Co-founded with my wife a boutique CFO & Accounting Services firm for tech startups called Matcha. We offer founders of tech startups fractional full-stack CFO and accounting services using best-in-class technology delivered by a team with decades of tech startup experience.

Blitzscaling Ventures helps rapidly growing companies in winner-take-most markets become global leaders by providing in-depth scaling advice and capital. The firm is led by experienced venture investors and New York Times bestselling author Chris Yeh, who co-taught the Blitzscaling course at Stanford University and co-authored the recently released book Blitzscaling with Reid Hoffman who is an investor and active advisor to the fund.

Founded by a team of Harvard and MIT neuroscientists, computer vision researchers, and machine learning experts to solve one of the hardest problems for the broad rollout of automated vehicles: Understanding what people might do next so that AVs can drive safely and smoothly around humans.Joined founders shortly after the company’s seed round, led by First Round Capital, to lead strategic and GTM planning and execution, including customer acquisition, deal negotiations, contracting, marketing & PR, and account management, which led to a successful $16M Series A in late 2018 with Jazz Venture Partners, Toyota AI Ventures, and Hyundai Cradle. Set company strategy to navigate through the pandemic, implemented OKRs to improve team alignment, and developed and implemented an end-to-end performance measurement framework for product built with machine learning models.

DeepMap is solving the complex HD mapping & localization challenge for autonomous driving through precise high-definition mapping, ultra-accurate real-time localization, and the server-side infrastructure to support massive global scaling. Key investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, GSR Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Nvidia, and Robert Bosch Venture Capital. DeepMap was acquired by Nvidia in August 2021.Supported the founders with company formation, business model development, GTM planning, and fundraising during 2016 and then joined full-time to work on strategic planning and business development, partly in support of the company’s $25M Series A in May 2017 and growth in commercial partnerships that supported a successful $60M Series B in 2018.

Supporting entrepreneurs and early-stage startups from ideation to Series A/B. The Wasabi Angel Fund makes small seed investments in early-stage startups. The fund is managed by Chris Yeh (http://angel.co/chrisyeh) on behalf of a group of limited partners. The fund places a strong emphasis on valuation; its fundamental goal is to find attractive investments at reasonable prices. The fund takes an active role in helping the entrepreneurs it backs and reserves half of its capital for follow-on investing.

Online payments platform to send and receive digital checks. Joined founder in response to angel investor request to support the company’s early GTM planning and initial sales. Supported first customer acquisition and account management.

Joined this social mobile app company following a $280M funding round to support the company’s COO by leading the multi-million dollar build-out of Tango's new 54,000 sq. ft. HQ in Mountain View, CA, and its 50-person office in St. Petersburg, Russia. Hired and managed global architecture firm Gensler, commercial general contractor Skyline Construction, and multiple support contractors. Completed the build-out on budget against a very aggressive five-month timeline from lease signing to move-in that included the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Managed Tango's facilities and workplace post-construction.

Pioneering mobile platform-as-a-service provider offering disruptively affordable hosted true native mobile app technology across practically all mobile operating systems, including Apple iOS, Google Android, BlackBerry OS, and Windows Phone. Joined two technical founders with promising technology to develop and implement a scalable business model and go-to-market process to enter and expand into a range of verticals such as universities, libraries, real estate firms, and conferences. Built a scalable sales process to enter and expand into established markets with a new company/brand, new technology, and new product. Closed hundreds of customers and enabled the company to grow in a non-dilutive way to pursue initial commercial opportunities with an estimated long-term value of $100M. Boopsie was acquired by Demco in 2015.

Intrinsiq Materials spun out of British defense contractor QinetiQ with (1) a microparticle delivery system for actives for oral care, personal care, and nutrition, and (2) a scalable cost-effective DC plasma process for the fabrication of inorganic nanoparticles, including nanoparticle inks for printed electronics, solid-state lighting, photovoltaics, and biosensors. Developed scalable business model and GTM focusing on joint development partnerships with industry leaders. Intrinsiq Materials was acquired by NovaCentrix in 2011.

Spun out of ISU & INL with a novel process for the production of high-quality single-digit nanometer particles using supercritical fluids and single-source molecular precursors. Supported lead investors with business opportunity assessment and business development, including setting up a collaboration with an industry-leading CIGS solar cell company.

Nano-Terra is a technology development company commercializing the scientific discoveries of Co-Founder Prof. George M. Whitesides at Harvard University, including soft lithography, self-assembly, and fluidics for industrial and consumer markets and national defense agencies. As part of the founding team, I was responsible for the identification and pursuit of Global Fortune 500 companies for strategic joint development partnerships and subsequent account management.

Led a seminal client engagement for a global diversified industrial products company that became an important reference client for the subsequent growth of the firm. Lux Research was founded in 2004 by Lux Capital and is a leading emerging technologies advisory and research firm. It was acquired by Bregal Sagemount in 2017.

Founded in 2001 to develop nano-enabled systems incorporating novel nanostructures for a broad range of industries from life and physical sciences to information technology and communications to renewable energy and defense. Today Nanosys is leading the development of Quantum Dot technology for displays. Key investors include Venrock, Polaris, Lux Capital, Prospect Venture Partners, and Samsung. Supported Founder & Executive Chairman Larry Bock and VP of Corporate Development with corporate strategy and business development.

Founded in 2001 to develop carbon nanotube electronics, Nantero has developed a new generation of super-fast, ultra-high density memory that replaces both DRAM and flash in a single chip, while also delivering low power, reliability, and endurance. The company’s novel memory is currently being produced and scaled in partner production fabs. Key investors include DFj, CRV, Dell, Cisco, and Stata Venture Partners. Worked on strategic analysis and business development for company founders.

Initially joined Accenture's (formerly Andersen Consulting) information technology services practice following a highly selective summer internship before my senior year in college and worked on a large systems development and integration program. Successfully applied for a transfer to the firm’s business strategy practice after a year and subsequently contributed to national and multinational client engagements in Europe. Diagnosed problems, conducted analyses, and presented recommendations to senior management. Managed client and consultant team members.

Received Ministry of Defense award for exemplary performance. Jäger ("hunters") are light infantry specialized for assault and defense operations in urban and rugged terrain as well as operations behind the forward line of enemy troops and to hunt down enemy detachments that have broken through the main line of defense. Often deployed in air-mobile/air-assault operations.