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New York, New York, Us

We invest in plausible science fiction. The biggest risk is when you believe there is no risk. We go in with eyes wide open, and roll up our sleeves to help technical founders build long-term transformative businesses.

Auckland, Auckland, Nz

Join a community of high-impact entrepreneurs, investors and changemakers, collaboratively building solutions to global challenges from Aotearoa New Zealand, and leading the way to a better world.

* Swift Navigation — centimeter-accurate RTK GPS positioning technology.* Vercel — products for front-end developers and designers. And those who aspire to become one.* Descartes Labs — predictive intelligence via the world’s largest and most diverse data refinery.* Mythic AI — a breakthrough platform for deploying artificial intelligence in any device.* Braid Health — diagnostic imaging, reimagined.* Parallel Domain — a data generation platform for autonomous vehicle development.* Near Space Labs — a platform for informed decision-making.

Singapore, Sg

Mentoring founders that build companies with Antler — the global startup generator and early-stage VC that turns the world's best talent into great founders of strong companies. Antler selects the most passionate, aspiring entrepreneurs, helps them find the right co-founder and connects them to a mentor network of fitting business and academic subject matter experts worldwide.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

A seed-stage program for massively scalable, science-based companies. The program employs an objectives-based mentoring process with the goal of maximizing equity value creation.I focus on Aerospace, Quantum, and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning companies.

Founded in 2019 as a collaboration between industry, academia, and government, the OSA is adding rigor and resilience to cybersecurity protections in the space industry.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Costanoa Ventures invests in early-stage (Seed/ Series A) technology companies that aim to change the world. They are high-conviction investors, adding meaningful support and expertise to help build your business.

San Francisco, California, Us

Clearbit delivers business intelligence through a suite of modern developer APIs that help enterprise stakeholders to identify and understand who their customers are, and ultimately increase sales and/ or reduce fraud.

Vienna, Virginia, Us

First employee, initially in business development, worked on early customer identification and market segmentation. Ultimately led Operations and Special Projects, involved with: Satellite Launch Services, Supply Chain, PR and Brand, Legal, Finance, Recruiting and Talent, and Facilities.Some highlights:* Closed strategic supplier agreements in the US, EMEA and South East Asia* Aided expansion abroad, adding offices and teams in Singapore and Glasgow* Championed a company rebrand that included name, identity, and updated positioning* Led public relations, and represented Spire publicly in the media and on stage* Spearheaded submission to the World Economic Forum where Spire was named a Technology Pioneer and invited to attend Davos 2016* Scaled headcount from 10-100, and maintained voluntary turnover below 3%* Sourced, onboarded, and coached a number of highly skilled subject matter experts to lead core operating areas of the business

Founder @ Spotwag (acquired by Rover.com)Founder @ FullDemand (a classic example of a product in search of a market)Consultant @ Greylock Partners (VC firm with $2.1B AUM)Consultant @ Intercom (B2B unicorn valued >$1B)

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PwC Market Leadership AwardDelivered on the strategy and operating plan for the firm’s industry network. Helped to formalize reporting structures and create opportunities for capturing and sharing knowledge among groups and territories. Worked extensively with the firm's Strategy Group and Senior Leadership on the coordination and implementation of regional and global initiatives, and administered the firm's revenue-planning process for all US clients.

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PwC Chairman's Award NomineePwC Distinctive Service AwardManaged several major global client accounts in the mobile, technology and aerospace & defense industry sectors. Coordinated large geographically dispersed teams and resources, managed large-scale proposal opportunities locally and across borders, designed and executed targeted marketing campaigns, and regularly aided in negotiating cross-border contracts/ terms of service agreements.

Vernon Hills, Il, Us

Promoted from small/ medium businesses to enterprise clients, becoming the primary relationship contact for a number of Fortune 500 companies. I led numerous multi-million-dollar IT implementation proposals (hardware & software), interacting with all levels of the organization, from executive to line manager, and showed marked revenue and relationship growth in my client portfolio.

Vernon Hills, Il, Us

Featured on the Small/ Medium Business Sales Leader BoardBuilt a personal client portfolio of fast moving start-ups and technology companies. Beginning with cold calls, I added more than 150 new clients to CDW, and through comprehensive relationship building and management, grew annual sales with existing clients in my portfolio by more than 10x.

Mba, Strategy & Entrepreneurship

Bachelor'S Degree