur, senior advisor, and angel investor with a career dedicated to scaling early-stage technology companies. Currently serving as a Senior Advisor at Techstars, he leverages his deep background in venture operations to support founders and drive ecosystem growth.

Guy Israeli is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The individual profile provides this background: About Techstars About Us Blog Newsletter Newsroom Careers Information For Founders Alumni Investors Partners Mentors For Startups Founder Catalyst Startup Weekend Startup Week Startup Digest Events Support FAQ Code of Conduct Brand Guidelines Contact Admin Initiatives Techstars Universe Techstars Foundation Apply Today Subscribe to Techstars Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Manage Cookies

Jess Stalbaum is published by Techstars as VP Operations & Chief of Staff. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Jon Zanoff is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

KJ Singh is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Kartik Varma is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Kate Alexander is published by Techstars as VP, Product & Engineering. The individual profile provides this background: Kate Alexander is VP of Product & Engineering at Techstars, where she leads the teams building the tools and systems that power the organization. She joined Techstars in 2023 after a career spanning customer success, operations, and product across SaaS and fitness industries.

Katie Smith is published by Techstars as Head of Startup Community. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Keith Camhi is published by Techstars as Managing Director, Techstars Healthcare powered by Permanente Medicine. The individual profile provides this background: Keith invests in and advises talented entrepreneurs at Techstars, where he is currently the Managing Director of the Techstars Healthcare Accelerator powered by Permanente Medicine. During his time at Techstars, he has led the global accelerator investment team, run accelerator programs with other prominent partners including Melinda Gates's Pivotal Ventures (Future of Longevity) and J.P.

Leticia Calvillo is published by Techstars as Program Manager. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Malte Witt is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Matthew Jaeh is published by Techstars as Managing Director. The individual profile provides this background: Matthew Jaeh serves as the Managing Director at the Techstars Alabama Energytech Accelerator. He is the founder of ProctorU, an educational technology company that facilitates remote assessments for individuals worldwide.

Melissa Westbrook is published by Techstars as General Counsel. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Millen Wolde-Selassie is published by Techstars as Senior Investment Manager. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Monica Wheat is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Natty Zola is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Pete Townsend is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Rene Budeck is published by Techstars as Program Manager. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Smitha Gopal is published by Techstars as Managing Director. The individual profile provides this background: Smitha Gopal is the Managing Director of Techstars AI Health Baltimore. Smitha led and sold Rendia, an engagement software platform that helps 8,000+ providers improve patient outcomes & accelerate revenue growth.

Vadim Asadov is a Vice President at Symbolic Mind. In the company’s hosting partner Hyve’s case study, he describes its CPU-based AI infrastructure and deployment requirements.

Vijay Tirathrai is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Alexander Shumsky is Chief Marketing Officer at Symbolic Mind. The employer-managed hiring profile identifies his marketing leadership role and publishes his portrait.

Sergey Shumsky is Chief Scientist at Symbolic Mind, working on neuro-symbolic machine learning and reasoning. The company’s hiring profile and the 2026 OpenTalks conference identify his current scientific leadership role.

Adam Phillips is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Amos Schwartzfarb is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Anastasia Simon is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Bob Mason is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Bob Moczydlowsky is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Claudia Reuter is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Cody Simms is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Connor Murphy is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Jag Singh is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Jason Seats is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed. Jason Seats appears in True Wealth Ventures’ published adviser and LP network. His existing current Techstars MD Emeritus biography takes precedence over older external titles in True Wealth’s adviser biography. His technology background includes co-founding Slicehost and working at Rackspace.

Jens Lapinski is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Julien Quintard is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Martin Olczyk is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Matt Kozlov is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Matt Miller is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Max Kelly is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Nate Schmidt is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Ray Newal is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Ryan Kuder is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Sunil Sharma is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Taylor McLemore is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Tricia Martínez-Saab is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Zach Nies is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Zoe Schlag is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Christie Jenkins is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Isaac Kato is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Warren Katz is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Barry Givens is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Jenny Fielding is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

John Fein is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Jonathan Fentzke is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Jordan Fliegel is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Tim Dorr is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Todd Deacon is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Yossi Hasson is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Allard Luchsinger is published by Techstars as Managing Director. The individual profile provides this background: Allard Luchsinger is a Managing Director at Techstars, the accelerator company that helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. He leads the ABN AMRO + Techstars Future of Finance Accelerator, located in Amsterdam, which focuses on unstoppable early stage founders building across all fintech, and fintech related, areas.

Andres Barreto is published by Techstars as Managing Director. The individual profile provides this background: Andres Barreto is a Managing Director at Techstars, where he invests in and champions promising early-stage technology startups. He brings a unique, founder-first perspective, honed by his own journey as a serial entrepreneur.

Andrew Cleland is published by Techstars as Member of the Investment Committee. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Angie Grimm is published by Techstars as Senior Vice President, Growth & General Manager, Accelerators. The individual profile provides this background: Angie Grimm is the SVP of Growth at Techstars. She is the former Head of IBM Ventures and VP of Corporate Development and Strategy for IBM Corporation.

Ann Oleson is published by Techstars as Chief Marketing Officer. The individual profile provides this background: Ann Oleson brings a deep foundation in building and scaling digital marketing ventures, demonstrated across higher education and impact-driven organizations. As the founder of Converge, she led it to multiple Inc.

Anna Barber is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Anthony Alepra is published by Techstars as Program Manager. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Arthur Parens is published by Techstars as Investment Associate. The individual profile provides this background: About Techstars About Us Blog Newsletter Newsroom Careers Information For Founders Alumni Investors Partners Mentors For Startups Founder Catalyst Startup Weekend Startup Week Startup Digest Events Support FAQ Code of Conduct Brand Guidelines Contact Admin Initiatives Techstars Universe Techstars Foundation Apply Today Subscribe to Techstars Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Manage Cookies

Audun Abelsnes is published by Techstars as Managing Director. The individual profile provides this background: Audun Abelsnes served as Managing Director for the Equinor-backed Techstars Energy Accelerator in Norway (2017-2024) and the Techstars Sustainability Paris Accelerator (2024-2025). He is also a voting member of the Techstars Investment Committee for the Techstars America Fund.

Brad Schnitzer is published by Techstars as Managing Director. The individual profile provides this background: Brad Schnitzer is the Managing Director of Northwestern Medicine & Techstars Healthcare Accelerator. Investor, founder/operator and early employee at Built In, one of the leading platforms in the tech and startup ecosystem here in Chicago.

Brett Brohl is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Brian Daly is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Chris Adelsbach is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Clement Cazalot is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Cord Brown is published by Techstars as Investment Associate. The individual profile provides this background: Cord Brown is an Investment Associate at Techstars NYC, where he supports sourcing, recruitment, and evaluation of early-stage startups while guiding founder experience throughout the accelerator. He joined Techstars in 2021, first working on the Pipeline Team and later serving as an Investment Advisor to the Techstars Rising Stars Fund.

Dave Cass is published by Techstars as Former Managing Director (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The individual profile provides this background: Dave Cass is the Managing Director for the Techstars Workforce Development Accelerator. As an investor, Dave is committed to supporting founders and companies who are deeply committed to solving problems in the modern workforce and maximizing human potential.

David Cohen is published by Techstars as Founder & CEO. The individual profile provides this background: David Cohen is the Founder and CEO of Techstars, a pre-seed investor that provides access to capital, programming and connections to early-stage entrepreneurs. Since founding Techstars in 2006, the company has invested in more than 4,000 startups, including notable investments in over 20 unicorns such as Alloy, Chainalysis, Classpass, DataRobot, Digital Ocean, Outreach, Pillpack, Remitly, SalesLoft, SendGrid and Zipline.

Elle Bruno is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Emily McLanahan is published by Techstars as Investment Manager. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Ethan Austin is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Gabriel Schlumberger is published by Techstars as Managing Director. The individual profile provides this background: Investor, founder, mentor and generally a startup guy for the past decade, and a variety of roles at the intersection of entertainment and digital before that. Currently the MD of two Techstars accelerators in Los Angeles: USC & Space.

Gaby Rudd is published by Techstars as Investment Manager. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Georgie Smithwick is published by Techstars as Managing Director. The individual profile provides this background: Georgie Smithwick is the Managing Director of the Techstars London Accelerator. A founder-turned-investor, she brings deep early-stage experience across product, go-to-market, and fundraising.

Hugo Augusto is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Jennifer Davis is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Jon Bradford is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Jonathan Geehan is published by Techstars as Chief Financial Officer. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Kerty Levy is published by Techstars as Managing Director. The individual profile provides this background: Kerty Levy is a founder, operator, and investor who has done the hard work at every stage — launching ventures, scaling teams, and advising startups navigating their earliest and most critical inflection points. Her path spans corporate leadership, entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, investing, advising, and accelerator management across multiple industries and geographies.

Mason Darryl Gunter is published by Techstars as Investment Manager. The individual profile provides this background: Mason Gunter is passionate about innovation in deep tech, climate tech, and their intersection to improve the human experience and create a sustainable and more equitable world. His previous professional experience includes strategy consulting focused heavily on analytics, social impact, IoT, and the Future of Work for US and international businesses and governments.

Misti Cain is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Ryan Broshar is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Sabrina Kelly is published by Techstars as President. The individual profile provides this background: I’m a builder. I thrive when motivating teams through the unknown, and am at my best when applying a strategic talent lens to critical business challenges.

Sarah Bain is published by Techstars as Managing Director. The individual profile provides this background: Sarah Bain is a Managing Director at Techstars, where she’s spent nearly a decade backing bold founders and helping early-stage companies level up. She’s led accelerator programs, invested in dozens of startups, and knows what it takes to go from idea to scale.

Shay Har-Noy is published by Techstars as Managing Director. The individual profile provides this background: Shay Har-Noy is the Managing Director of Techstars Boulder and is responsible for raising the fund, recruiting companies, and working with the world's best founders. Passionate about: startups, entrepreneurship, deep tech, AI, and climbing!

Tim Grace is published by Techstars as Managing Director. The individual profile provides this background: Tim Grace is Managing Director at Techstars Columbus powered by The Ohio State University, where he invests in founders building AI-native and deep tech solutions for critical industries - Aerospace, Advanced Manufacturing & Defense. Prior to Techstars, he co-founded and led LongJump, a first-check venture fund based in Chicago that has backed nearly 50 companies since 2021, becoming one of the most active pre-seed investors in the Midwest.

Trey Bowles is published by Techstars as MD Emeritus (alumni directory). This is an alumni/advisory directory affiliation and does not establish a current full-time managing-director appointment. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Vance Dekker is published by Techstars as Investment Manager. The current published directory verifies the named affiliation; exact appointment dates are undisclosed.

Yuki Shirato is published by Techstars as Managing Director. The individual profile provides this background: Yuki Shirato is a seasoned investor, serial entrepreneur and attorney with 25 years of experience bridging law and global business. Known for providing strategic and practical advice, he currently serves as Managing Director of Techstars Japan, where he leads one of the world’s most active startup accelerator programs.

Samyr Qureshi is a Venture Partner at Deep Acre and a founder, adviser and personal investor. His current self-profile identifies him as former CEO and current executive chairman of Knack, and senior adviser to MagicSchool AI. His own angel investments and LP interest in Deep Acre Capital do not imply manager investments into those companies.

Douglas Feirstein, also known as Doug Feirstein, is a Partner at Deep Acre with venture and angel investment experience. The firm identifies him as a founder of LiveOps and co-founder of uSell and Hired. His personal LP and angel positions are distinct from Deep Acre’s direct investments.

Alexander Keith, also known as Alex Keith, is a Partner at Deep Acre and co-leads its predecessor Meyer Keith private investment activity. His founder experience includes operating a private-label supply-chain business for e-commerce brands. He is based in Los Angeles and studied at Cornell.

Jeremy Stauffer supports operations, investor relations and portfolio administration at Deep Acre. He studied mechanical engineering and previously developed renewable-energy projects.

Charles Meyer is a Partner at Deep Acre, working with technology founders and specialist venture managers. The firm’s biography describes startup investing and founder experience since2009 and a focus on intellectual property and business development. He is based between Florida and New York.

US venture investment firm backing specialist emerging fund managers, investing directly in technology founders and expanding positions in breakout companies. Its strategy combines fund-of-funds exposure with direct venture investments. A December2024 partner review described a 30% allocation to external managers and 70% to direct companies, with research spanning AI models and infrastructure, cloud and developer tools, enterprise applications, industrial automation and AI-enabled vertical businesses. Its current direct portfolio includes CopilotKit, Nuon, E2B, Weaviate, Unkey, Earth AI, Boardy, San Francisco Compute, Dirac and Parallel Fluidics. The official site separately identifies current manager investments and legacy investments made before Deep Acre; legacy founder investments and underlying companies in externally managed funds are not assumed to be direct current positions. Its published team includes partners Charles Meyer, Alexander Keith and Douglas Feirstein and operations professional Jeremy Stauffer; Samyr Qureshi’s current self-profile identifies him as a venture partner. Deep Acre Fund I reported its first $15 million raised in a January2024 partner letter. A 2023 SEC filing’s $50 million offering was a target with zero sold at filing, not a verified $50 million close. The firm’s earlier Meyer Keith investment activity predates the Deep Acre fund; no precise manager founding year or final fund-close date is assumed.

Mike Tully is Rubato’s VP Sales & Clinical Success. Its current directory publishes his credentials PT, DPT and OCS, reflecting a physical-therapy and clinical-success background. He is not merged with the separately recorded Michael Tully, Journey Holdings founder and Beacon adviser.

Noam Guy is co-founder and Software Architect of Rubato according to its current team directory. The investor’s portfolio identifies him as CTO; the current company-published title is retained rather than assuming both titles remain current.

Amit Sternberg is the co-founder and CEO of Rubato. The company describes its founding perspective as musician-led and develops machine-learning and biometrics-based music intervention technology.

Frank Ahmann serves on Rubato’s clinical advisory board in healthcare consultancy. The current company directory identifies him as CEO of XM Therapeutics.

Claudius Conrad serves on Rubato’s clinical advisory board. Its directory lists him as the Phyllis M. Wise Professor of Medicine and Innovation and Associate Dean for Research & Innovation at Carle Illinois College of Medicine, with surgical oncology, engineering and translational-research roles at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Kimberly Lockwood advises Rubato on physiological measurement. The company’s directory identifies her background through the UCSF measurement research network and Lark Health.

Indre Viskontas advises Rubato on cognitive neuroscience. Its current clinical-advisory directory identifies her affiliations with the University of San Francisco and San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

U.S. digital health company developing biometrically personalized music-based interventions for dementia, mild cognitive impairment and related care needs. RUBATO combines machine learning, patient music preferences and wristband heart-rate and heart-rate-variability signals to adjust playlists and provide response information for caregivers and therapists in skilled nursing and rehabilitation settings. The company reports commercial deployment and clinical research collaborations; its current team includes co-founder and CEO Amit Sternberg, co-founder and Software Architect Noam Guy, and VP Sales & Clinical Success Mike Tully, alongside four named clinical advisors. Its funding relationships include 97212 Ventures and the Techstars Columbus spring2024 accelerator, with exact investment amounts and dates undisclosed in the primary sources reviewed. NIH/NIA awarded Rubato Inc. USD250,812 in fiscal2025 and USD243,043 in fiscal2026 for projectR41AG092161, a music-intervention study associated with Brown University; these are research awards, not equity rounds. The NIH recipient address is Pacific Palisades, California. ClinicalTrials.gov studyNCT06163378 has current status UNKNOWN, with last status verification in November2023 and no posted results; planned completion dates do not establish actual completion. Clinical use, research registration and publication are distinct from FDA approval or demonstrated treatment efficacy. Proposed expansion into oncology, PTSD or autism-related care remains company development intent.

Symbolic Mind is an enterprise AI company developing a CPU-native neuro-symbolic architecture combining hierarchical symbolic reasoning, planning and neural learning. It delivers models that customers can train on proprietary data and deploy in cloud, on-premises or edge environments. Its platform targets compute and energy efficiency, continual learning, traceable reasoning and customer control of data and intellectual property. The company reports major efficiency improvements over transformer-based approaches; these are its own performance claims rather than independently verified universal benchmarks. CEO and co-founder Vamsi Sistla works with Chief Scientist Sergey Shumsky and a distributed team. The business was founded in2023 and is headquartered in San Diego, with personnel in Seattle and Israel. Earlier product and vendor materials refer to Adam & Eva and its EVA language model and ADAM robotics architecture. Verified institutional backers include 97212 Ventures and Virta Ventures; exact investment dates, amounts and legal vehicles were not publicly established.

Leeor Mushin is a co-founder and investment leader of Formation VC and manager of the general partner named in its SEC fund filings. He previously served as a Principal at Floodgate and created the 20|20 Fund while at Stanford. Earlier he co-founded a digital marketing business and worked in energy-company strategy. Formation focuses on early founder conviction, pre-seed leadership and seed participation.

Solly Garber is a co-founder and investment leader of Formation VC. The firm identifies him as an early-stage operator-investor who previously launched Strada and developed seed investing from a single family office. His prior early checks included Headway, Assured, Nourish, Covenant and Krea; those earlier investments are not automatically attributed to Formation. Before investing he worked on talent discovery at Sony Music and Tribeca Films and business development at IAC.

Formation VC is an early-stage venture firm led by Solly Garber and Leeor Mushin. It works with entrepreneurs during idea formation, building conviction through individual support, peer cohorts and early design partners, and states that it leads pre-seed rounds and participates in seed financings. Its confirmed investments include Oratomic, a neutral-atom quantum computing company, and AI software companies such as Burnt. Its website names New York, San Francisco and Miami as locations. Garber previously built seed investing at Strada; Mushin was a Principal at Floodgate and created the 20|20 Fund at Stanford. SEC filings identify Formation VC Fund I, L.P. and Formation Lights I, LP under the same general-partner management. Lights I reported its full USD7,339,847 offering sold in September2026. Fund I reported USD4,955,000 sold against a USD20M offering in July2024; this partial disclosure does not establish its final close. Formation VC is distinct from formation.dev, Formation 8 and Formation Bio.

Geoffrey Harris is director at Inseer, an Iowa City company developing AI computer-vision software for workplace ergonomics and musculoskeletal injury-risk assessments.

Michael Ryan is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Healthcare IT Council Member. The directory describes their outside context as Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Information Officer, Dell Medical School, UT Austin; this is not an executive title at HealthQuest.

Aidan Mackay is full stack engineer at Inseer, an Iowa City company developing AI computer-vision software for workplace ergonomics and musculoskeletal injury-risk assessments.

Carly Mojica is chief product officer at Inseer, an Iowa City company developing AI computer-vision software for workplace ergonomics and musculoskeletal injury-risk assessments.

Crystal Zheng is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Associate.

Daniel Cosgrove is director at Inseer, an Iowa City company developing AI computer-vision software for workplace ergonomics and musculoskeletal injury-risk assessments.

Hardi Patel is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Associate.

Jean E. Robillard is co-founder, chairman of the board at Inseer, an Iowa City company developing AI computer-vision software for workplace ergonomics and musculoskeletal injury-risk assessments.

Jodi Glunz is ergonomics consultant at Inseer, an Iowa City company developing AI computer-vision software for workplace ergonomics and musculoskeletal injury-risk assessments.

Kevin Fang is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Associate.

Mitchell Messmore is chief r&d officer at Inseer, an Iowa City company developing AI computer-vision software for workplace ergonomics and musculoskeletal injury-risk assessments.

Ryan Mackey is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Healthcare IT Council Member. The directory describes their outside context as Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Lifepoint Health ; this is not an executive title at HealthQuest.

Steven E. Zumbach is director at Inseer, an Iowa City company developing AI computer-vision software for workplace ergonomics and musculoskeletal injury-risk assessments.

John Rachid is chief technology officer at Inseer, an Iowa City company developing AI computer-vision software for workplace ergonomics and musculoskeletal injury-risk assessments.

Morgan Nakamura is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Analyst.

Nathan B. Fethke is co-founder, chief science officer at Inseer, an Iowa City company developing AI computer-vision software for workplace ergonomics and musculoskeletal injury-risk assessments.

Woody Ritchey is chief executive officer, director at Inseer, an Iowa City company developing AI computer-vision software for workplace ergonomics and musculoskeletal injury-risk assessments.

Ben Houston is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Operating Partner.

John Starcher is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Industry Advisory Board Member. The directory describes their outside context as President and CEO, Bon Secours Mercy Health; this is not an executive title at HealthQuest.

Terry Shaw is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Industry Advisory Board Member. The directory describes their outside context as CEO Emeritus, AdventHealth; this is not an executive title at HealthQuest. Executive advisor of LRVHealth and former president and chief executive of AdventHealth, serving in that executive role from 2016 to 2025. His healthcare-system career also included finance and operations leadership. The advisory affiliation is separate from his existing HealthQuest advisory role.

Kristi Savacool is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Industry Advisory Board Member. The directory describes their outside context as Former CEO of Aon Hewitt; this is not an executive title at HealthQuest.

Jon Roberts is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Industry Advisory Board Member. The directory describes their outside context as Former Chief Operating Officer of CVS Health; this is not an executive title at HealthQuest.

Dave King, former CEO and executive chairman of LabCorp, is an Industry Advisory Board member and Operating Partner at HealthQuest Capital. He joined its Tactical Opportunities operating team in 2023 and is distinct from Headline adviser Dave King, the former Asana chief marketing officer.

Senior Advisor to EW Healthcare Partners since 2017. Former Medtronic chairman and CEO, he later led Immucor and has served on healthcare company boards including Bioventus and MiMedx. He studied electrical and biomedical engineering at Duke and earned an MBA at the University of Virginia. The existing HealthQuest Capital advisory affiliation is preserved. The firm’s legal disclaimer does not treat this advisory title as evidence of employee, principal or fund-partner status.

Mike Kaufmann is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Industry Advisory Board Member. The directory describes their outside context as Former CEO of Cardinal Health; this is not an executive title at HealthQuest.

Risa Lavizzo-Mourey is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Industry Advisory Board Member. The directory describes their outside context as Former CEO of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; this is not an executive title at HealthQuest.

Vince Forlenza is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Industry Advisory Board Member. The directory describes their outside context as Former CEO of Becton Dickinson; this is not an executive title at HealthQuest.

Harald Putterman is named on Oratomic’s current team, which develops fault-tolerant quantum computers using reconfigurable neutral-atom arrays.

John Preskill is named on Oratomic’s current team, which develops fault-tolerant quantum computers using reconfigurable neutral-atom arrays.

Lewis Picard is named on Oratomic’s current team, which develops fault-tolerant quantum computers using reconfigurable neutral-atom arrays.

Nickolas Pilgram is a member of Oratomic’s quantum computing team. His research background includes molecular laser cooling, precision quantum sensing and atomic physics. Cal Poly’s March2024 alumni event describes his Caltech doctorate and then-current NIST postdoctoral work; that former NIST appointment is not treated as a current role.

Qian Xu is named on Oratomic’s current team, which develops fault-tolerant quantum computers using reconfigurable neutral-atom arrays.

Hannah Manetsch is named on Oratomic’s current team, which develops fault-tolerant quantum computers using reconfigurable neutral-atom arrays.

Harry Levine is named on Oratomic’s current team, which develops fault-tolerant quantum computers using reconfigurable neutral-atom arrays.

Hsin-Yuan Huang, also known as Robert, is a member of Oratomic’s team and a quantum information and machine learning researcher. His own biography describes faculty work at Caltech and research at Google Quantum AI.

Robbie King is named on Oratomic’s current team, which develops fault-tolerant quantum computers using reconfigurable neutral-atom arrays.

Wyatt W. Decker is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Industry Advisory Board Member. The directory describes their outside context as Former CEO of Optum Health; this is not an executive title at HealthQuest.

Andrei Faraon is named on Oratomic’s current team, which develops fault-tolerant quantum computers using reconfigurable neutral-atom arrays.

Jackson Ellis is named on Oratomic’s current team, which develops fault-tolerant quantum computers using reconfigurable neutral-atom arrays.

Manuel Endres is named on Oratomic’s current team, which develops fault-tolerant quantum computers using reconfigurable neutral-atom arrays.

Simon Evered is named on Oratomic’s current team, which develops fault-tolerant quantum computers using reconfigurable neutral-atom arrays.

Anthony Chen is named on Oratomic’s current team, which develops fault-tolerant quantum computers using reconfigurable neutral-atom arrays.

Craig Albanese is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Industry Advisory Board Member. The directory describes their outside context as President, Integrated Care and Coverage, Kaiser Permanente; this is not an executive title at HealthQuest.

Dolev Bluvstein is named on Oratomic’s current team, which develops fault-tolerant quantum computers using reconfigurable neutral-atom arrays. Advisor to Project Eleven since its October 2025 announcement, applying experience in neutral-atom quantum computing to quantum-safe transition planning. The company biography describes his Harvard PhD and research with reconfigurable atomic arrays. Its current roster also identifies him as Oratomic CEO and a Caltech professor. His existing Oratomic biography and relationships are preserved.

Jacob Covey is named on Oratomic’s current team, which develops fault-tolerant quantum computers using reconfigurable neutral-atom arrays.

Madelyn Cain is named on Oratomic’s current team, which develops fault-tolerant quantum computers using reconfigurable neutral-atom arrays.

Regina Benjamin is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Industry Advisory Board Member. The directory describes their outside context as Former U.S. Surgeon General; this is not an executive title at HealthQuest.

Jeff Ferranti is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Healthcare IT Council Member. The directory describes their outside context as Chief Digital Officer, Duke Health; this is not an executive title at HealthQuest.

John Glaser is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Healthcare IT Council Member. The directory describes their outside context as Former SVP of Population Health at Cerner Corporation; this is not an executive title at HealthQuest.

Denise Mutschler is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Executive Assistant.

R. Hal Baker is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Healthcare IT Council Member. The directory describes their outside context as Former Chief Digital & Information Officer, WellSpan Health; this is not an executive title at HealthQuest.

Ila Iyengar is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Associate, Investor Relations & Platform.

Phoebe Luongo is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Senior Valuation Analyst.

Ying Liang is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Senior Finance/Operations Analyst.

Charlie Zhang is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Tax Director.

Katie Shi is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Senior Associate.

Christine Ong is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Director of Finance.

Harold Lee is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Vice-President of Finance.

Rob Bart is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Healthcare IT Council Member. The directory describes their outside context as Chief Medical Information Officer at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC); this is not an executive title at HealthQuest.

Rob Alger is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Healthcare IT Council Member. The directory describes their outside context as SVP, Health Plan Information Technology Strategy at Kaiser Permanente; this is not an executive title at HealthQuest.

Avery Williams is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Head of Investor Relations, Platform & Marketing.

Ajay Madan is listed by HealthQuest Capital as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer.

Manfred Yu is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Chief Financial Officer.

Bill Gerard is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Vice President.

Emily Zhen is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Principal. The official biography confirms joining in 2026.

Neil Parikh is a HealthQuest Capital Principal and a board-certified radiation oncologist who joined in 2022. He co-founded CranioView during UCLA Biodesign training to detect elevated intracranial pressure noninvasively in acute neurological injury; that prior startup is not automatically a HealthQuest investment.

Witney McKiernan is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Partner.

Emmett Cunningham is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Senior Advisor.

David Kabakoff is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Founding Senior Partner.

Nate Burns is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Partner. The official biography confirms joining in 2026.

Sharath Reddy is a Partner focused on HealthQuest’s Tactical Opportunities Fund, having joined in 2022. He previously helped establish Atropos Health as founding CFO/COO and held healthcare investing roles at KKR, Farallon and Redwood Capital.

Iowa City company developing sensorless AI computer-vision software for workplace ergonomics. Its technology originated at the University of Iowa and analyzes movement in video recorded on a smartphone, tablet or camera to generate ergonomic risk assessments and help safety teams identify musculoskeletal injury risks. The software combines motion analysis, reporting and organization-wide risk dashboards; its Vision System has a commercial integration partnership with Cority’s EHS software. Inseer Inc., previously named Injuryseer, was incorporated in Delaware in 2018. The current public leadership directory lists Woody Ritchey as CEO and director. SEC notices report two fully sold 2025 equity offerings of USD420,000 and USD500,000, alongside other offerings whose final closes are unverified. Iowa awarded a USD250,000 Innovation Acceleration Launch Fund loan in January2024 and a USD500,000 Propel Fund loan in September2025; those awards are separate from equity sales and do not establish full cash drawdown.

Randy Scott is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Founding Partner.

Sam Brasch is listed by HealthQuest Capital as Partner.

Garheng Kong is the founding managing partner of HealthQuest Capital, founded in2012 according to its current biography. A physician, scientist and engineer, he previously invested at Intersouth and Sofinnova, holds degrees from Stanford and Duke, and leads growth healthcare investing. Labcorp public biography: Garheng Kong M.D., Ph.D. Lead Independent Director, Vice Chairman of the Board, and Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Garheng Kong has served as a director of the Company since December 2013, Lead Independent Director since June 2023, and Vice Chairman of the Board since December 2025. Dr. Kong also serves as the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee for the Company. Dr. Kong is the managing partner of HealthQuest Capital, a healthcare-focused investment firm, a role he has held since he founded HealthQuest Capital in 2012. He was previously a general partner at Sofinnova Investments, a healthcare investment firm, a position he held from 2010 to 2013. Before joining Sofinnova, Dr. Kong was a general partner from 2000 to 2010 at Intersouth Partners, a venture capital firm, where he was a founding investor or board member for various life science ventures, several of which were acquired by large pharmaceutical companies. Prior to his investing career, Dr. Kong was employed by GlaxoSmithKline, McKinsey & Company, and TherOx. Dr. Kong serves on the board of directors of Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc., a biopharma company, since 2015; Smith & Nephew, a medical device company, since 2025; and IKS Health, a care enablement platform company, since 2025. Dr. Kong previously served on the board of directors of Alimera Sciences, Inc., a pharmaceutical company that specializes in the commercialization and development of ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, from October 2012 to May 2023; Histogenics Corporation, a biotechnology company, from July 2012 until February 2019; Avedro, Inc., a commercial-stage ophthalmic medical technology company, from April 2017 until November 2019; Melinta Therapeutics, Inc., a pharmaceutical company formerly known as Cempra Pharmaceuticals, from September 2006 until June 2019; and Venus Concept, a medical technology company, from July 2017 to December 2024. Dr. Kong has also served on the boards of Duke University, Duke University Health System, Be The Match, Dell Children’s Foundation, University of Texas President’s Commercial Advisory Board, and the Austin Healthcare Council. Dr. Kong received undergraduate degrees in both Chemical Engineering and Biological Sciences from Stanford University, and earned an M.D., Ph.D. and MBA from Duke University.

HealthQuest Capital is a healthcare growth investment firm founded by physician and scientist Garheng Kong. Its current site and founder biography date its founding to 2012; historical fund announcements describe 2013. It invests in commercial-stage companies through Growth Equity and Tactical Opportunities strategies, spanning healthcare IT, technology-enabled services, medical devices, diagnostics and pharma services. Its stated investment focus includes AI-enabled diagnostics and precision oncology. Relevant portfolio companies include Thyme Care, Lunit, Alpheus Medical, AnswersNow and Venus Concept, which trades as Venus Aesthetic Intelligence at venus.ai. Its current directory lists 49 unique people across investment, finance and operations, partners, an Industry Advisory Board and a Healthcare IT Council. Dave King, the former LabCorp CEO, serves in both operating partner and advisory roles. Current offices are in Redwood City, California, and Austin, Texas. HealthQuest Capital Management, L.P. is the registered adviser, CRD 296583. Its March 30, 2026 Form ADV names eleven fund and special-purpose vehicles. Four final flagship fund closes are verified: $110 million in 2014, $225 million in 2016, $440 million in 2019 and $675 million in 2022. The current site reports approximately $2 billion under management, 52 portfolio companies and 23 exits; these are separate from final fund sizes. In September 2026, HealthQuest participated in Thyme Care’s Series E of more than $125 million; its individual investment was undisclosed.

Consultant listed by Solyco Capital as Investment Manager. The manager publishes a detailed professional biography at the cited profile. Manager biography: Donghyok Lee, a visionary serial entrepreneur from South Korea, serves as an Investment Manager at Solyco Capital Asia. With a dynamic portfolio in Web 3.0, Blockchain, the Metaverse, and Education, Donghyok is recognized for his bold ventures and innovative projects. He has established strong industry connections with leading organizations such as Animoca Brands, The Sandbox, HKU, HKUST, and Hashed, earning a respected position in the blockchain ecosystem. In addition to his blockchain expertise, Donghyok has provided consulting services for Korean companies expanding into the Hong Kong market and worked with Lotte. His latest venture, Metalympics, is incubated at Cyberport with the support of the Hong Kong government. Donghyok holds a degree in Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics with a minor in Entrepreneurship from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Fluent in English and Korean, with proficiency in Spanish and Chinese, he thrives in cross-cultural and global business environments.

Consultant listed by Solyco Capital as Managing Director. The manager publishes a detailed professional biography at the cited profile. The published biography identifies him as managing director of Solyco Capital Asia, with consulting and executive search experience across Asia. This person is distinct from the Gunderson Dettmer associate also named Jason Lee. Manager biography: With 25 years of experience across top global consulting firms including Korn Ferry International, DHR International, and Boyden, Jason Lee is currently the Managing Director at KSC International, co-CEO at Solutionist, and managing director at Solyco Capital Asia. He has been instrumental in leading global services and business development initiatives, serving Fortune 500 clients across Hong Kong, Korea, Greater China, Singapore, Japan, and beyond. Jason’s career includes working with over 50 client organizations across Asia and globally, with a focus on talent acquisition, business growth, and strategic consulting. He has provided executive search services for prestigious clients such as Samsung Group, LG Electronics, SK Group, SUNTORY Holdings, HUAWEI, TENCENT, and Alibaba. His early career includes key roles at Electric Data Systems and Honda Motor Company. Jason holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Ohio State University and studied international business at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Listed by Solyco Capital as Executive Assistant to Chris Van Dusen. Additional biographical details are not independently established.

Listed by Solyco Capital as Accounting Manager. Additional biographical details are not independently established.

Listed by Solyco Capital as Venture Capital Analyst. Additional biographical details are not independently established.

Listed by Solyco Capital as Venture Capital Analyst. Additional biographical details are not independently established.

Listed by Solyco Capital as Finance Manager. Additional biographical details are not independently established.

Listed by Solyco Capital as Commercial Real Estate Group. Additional biographical details are not independently established.

Listed by Solyco Capital as Executive Assistant. Additional biographical details are not independently established.

Listed by Solyco Capital as Executive Assistant. Additional biographical details are not independently established.

Listed by Solyco Capital as Project Specialist. Additional biographical details are not independently established.

Listed by Solyco Capital as Accounting Manager. Additional biographical details are not independently established.

Listed by Solyco Capital as Chief of Staff, UK & Europe. The manager publishes a detailed professional biography at the cited profile. Manager biography: Mark is a Strategic HR & Operations Leader with 15+ years’ experience scaling organisations, driving regulatory readiness, and building high-performance cultures. Skilled in establishing governance frameworks, shaping people and talent strategies, and delivering transformation across complex, regulated environments. Previously led HR operations for critical national functions during the UK Government’s pandemic response, advising senior stakeholders and executing large-scale programmes at pace. Passionate about building people-first, globally connected organisations that thrive in fast-changing environments, underpinned by an MSc in Project Management and as a Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (MCIPD).

Listed by Solyco Capital as Senior Executive Coordinator, Finance. Additional biographical details are not independently established.

Listed by Solyco Capital as Project Manager. The manager publishes a detailed professional biography at the cited profile. Manager biography: Kelsey graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 2013 with a B.S. of Economics and a Commission in the United States Air Force as a Second Lieutenant in the Force Support career field. Leaving active duty as a Captain Kelsey worked in IT Infrastructure Project Management before moving to Detroit in 2022 to join the Solyco Capital team.

Listed by Solyco Capital as FP&A Associate. Additional biographical details are not independently established.

Listed by Solyco Capital as Project Manager. Additional biographical details are not independently established.

Listed by Solyco Capital as Sr. Associate Investment Operations. The manager publishes a detailed professional biography at the cited profile. Manager biography: Zeeshan Bhatti is a finance professional with nearly a decade of experience in venture investing, economic development, asset management, and tax incentive procurement. His expertise spans financial analysis, multi-asset investing, and incentive negotiations, with a track record of supporting high-growth startups and established businesses through capital deployment, growth advisory services, and economic development initiatives. Zeeshan Bhatti has a track record of managing multimillion-dollar portfolios, securing financial incentives, and driving strategic growth for startups and established businesses. He has managed over $70 million in active investments across industries, overseeing early- and growth-stage investment vehicles while leading due diligence on growth stage opportunities. His expertise includes structuring, negotiating, and securing state and local tax incentives, procuring R&D credits, and facilitating access to vendor perks and credits for startups. Beyond his professional work, Zeeshan is dedicated to community development and philanthropy.

Listed by Solyco Capital as Project Specialist. Additional biographical details are not independently established.

Listed by Solyco Capital as Compliance Specialist. Additional biographical details are not independently established.

Listed by Solyco Capital as Director of Strategic Initiatives. The manager publishes a detailed professional biography at the cited profile. Manager biography: Globally recognized Crisis Management and Security expert, former Tier 1 Special Forces Operator Dean Stott serves as the Director of Strategic Initiatives at Solyco Capital. In this capacity Dean will lend his experience aiding in strategic partnerships and opportunity development. Leveraging his global network and operational expertise Dean will help founders scale, and investors find meaningfully validated opportunities. After serving 16 years in the military earning distinction within the UK’s elite Special Forces (SBS) Dean transitioned into the private sector, where he built a reputation advising governments, Fortune 500s, and UHNW families on crisis management, evacuations, and security strategy. His work has taken him to some of the most volatile regions in the world, and he continues to shape best-in-class standards in private security and operational leadership.

Listed by Solyco Capital as Director of Capital Procurement. The manager publishes a detailed professional biography at the cited profile. Manager biography: JP Norkus has over 30 years of commercial banking and turnaround & restructuring experience. He has earned the Chartered Financial Analysts (“CFA”) and Certified Turnaround Professional (“CTP”) designations. He has an MBA in Finance and is a graduate of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking. Before joining Solyco Capital, JP was most recently an EVP – Chief Credit Officer for a Southeast Michigan community bank. Prior to joining the bank in 2020, JP was a Managing Director for a boutique Michigan-based consultancy firm for eleven years serving in various transformation leadership roles including Chief Restructuring Officer, Court-appointed receiver and CFO, serving business owners and private equity firms. Successful engagements included a wide-range of industries including automotive, marine, furniture, appliance, recreational and agribusiness. JP held a variety of commercial banking leaderships roles including relationship management and credit administration.

Listed by Solyco Capital as Director of Tax and Financial Services. The manager publishes a detailed professional biography at the cited profile. Manager biography: Kelsey earned her bachelor’s in Accounting from Michigan State University and her MSA from Walsh College. She worked at as an accounting intern at a small Lansing non-profit organization while attending school and had two tax internships. She is also a Certified Public Accountant. She started her career at a regional public accounting firm specializing in non-for profit and real estate tax for 5 years. She was invited to join Solyco Capital because of her expertise in the space and joined to service the financial and tax services department. Kelsey is an avid MSU sports fan and spends her Saturdays in the fall back at her alma mater cheering on the Spartans with friends.

Listed by Solyco Capital as Director of Strategy & AI Infrastructure. The manager publishes a detailed professional biography at the cited profile. His published biography describes military and intelligence leadership and strategic relationships and ecosystem mapping. Manager biography: Matt brings more than 20 years of elite service and leadership, having served as a Special Forces Green Beret, Tier One Special Operator, CIA Operations Officer, and Command Sergeant Major. He joined Solyco through Alder’s inaugural fellowship of the OBSIDIAN Tier One Transition Program, a generational leadership group. In his role, Matt supports strategic relationships and ecosystem mapping to advance Solyco’s mission. His Special Operations background, coupled with a dynamic, forward-looking mindset, positions him to create meaningful opportunities for our portfolio companies and investors.

Listed by Solyco Capital as Director of Strategic Alliances and Special Projects. The manager publishes a detailed professional biography at the cited profile. Manager biography: Natalie Alvarez is the Director of Strategic Alliances and Special Projects at Solyco Capital. In this capacity, she cultivates key relationships across the ecosystem, building bridges between portfolio companies and funding partners. In addition, she drives the firm’s marketing and communications strategy to effectively convey Solyco’s unique value proposition. In 2022 she was appointed by Governor Lee to serve on the Tennessee State Workforce Development Board. Serving over six million Tennesseans, and managing an annual budget of $200M, the Board provides leadership and guidance to the state’s workforce system, while also increasing the competitive position of Tennessee businesses and attracting new businesses through the development of a highly skilled workforce. In Nashville she is an alumna of the Leadership Tennessee Next program, which connects emerging leaders across the state to address Tennessee’s most pressing challenges.

Listed by Solyco Capital as VP, Compliance and Financial Operations. The manager publishes a detailed professional biography at the cited profile. Manager biography: Kim has spent 36 years in the world of banking, finance, and accounting in both small and large financial institutions. Starting at Liberty State Bank and Trust in the accounting department while attending college, she advanced through the department until the bank was purchased by Huntington National Bank where she managed the Funds Management and Business Analytics departments. In 1998 Kim had the opportunity to join a de novo bank in southeast Michigan, working as Controller, CFO and Corporate Secretary while adding a mortgage division and helping grow the bank to $750 million in Assets. In 2010 she joined Main Street Bank as Controller, handling day-to-day accounting operations, monthly and quarterly reporting for the board of directors, investment committee, and regulators, as well as accounting and budgeting for their large-scale mortgage operations.

Listed by Solyco Capital as VP, Finance and Accounting. The manager publishes a detailed professional biography at the cited profile. Manager biography: Anna Herbert is an accomplished finance and accounting professional with over two decades of experience across a diverse array of industries. She has held several leadership roles, including her current position as VP of Finance at Solyco Capital, where she oversees financial and accounting operations. Her expertise encompasses IFRS and GAAP reporting, budgeting, performance analysis, treasury management, and project management. Anna is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and an Affiliate member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA, London). She also holds a Certificate in Project Management and a Certificate in Business Ethics, reflecting her commitment to ethical practices and effective leadership in finance. As an active member of the FEI Detroit Chapter (Financial Executives International), Anna continues to enhance her professional network and industry involvement. Throughout her career, Anna has been dedicated to fostering financial integrity, process efficiencies, and strategic growth within organizations.

Listed by Solyco Capital as VP, Client Relations & Special Projects. The manager publishes a detailed professional biography at the cited profile. Manager biography: After receiving her degree in Nursing, Elyse used her medical foundation to establish the first nurse owned and operated Medical Management Firm in the Midwest, specifically Metropolitan Detroit. The company specialized in catastrophic injuries, primarily Spinal Cord and Closed Head. In less than a year, branches opened in two other Michigan cities and employing diverse specialties, i.e. occupational therapy, speech therapy, rehabilitation nurses, and physiatrists. In addition, a quadriplegic staff peer counselor inspired the newly injured with his holistic approach to life. The company was featured on PM Magazine and in news publications. They also sponsored educational seminars and a wheel chair basketball team. She moved to Texas and launched Victory Hearing Aids and multiple Texas locations which were later sold. Upon relocating to SoCal, as Strategist and Director of Business Development for a local Acoustical Design Firm which she led through multiple stages of expansion.

Listed by Solyco Capital as VP, Deputy General Counsel. Additional biographical details are not independently established.

Listed by Solyco Capital as VP, Human Resources. The manager publishes a detailed professional biography at the cited profile. Manager biography: Stephanie Bossmeyer is a seasoned human resources leader with over 15 years of experience guiding people strategies that strengthen culture, drive engagement, and enhance organizational performance. Throughout her career, she has built and led HR functions from the ground up, aligning policies and talent initiatives with broader business goals to support growth and operational excellence. As the VP of HR at Solyco Capital, Stephanie leads the firm’s human capital strategy, overseeing all aspects of HR operations including talent acquisition and management, organizational development, leadership coaching, and employee engagement. She plays a key role in fostering a collaborative and performance-driven culture across Solyco’s diverse portfolio, ensuring that HR initiatives align with both the firm’s investment goals and its commitment to operational excellence. Throughout her career, Stephanie has guided organizations through periods of growth and transformation, developing HR infrastructure, implementing systems and policies, and leading change management initiatives.

Listed by Solyco Capital as Managing Director, UK & Europe. The manager publishes a detailed professional biography at the cited profile. Manager biography: Lee brings over 15 years of leadership, strategic growth and entrepreneurial experience in healthcare, biotech, and consumer wellness, alongside a strong track record of scaling businesses internationally. Before joining Solyco, Lee was a General Partner at Praetura Ventures, where he launched and managed the GMC Life Sciences Fund in partnership with government and industry. Earlier in his career, he advised US corporations including S.C. Johnson, where he led eCommerce innovation, and Rich’s Food, where he supported strategic M&A initiatives. As an entrepreneur, Lee has co-founded and expanded businesses globally from the UK, earning recognition in leading media outlets. He also founded LELLE & Co, providing strategic advice on M&A, market expansion, and growth strategy to investors and companies. His board and advisory experience spans healthcare, AI, and consumer businesses in the US and UK.

Listed by Solyco Capital as Senior Partner. Published responsibilities include marketing & sales, private equity and corporate strategy. The manager publishes a detailed professional biography at the cited profile. Manager biography: Chris Van Dusen is a marketing and growth professional with extensive early stage and capitalization experience. Chris launched a marketing agency Parcon LLC, was a partner in an Orange County liquor distillery Surf City Still Works and is formally the CGO (Chief Growth Officer) of Balanced Health Botanicals (BHB) in Denver, CO. An expert at navigating the challenges of an industry with many roadblocks, he allocated a budget of ~$20 million to lead a diverse team of marketers focused on democratizing CBD and making BHB the largest supplier of hemp-derived CBD in the world. Chris’ implemented strategy supported company growth both DTC and brick and mortar retail, which reflects unparalleled growth in 2019 and navigated the ever shifting landscape of COVID-19 in 2020. This culminated into a $75mm sale of BHB to Village Farms (NASDAQ: VFF) in August 2021.

Listed by Solyco Capital as Senior Partner, General Counsel. Published responsibilities include business law and compliance. The manager publishes a detailed professional biography at the cited profile. Manager biography: Dave has 18 years of experience representing local, regional, national and global banks in financing transactions totaling $4 billion. As a Senior Principal at Michigan’s oldest law firm, he led transactions involving small and middle market companies as well as high net worth individuals. In between closing deals, he led and advised senior management on strategic initiatives for the firm, played an active role in client development, and helped to recruit, mentor and develop young attorneys. Dave’s community involvement includes co-founding and serving as Treasurer of The Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy which leveraged an $800,000 grant to stimulate the redevelopment of twenty buildings in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood to house small businesses.

AIBIZ develops industrial artificial intelligence for diagnosing manufacturing processes. Its DutchBoy platform analyzes equipment sensor data, correlations and semiconductor wafer maps to detect anomalies, trace defects and identify root causes so manufacturers can improve yield and process stability. DutchBoy R automates analysis and document generation for semiconductor research and development. Its lightweight AI software runs on CPU infrastructure and serves semiconductor and other advanced manufacturing applications.

BHSN develops allibee, enterprise legal AI software for contract lifecycle management, corporate legal operations, compliance and legal research. Its proprietary legal language models, retrieval-augmented generation and Legal OCR analyze contracts and other legal documents, search corporate information and laws, and support AI contract review, legal advice and litigation workflows. The platform includes legal and business research agents and is available as SaaS or an on-premises deployment.

Ionomr Innovations develops and manufactures ion-exchange polymers and membranes for hydrogen production, fuel cells, chemical processing and energy storage. Its Aemion anion-exchange and Pemion proton-exchange material platforms use hydrocarbon chemistry to replace conventional fluorinated materials, helping equipment makers improve durability and reduce reliance on costly catalysts and toxic substances. The company combines electrochemistry and materials engineering with application support and manufacturing facilities in Vancouver and the Boston area to help customers scale clean-energy systems.

Professional engineer leading co-development opportunities and supply partnerships.

Electrochemist working on hydrocarbon electrochemistry and ion-exchange materials for hydrogen applications.

Joined Ionomr in February 2018; formerly COO and Vice President of Sales at SiGe Semiconductor.

BHSN appointed 원보람 as CBO on 17 April 2025. Previously led sales and marketing at BHSN, following roles at Samsung Electronics, Yanolja and bemyfriends. The creation name is a qualified transliteration; the published Korean display name is 원보람.

Joined Ionomr in 2018 and leads financial management and business operations.

BHSN names Hyungjun Kim (김형준) as CAIO, with previous AI research engineering experience at Naver and SK Telecom.

AIBIZ identifies Hyunjin Choi as its CTO and an AI PhD from Korea University.

AIBIZ lists James Jung in its Technical Division and identifies a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from KAIST.

Joined Ionomr in April 2022, bringing quality-management and regulatory-compliance experience.

Published as quality management advisor; professor of IT Policy and Management at Soongsil University and president of the Korean Society of Quality Management.

BHSN CEO Jungkeun Lim (임정근), formerly an attorney at Yulchon, is named in the company’s own English release and its 2025 leadership and financing announcements.

Published as an AI algorithm advisor and professor leading the Graduate School of AI at Korea University.

BHSN lists 이용희 as CTO, formerly at Green Labs and Coupang. The creation name is a qualified transliteration; the published Korean display name is 이용희.

Berget AI is a Swedish company providing sovereign AI inference and infrastructure for public and private organisations. Its platform runs open language and multimodal models on Swedish infrastructure through an OpenAI-compatible API, serverless inference and dedicated endpoints, enabling organisations to use AI while keeping their data in Europe. Services support text, image understanding, speech transcription, document processing, embeddings and reranking. Berget also offers coding assistants hosted in Sweden and uses fossil-free electricity and reused hardware for its infrastructure.

BrainZell is a Stockholm biotechnology company developing human brain organoids for CNS drug discovery and safety testing. Its platform grows three-dimensional brain models from induced pluripotent stem cells, including neural and immune-system components, and produces them in an automated robotic laboratory. It combines high-throughput experiments, live phenotypic measurements and computational modelling to identify biological mechanisms, drug targets, efficacy and side effects. Patient-derived models and neuroinflammation assays support research into conditions including Alzheimer’s disease and help researchers develop human-relevant alternatives to animal testing.

Connect Ventures is a London-based venture capital firm investing in European pre-seed and seed companies. Its partner-only investment team leads or co-leads early rounds and supports technical founders building AI infrastructure, software, hardware, robotics, automation and biotechnology businesses. The UK manager is Connect Ventures LLP, company number OC367566 and FCA reference 582584. It is distinct from the separate Los Angeles Connect Ventures associated with CAA and NEA.

Mosaico develops open-source data infrastructure for robotics and physical AI, operated by Dilica s.r.l. in Parma, Italy. Its on-premise platform ingests and organizes sensor recordings, including ROS, ROS2 and MCAP data, and provides structured queries and synchronized replay to turn large robotics datasets into training-ready assets. A Python SDK and data engine support ingestion, retrieval and streaming, while enterprise offerings add access controls, custom connectors and pipeline certification.

Nanoramic develops advanced materials for lithium-ion battery electrodes. Its Neocarbonix Slurry Precursor replaces conventional binders and additives with a conductive composite mesh, enabling PFAS-free battery materials and manufacturing without conventional NMP solvents. The drop-in technology works with existing production equipment and supports major cathode chemistries and silicon-rich anodes for electric vehicles, stationary storage, consumer electronics, drones, power tools and other applications. Founded out of MIT, the Massachusetts company combines nanocarbon research, pilot manufacturing and global production partnerships.

Niobrara Capital Partners is a New York private equity firm that backs middle-market B2B technology and technology-enabled services businesses, principally in North America and Europe. It partners with corporate owners, founders and management teams through growth investments, buyouts and corporate carveouts, supporting expansion and operational improvement. Its investments include semiconductor manufacturing, digital transformation, cybersecurity and managed IT services, with exposure to technology reshoring and the infrastructure and services supporting AI adoption. Founded by technology investor Paul C. Schorr IV, known as Chip Schorr, with partners Todd Bradley and Mike Pompeo, Niobrara announced the final close of its inaugural Founders Fund and parallel funds at over $1.1 billion in October 2026; related co-investment vehicles brought aggregate commitments above $1.5 billion.

Polar Semiconductor operates a U.S. semiconductor foundry in Bloomington, Minnesota, developing and manufacturing sensor, power and high-voltage silicon wafers. Its technologies include BCD, MOSFET, IGBT and gallium nitride for automotive, aerospace and defense, industrial and AI data center applications. For AI infrastructure, its power and sensor devices support voltage regulation, cooling, backup power and rack-level power distribution. Originating as Control Data in 1962, Polar became majority owned by Niobrara Capital and Prysm Capital following a $175 million equity financing closed in 2024 to expand domestic manufacturing.

Head of finance at Connect Ventures, which she joined in 2023. Trained as a chartered accountant at EY and worked on portfolio monitoring and valuations at Coller Capital.

Partnerships and R&D specialist studying glial biology and neural disease pathways.

Former BCG Gamma Nordic leader with experience implementing large-scale AI transformations.

Niobrara partner Andrew Dunn previously worked at One Equity Partners and Boston Consulting Group; studied at Oxford and Harvard Kennedy School. Distinct from the Quantum Brilliance executive of the same name.

Leads Nanoramic’s battery technology team, with more than 15 years in energy storage.

Private equity finance leader and certified public accountant, with experience at TowerBrook Capital Partners, Baker Capital and Deloitte.

Former STMicroelectronics chief executive and an industrial partner at FSI.

Software and AI entrepreneur, open-source advocate and public-sector technology adviser.

Leads brand, communications and events at Connect Ventures. Previously spent seven years at Notion Capital leading marketing, brand and community, following startup operations roles.

Technology investor with prior investment and operating roles at One Equity Partners, Augusta Columbia Capital and Blackstone.

Oversees wafer fabrication, manufacturing operations and supply-chain performance.

Leads engineering and maintenance operations; joined Polar predecessor VTC in 1990.

Allegro MicroSystems finance executive with prior semiconductor and technology finance leadership experience.

Leads strategic partnerships and fundraising while maintaining stakeholder engagement.

Leads enterprise sales and partner channels.

Chief technology officer and co-founder of Mosaico, with experience at Ambarella, Magneti Marelli and the University of Parma.

Chief scientific officer and co-founder of Mosaico, with experience at Ambarella, Magneti Marelli and the University of Pisa.

Site reliability engineer supporting cloud operations and quality systems.

CEO and co-founder of Mosaico, with engineering and research experience at Ambarella, Magneti Marelli and SISSA.

Product engineer with machine-learning training and consulting, data-science and startup experience.

Computational biologist developing predictive models of brain biology using simulation and AI.

Full-stack engineer building products and customer solutions.

Joined Polar in late 2024 and leads human resources and workforce planning.

Prysm Capital co-founder and managing partner; previously invested at BlackRock Private Equity Partners.

Leads capital formation and institutional investor relationships across private markets.

Datacentre networking specialist experienced in multinational infrastructure deployments.

Founder of Nanoramic in 2009, leading strategy and execution of its advanced-materials product lines.

GM Ventures representative published on Nanoramic’s board of directors.

Retired U.S. Marine Corps general and defense and technology adviser.

Joined Nanoramic in 2017; Massachusetts CPA with prior PricewaterhouseCoopers wealth-management tax experience.

Semiconductor marketing and business development executive with experience in automotive and radiation-hardened technologies.

Prysm Capital investment professional, with prior experience at Eurazeo and BlackRock.

Cloud-native developer-experience specialist and technical educator.

CFO at Connect Ventures, which he joined in 2016 after five years in the Balderton Capital finance team. Previously trained at an accountancy firm in London; holds a history degree from Warwick.

Business development specialist with pharmaceutical industry experience.

Previously at Foley & Lardner, specializing in intellectual-property transactions, patent strategy and emerging technologies.

WindSail Capital Group representative published on Nanoramic’s board of directors.

Former U.S. Secretary of State and CIA director, bringing government, national security and business experience to Niobrara.

Energy-storage and nanotechnology specialist who joined Nanoramic in 2010.

Network, server and systems operations specialist.

Technology investor with prior private equity experience at One Equity Partners and investment banking experience at UBS.

Known as Chip Schorr; founded Niobrara after technology investing leadership roles at One Equity Partners, Blackstone and CVC.

Semiconductor sales and marketing executive with prior regional leadership experience at STMicroelectronics.

Life science entrepreneur translating scientific innovation into commercial drug discovery services.

Co-founder and managing partner of Connect Ventures, focused on B2B software. Previously co-founder and CEO of Neo Network; his investments include Typeform, TrueLayer, Oyster, Purple Dot, Aikido and Plain.

Semiconductor technologist with experience in mixed-signal design, sensors, packaging and manufacturing.

Joined Polar in 2012 and supports business growth, technology planning and new markets.

Semiconductor executive and Alif Semiconductor co-founder, with prior leadership experience at Atmel, Freescale and STMicroelectronics.

Neuroscience and stem-cell researcher leading scientific development.

Operations manager at Connect Ventures, supporting finance, operations and the firm’s daily activities. Previously spent three and a half years at Orbit Partners; holds an MSc from UCL and BA from McGill. Her LinkedIn profile uses Rosemary Cipolla.

Builds the sourcing engine at Connect Ventures, which he joined in 2023. Previously a risk analyst at J.P. Morgan; studied mechanical engineering and finance at BITS Pilani and completed a master’s degree at London Business School.

Brand and communications professional supporting startups and multinational companies.

Previously led capital markets at AEA Investors and worked in leveraged finance at Credit Suisse.

Co-founder and managing partner of Connect Ventures, focused on consumer and B2B2C enablement, marketplaces, market networks and networked SaaS. Previously at Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures, where she led the SoundCloud Series A.

Catalus Capital representative published on Nanoramic’s board of directors.

Joined Polar in 2008 and has experience in semiconductor process engineering, fabrication operations and equipment design.

Former HP executive and Palm chief executive, with operating and private equity experience.

Listed by Solyco Capital as Senior Partner, CFO. Published responsibilities include financial strategy, analytics, turnarounds. The manager publishes a detailed professional biography at the cited profile. Manager biography: Greg has 18+ years of leadership, finance and accounting, strategic and operational experience in the gaming, leisure and hospitality industry. As a corporate executive he has completed transactions over $1B in aggregate value. He has taken companies through formal (Chapter 11) and informal turnaround efforts with 100% success rate that resulted in large returns for investors. Greg has extensive experience in raising capital and restructuring debt to better serve the strategic goal of the operation. Most recently Greg was the Chief Financial Officer for Casino Miami and was able to grow the value of the company from $125 million to over $250 million in just over 4 years. He was recruited as a strategic turnaround expert and was able to successfully see the company through a sale to a Las Vegas based casino and hotel operator.

Listed by Solyco Capital as Senior Partner. Published responsibilities include financial strategy, analytics, turnarounds. The manager publishes a detailed professional biography at the cited profile. Manager biography: Cliff has 31 years of broad strategic, financial and operational experience in Public Accounting and leading operations for highly regulated large companies. He has served as VP of Operations, Assistant General Manager, CFO, CEO, General Manager, President and Treasurer of Greektown Casino. He has keen interest in corporate development and has executed transactions (inclusive of both capital raises and M&A) in excess of $1billion in aggregate value. Cliff joined Anderson Tackman & Co. in 1988. He was responsible for monthly service to various commercial clients, taxation services to companies and individuals and held the position of Senior Auditor when he left in 1992 to join the Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians as the Assistant Controller for Casino operations. During his tenure with the Tribe Mr. Vallier earned the Position of Senior Director of Finance and was a member of the Senior Management team.

Listed by Solyco Capital as Senior Partner. Published responsibilities include corporate strategy, customer engagement, business development, ops execution. The manager publishes a detailed professional biography at the cited profile. Manager biography: Sara Blackmer is a Tech Executive delivering wins for tech focused companies in defense and commercial markets. She has extensive experience in leadership, teambuilding, creative problem solving, executive business development, customer relationships, and corporate strategy. Sara was recognized by dBusiness Magazine’s Powered by Women feature, and named to Crain’s Notable Women in Tech. Currently, in her capacity as the Managing Member and Senior Partner at Solyco Capital, Sara spearheads the execution of strategic initiatives, operational excellence, and effective stakeholder relations across the Private Equity portfolio, focusing on autonomous systems, energy, cybersecurity, and advanced technology. Sara also leads FluidLogic, a Solyco Portfolio Company, as CEO. She oversees the strategic execution of the business, setting the organizational direction, aligning it with strategic initiatives, building and guiding a team of executives to achieve corporate goals and objectives.

Listed by Solyco Capital as Senior Partner. Published responsibilities include financial and tax services. The manager publishes a detailed professional biography at the cited profile. Manager biography: Dan has over $1B in hands on transaction experience in public accounting and financial services in healthcare, real estate and construction industries, among others. Dan began in a boutique CPA firm, has over 10 years with Plante Moran then joined Solyco Capital to lead Financial & Tax services for small and midmarket clients. He has served clients ranging from small family owned businesses to large institutional and private equity groups. Dan has helped clients with asset and equity transactions on both the buy and sell side. Dan has diversified experience with early stage and mature companies in structuring the sale of a business, with a specialty in generational succession. He has worked on state and local reporting for income tax and sales use tax in states all over the country. Dan has tax experience internationally including China, Canada, Mexico, and Germany.

Listed by Solyco Capital as Senior Partner. Published responsibilities include financial strategy, analytics, turnarounds. The manager publishes a detailed professional biography at the cited profile. Manager biography: Ajoy brings 25+ years of experience in thematic investing, financial strategy, and operational leadership. He has effectively navigated start-ups, high-growth enterprises, distressed companies, and global corporations. Ajoy has demonstrated his adaptability in corporate, entrepreneurial, and private equity-backed ventures with leadership roles such as Lead Investor, CFO, COO, and Restructuring and Transformational Executive. Ajoy has completed transactions totaling $2 billion+ in aggregate value including capital raises and mergers and acquisitions. Moreover, Ajoy plays an active role in upholding corporate governance standards by serving as a board member in sectors, encompassing Technology & Business Services, Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Financial Services. As a Senior Partner at Solyco Capital, Ajoy pilots the intricacies of startup ecosystems, making strategic investments and guiding emerging companies towards sustainable success.

Listed by Solyco Capital as Founder, Senior Partner. Published responsibilities include strategy and compliance. The manager publishes a detailed professional biography at the cited profile. Founder and Senior Partner with responsibility for strategy and compliance. Manager biography: Damian has over $7B in hands on transaction experience as a leader in a Fortune 100 company, government, private equity, banking and start ups. As in-house counsel for IBM, Damian developed deep expertise leading large transactions in manufacturing, employment, labor, franchise, environmental and antitrust law. As a founder of Seger Financial, Damian grew the PE firm and navigated it to a profitable exit with responsibilities of regulatory compliance, investment analysis, and investor relations while holding securities licenses 63, 7, and 24. Damian was Chairman/CEO/General Counsel of a $650M community bank with an institutional investment portfolio of $170M. Appointed by the Governor of MI, Damian was Chair of the Michigan Gaming Control Board including oversight of Michigan’s $1.4B gaming industry. Damian currently holds key positions in his software company and strategic advising firm.

Listed by Solyco Capital as Founder, Managing Partner. Published responsibilities include strategy, driving engagement deliverables. The manager publishes a detailed professional biography at the cited profile. Founder and Managing Partner with executive and entrepreneurial experience across energy, technology, life sciences and logistics. Manager biography: John’s diverse experience includes leading as an Executive and Entrepreneur in multiple start-ups, small and midmarket companies, and Fortune 500 businesses across energy, tech, life science, food & beverage, and transportation/logistics industries. He has extensive experience in IP licensing, corporate strategy, marketing, private equity, M&A, technology R&D, manufacturing, sales, operations, and board leadership. John currently leads Solyco as Managing Partner and several companies as a strategy executive through management consulting engagements and others as a board member, investor, managing partner, and/or shareholder. John has been a keynote speaker on affecting strategy for Fortune 500 companies, Universities, and various leadership groups. Flash Scientific Technology Inc. names John Garcia as a director in its December 9, 2024 Form D; the company is a published Solyco portfolio investment. The disclosed board role is dated to the filing rather than confirmed current tenure.

Solyco Capital is a Rochester, Michigan private equity and venture investment firm founded in October 2017. It provides equity and credit financing for late-stage startups and growth companies, alongside operational, strategy, finance, tax, legal and capital-raising support through Solyco Advisors. Its direct investments are distinct from financing arranged through its network and from advisory assignments. Technology exposure includes AI sports scouting through ai.io/AiScout and non-invasive metabolic-health sensing and software through MedWatch Technologies. Other disclosed portfolio companies operate in advanced manufacturing, logistics, clean energy and consumer health technology. Its published team includes founders John Garcia and Damian Kassab, senior investment partners, finance and legal leaders, operating specialists, analysts and separately identified consultants. Solyco Wealth is an affiliate. The firm reports offices in Dallas, Detroit, London, Louisville, Miami and Orange County. SEC filings confirm funded portfolio investment vehicles, while offering targets and cumulative transaction experience are not final fund-closing amounts.

Vamsi Sistla is Venture Partner at 97212 Ventures, with experience in data science, machine learning, product development and startup mentoring. The firm’s biography describes prior Laconia Capital operating-partner work and founding CTO experience. Its statements about his personal LP interests are distinct from 97212 portfolio investments. Vamsi Sistla is co-founder and CEO of Symbolic Mind, an enterprise neuro-symbolic AI company. Current company announcements and the Seattle AI Summit identify him as CEO, taking precedence over an older CTO title in the employer’s hiring profile.

Jeremy Boss is an Associate at 97212 Ventures, supporting sourcing, diligence, industry research and portfolio operations. The firm states he joined in October2024. He graduated from Binghamton University, where he helped lead its TAMID chapter.

Ronnie Lavi is Operating Partner at 97212 Ventures, advising founders on product strategy and go-to-market. His prior executive experience includes product leadership at Innovid and MediaMind. He holds a law degree from Tel Aviv University and a Duke MBA.

Eyal Bino is Founding Partner of 97212 Ventures, backing early Israeli startups through the New York technology ecosystem. He previously co-founded ICONYC Labs and served as a venture partner at B Capital. He earned an NYU master’s degree in international business and politics.

New York venture capital firm founded by Eyal Bino, backing Israeli pre-seed and seed founders building global companies through the NYC technology ecosystem. It combines early capital with introductions to customers, advisers and US market partners. The firm’s published portfolio spans AI agents and developer infrastructure, enterprise software, digital health, fintech, property and construction technology. Examples include CopilotKit, Genrate, Dig, Symbolic Mind, TrialKit, Medida, Tymely, Xoltar, Remepy and Rubato. Rubato is described by the firm as a biometric and AI music intervention for people with dementia; this is a portfolio product description, not evidence of regulatory approval or clinical efficacy. The current official team names Founding Partner Eyal Bino, Associate Jeremy Boss, Operating Partner Ronnie Lavi, Venture Partner Vamsi Sistla and Senior Advisor Amit Maimon. Its first fund closed at $20 million, announced in May2024. These are limited-partner fund commitments rather than equity raised by the management company. Bino’s earlier ICONYC Labs portfolio is prior career history, and the network of collaborating firms is distinct from the firm’s own investment portfolio.

San Francisco applied-research lab building agentic AI systems to help organizations understand and implement change. It combines adaptive voice conversations with behavioral science to reveal undocumented work practices, adoption barriers and coordination problems, and turns this evidence into decisions and follow-up measurement. Applications include AI adoption, organizational redesign, leadership transitions, healthcare implementation and employee feedback. The lab has roots in University of Michigan research. Its legal operator is Transformation, Co., a Delaware corporation formerly named Altrix Technologies, Inc.; the former Altrix product focused on an AI copilot for nurses. Current published leads are co-founders Hector Benitez Ventura, Yashraj Patel and Noah Alexander. VamosVentures lists the company in its portfolio. Its predecessor appears in Techstars’ Fall2025 AI Health Baltimore cohort, powered by Johns Hopkins University and CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield. Exact financing cash amounts, stages and closing dates have not been verified from a transaction-specific primary source.

Hector Benitez Ventura is a co-founder and Member of Research Staff at Latent Variables, studying organizational adaptation with behavioral science and AI. He is the author of its research and applied essays, and was published by Larta’s 2025 Heal.LA cohort as CEO and co-founder of the predecessor Altrix. The former CEO title does not establish his current title.

Jake Zur is published in Larta’s 2025 Heal.LA accelerator directory as co-founder and CTO of Altrix, the predecessor named in Latent Variables’ legal disclosures. He is not in the current Latent Variables leads directory; this historical affiliation does not assert continued employment.

Noah Alexander is a co-founder and Member of Research Staff at Latent Variables, working on AI, behavioral science and organizational systems. His own biography describes prior research at Altrix Technologies with Michigan Medicine and Johns Hopkins on persistent memory for AI agents and behavioral digital twins, earlier healthcare investment banking at Goldman Sachs, and graduation from the University of Michigan.

Yashraj Patel is a co-founder and Member of Technical Staff at Latent Variables. Its official terms separately identify him as Chief Information Security Officer of Transformation, Co., the legal entity operating the lab.

Robert Verdun is a director of MedWatch Technologies, serving since June 2025. He is a Senior Partner at Solyco Capital and has experience in enterprise technology, management consulting and executive coaching. Listed by Solyco Capital as Senior Partner. Published responsibilities include strategy, driving engagement deliverables. The manager publishes a detailed professional biography at the cited profile. Manager biography: Bob specializes in helping businesses with their go to market/growth strategies and effective ways to maximize shareholder value. He has recently been involved in dozens of M&A transactions, advising company owners on strategies for acquisitions, mergers and capital raises. Under Bob’s leadership, CFI won Inc. Magazine’s “Fastest Growing Private Companies” award for five consecutive years. Bob established partnerships with some of the leading companies in its industry and became IBM’s largest global partner for multiple product lines. CFI routinely won awards as an Employer of Choice, Companies to Watch, Best and Brightest, Great Place to Work, and more. When Bob sold CFI the ten-year average annual growth was 27% and 25% EBIDTA. Bob is an active investor and has participated in over 50 transactions in recent years including over 30 real estate projects. Bob is involved in many entrepreneurial business ventures.

Gabriela Cordero is Director of Product Management at MedWatch Technologies. She previously led product work at SweatWorks and Life Fitness, including health-device hardware and software integrations.

Andres Tovar is Vice President of Product Development and Manufacturing at MedWatch Technologies. His background includes medical-device product launches, engineering and international manufacturing operations.

Geraldine Cunniffe-Conlon is Chief Medical Officer and a director of MedWatch Technologies. An ophthalmic and oculofacial surgeon, she has experience in medical-device research, regulatory work and AI-related health-data analysis.

Peter Light is a co-founder and Chief Science Officer of MedWatch Technologies. A diabetes researcher at the University of Alberta, he previously directed the Alberta Diabetes Institute and studies insulin secretion and glucose sensing.