"𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑉𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝐶𝑎𝑝𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑠 (𝑉𝐶𝑃) 𝑚𝑖𝑐𝑟𝑜-𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑦 𝑣𝑖𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠' 𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑘 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑧𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑢𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑡 𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙. 𝑉𝐶𝑃 𝑖𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 'ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠-𝑜𝑓𝑓' 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑝 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑎 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑, 𝑙𝑜𝑤-𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑘, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟." - 𝑇. 𝑊𝑒𝑏𝑏As a Managing Director for VCP, core responsibilities include managing boutique micro-venture funds for accredited investors with an emphasis on pre-seed companies and startups (i.e., private investment opportunities with high growth potential) with the overarching goal of building and managing a diversified portfolio that realizes attractive exit opportunities.Additional responsibilities include fund development, investor relations, and sourcing global deal flow in accordance with the VCP vision and mission. Day-to-day activities include working with the firm’s other managing directors, principals, and associates to develop lean teams with broad industry, sector, and market segment focus. With deal flow from around the world, VCP Managing Directors do the homework, handle negotiations, and secure optimum ownership positions for VCP's funds and the funds’ investors.

"𝑃𝑖𝑓𝑎𝑛𝑖 𝐴𝑐𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝐼𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑆𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠 (𝑃𝑖𝑓𝑎𝑛𝑖) ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝𝑠 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑, 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟-𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑝𝑟𝑒-𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑑-𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑒𝑠. 𝑃𝑖𝑓𝑎𝑛𝑖 𝑖𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 'ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠-𝑜𝑛' 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑝 𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑓𝑙𝑜𝑤, ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑢𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠." 𝑇. 𝑊𝑒𝑏𝑏As the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Pifani Accredited Investor Services (Pifani), I work closely with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to set the company’s vision, culture, and financial goals and objectives. Chief responsibilities are designing and implementing operational plans, strategies, and procedures that meet (and exceed) the company’s operational goals and objectives. Other responsibilities include working closely with the senior management to set comprehensive goals for performance and growth targets, establishing policies that promote the company’s culture and vision, and overseeing overall operational management of the company, ensuring strict adherence to all state and federal compliance and reporting requirements.Additional duties include overseeing daily operations and the work of other executives (e.g., Marketing, Sales, Finance, IT, etc.), evaluating company and individual performance by analyzing and interpreting various data and metrics, and writing and submitting reports to the CEO regarding all matters of importance. Additional duties, as required, include assisting the CEO in fundraising activities and participating in expansion activities (e.g., investments, acquisitions, corporate alliances etc.) and developing and managing relationships with strategic partners and vendors.

Principal consultant with 20 years' senior management and C-level experience with a variety of start ups and private companies, focusing on new product development, strategic planning, financial modeling, capital acquisition, sales and sales training, and marketing. Current activities include national and international business development, market research, software development, sales and marketing, alternative finance, and asset acquisition strategies.

As VP of Business Development, I provided broad and comprehensive support to the executive staff regarding all matters related to operations and business development in the U.S. and more than 60 countries. Additional duties include crafting business development strategies, designing and implementing processes to support operations and business growth, and developing marketing strategies with clients and other business partners.