Founder, Managing Director• www.nexxusventures.com• Founded and manage VC Fund focused on investing in start-ups.• Successful investments in fintech, cybersecurity, materials science, enterprise software, wireless charging (vehicles and consumer) and AI companies.• Portfolio outperforms market leaders

Fund evolved from Family Office seed and angel investment initiatives into formal fund• Founded by ex-Google veterans and NY investment bank partners• 51 investments, 12 exits, over $500 million of net returns• Deal flow from extensive SV and global network of leading, high potential, startups• ROI outperformed VC industry leaders

• Managed creation, maintenance and all fund legal responsibilities. • Assist foreign startups with creation of US entities and corporate structures• Advised on corporate formation, structures, stock plans and employee share compensation• Built 15+ IP portfolios and dealt with all IP matters, including licensing (in/out), SaaS trademarks, copyrights and business agreements (JV, partnerships, alliance).• Set up, negotiated and drafted over 200 software licenses, IP and business agreements• Advised on advertising, privacy, sales, distribution and other contracts • Inform company business strategies, including target market identification, market entry strategy, monetization and revenue models and exit strategies• Managed compliance, privacy, and tax matters.• Handled material aspects of several exits, including negotiations, valuation, due diligence and drafting of M&A agreements• Liaise with and manage outside counsel when required on fund and company issues

• Integral member of the Platform group’s strategic unit• Handled sensitive outreach, relationship building, business development, licensing (in-out), deal-making and compliance matters with numerous small and large enterprises which were awarded concessions by the Federal and State courts in the anti-trust judgment against the Company • Handled compliance matters with Dept. of Justice, including anti-trust settlement implementation • Led several acquisitions of early-stage companies, technology license deals and build v buy teams• Successfully managed companies compliance with DOJ settlement agreement without further penalty.

• Responsible for general corporate transactional work, with prime responsibility for negotiating and drafting software licenses, including end-user license agreements• Focused on licensing-in of technology and administration of technology partnership programs• Won Merit Award from outstanding service • Advised executives and contracts negotiators on legal and intellectual property issues arising in the licensing out/sales of company's software• Led business development team. • Evaluate strategic partnerships, technology alliances and potential merger and/or acquisition targets and negotiating and closing deals. Handled over ten deals• Managed SEC compliance (10K, 10Q and proxy statement), board meetings and investor conference• Provided guidance on securities matters

• Founder-Member of Competition Commission (South Africa's Anti-Trust agency)• Responsible for analysis, determination and disposition of most complex mergers and acquisitions involving domestic and foreign companies.• Drafted merger guidelines to direct attorneys and practitioners on implementation and interpretation of merger law• Argued the first merger case ever before the Competition Tribunal. • Provided training in due diligence and M&A to junior lawyers and economists. • Drafted policy papers to assist Parliament with improvement of the Competition Act, since adopted by amendments to Act.

Firm handled complex litigation and trial work for high-profile business clients. Worked on a wide variety of business litigation matters and transactions, including anti-trust, intellectual property, construction defect and complex contractual issues. Took depositions, argued motions. Trial preparation and civil trial practice.