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San Francisco, CA, US

Menlo Park, California, US

Menlo Park, California, US

Lightspeed is a global venture capital firm with nearly $30B of committed capital. Over the past two decades, the Lightspeed team has backed and helped build more than 200 companies globally, most since inception or Series A. Recent IPOs include AFRM, APPD, DUO, FINV, FTSV, GD, HNST, MULE, NTNX, NTRA, PDD, RBRK, SEDG, SNAP, SFIX, and ZS. The firm currently.

San Francisco, CA, US

Faire is the leading wholesale marketplace connecting consumer brands with independent retailers. Lightspeed led the company's $40 million Series B financing in 2018, and I joined the board on behalf of the firm. Lightspeed also invested meaningfully in the company's subsequent 5 financings and remains one of the company's largest shareholders.

Vilnius, Vilniaus, LT

Vinted is the largest online international P2P marketplace in Europe dedicated to second-hand fashion, with a growing member base of over 75 million registered members spanning 18 markets. With a mission to make second-hand the first choice worldwide, Vinted enables consumers to sell and buy second-hand clothes and lifestyle items from each other, helping.

San Francisco, California, US

Found is a modern financial platform for self-employed workers. I led our Series B investment in December 2021 and our Series C investment in April 2024, alongside Founders Fund and Sequoia.

New York, NY, US

Keychain aims to connect packaged food brands with reliable manufacturers in the first true platform and marketplace for CPG manufacturing.Lightspeed led the company's Series Seed round in August 2023 and invested in its Series A in November 2024.

Table22 gives food & beverage operators a new way to extend their brand outside their four walls, add meaningful revenue, and deepen loyalty with customers through offerings like subscriptions, memberships, and more. Lightspeed led the company's Series A in August 2024, and I joined the board on the firm's behalf.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA, US

Archive is the first operating system for branded resale. I led the company's seed and Series A rounds on behalf of Lightspeed.

On a mission to dramatically increase access to higher education. I led Lightspeed's seed investment alongside KV and others in Oct'24.

San Francisco, US

All Day Kitchens is the leading distributed kitchen infrastructure platform for independent restaurants in the US. Lightspeed led the company's Series C financing of $65M, and I joined the board on the firm's behalf.

Bogotá, Colombia, CO

Frubana is building the "everything store" for LATAM's restaurant industry. Lightspeed participated in the company's $65M Series B in May 2021.

New York, New York, US

Daily Harvest is a values-driven, frozen food brand and technology platform that is modernizing the way customers shop for and consume clean, healthy food. I led the company's $43 million Series B on behalf of Lightspeed in 2017.

New York, NY, US

Zola is disrupting the $100B U.S. wedding industry with a delightful e-commerce experience. In its first 4 years, Zola has served over 300,000 couples with the only all-in-one wedding registry on the internet. I led a $25 million investment round on behalf of Lightspeed in December 2016.

Forage is changing the world of career discovery and skill-building.Lightspeed led the company's Series A in June of 2020, and I joined the board on the firm's behalf. EAB acquired Forage in April 2024.

San Francisco, California, US

Founded in San Francisco in 1978, Chanticleer (https://www.chanticleer.org/) is known around the world as “an orchestra of voices” for the seamless blend of its twelve male voices ranging from countertenor to bass and its original interpretations of vocal literature, from Renaissance to jazz, and from gospel to venturesome new music.Called “the world’s.

Oakland, California, US

thredUP is inspiring a new generation of users to think secondhand first. Since our original investment, thredUP has become the leading marketplace for buying or selling "like new" apparel online.thredUP went public on the NADSAQ as TDUP in March 2021 and reached a $2B+ market cap the same year.

Boston, Massachusetts, US

Highland is a 28-year old global venture capital firm focused on early-stage enterprise and consumer technology companies. I represented Highland on our investments in JauntVR, RethinkDB, and thredUP and have sourced or co-led other investments in companies like BetterLesson, Filepicker (acquired by Copper.io), Leap Motion, RentJuice (acquired by Zillow.

A revolutionary online platform for the 40 million apartment renters in the US. Grew to over 1 million rental listings and majority market share in cities such as New York, Boston, Chicago, and Miami. The company was acquired by Zillow (NASDAQ:Z) for $40M in cash in May 2012.

Arlington, Virginia, US

2U partners with leading colleges and universities to deliver the world’s best online degree programs so students everywhere can reach their full potential. The company went public in March 2014 on the NASDAQ as TWOU and reached a peak market cap of $5B+ in mid-2018.

Palo Alto, California, US

Carbon Black offers the most complete solution against the advanced threats that target your endpoints and servers, making it easier for you to see—and immediately stop—those threats.The company went public on the NASDAQ as CBLK in May 2018 and was subsequently acquired by VMWare in 2019 for $2.1B.

Boston, MA, US

I evaluated and conducted due diligence on early and growth stage technology companies at this venture capital firm, which specializes in energy and materials investments with $850M under management in 2008.

US

I prepared strategic analyses, financial models, and management presentations with team members and senior clients for a top 10 private equity firm and a top 10 pharmaceutical company.

Cambridge, MA, US

Research Assistant - synthesized and characterized novel oxide material for applications in microphotonic CPUsTeaching Assistant - instructed approximately 40 MIT freshmen in two separate, biweekly, hour-long sections

Mba

M.S., Materials Science & Engineering

A.B., Physics

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