Justin Wright-Eakes is the Founder and Managing Partner at Oval Park Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Raleigh, NC, and investing in the Southeastern US and other undercapitalized but robust startup ecosystems.Oval Park invests in and actively partners with visionary founders building early-stage deeptech and hardtech startups, commercializing disruptive and protectable technologies, and solving the world's most complex and costly problems. Oval Park invests in a wide range of technology verticals (advanced materials, artificial intelligence & machine learning, robotics & automation, microfluidics, nanotechnology, and sensors & photonics) focused on solving problems in a wide range of industries (agriculture, climate, construction, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, waste, and water). Oval Park does NOT invest in any FDA-regulated companies, social or other media companies, alcohol or cannabis companies, or any consumer discretionary companies.Prior to founding Oval Park Capital, Justin worked as an Investment Analyst at distressed debt fund Aurelius Capital Management, as an Associate at Citigroup in the Corporate/Investment Banking and Restructuring groups, and as an Analyst at boutique M&A advisory firm Fidus Partners.Justin is a member of the Board of Directors at Archaius, Axil Health, Emrgy, FortifyData, Lemurian Labs, Medicom, Parmonic, Phinite, and Talli.