We’re passionate about building great companies.

We’re a collective of 18 experts devoted to the craft of launching, building, growing, and exiting tech businesses. Our multi-generational team includes AI pioneers and thought leaders, industrial heavyweights in capital markets and finance, and experts in healthcare, Enterprise SaaS, strategy and communications.

We’re master problem-solvers with a get-it-done mindset, rising to meet any challenge a portfolio company is facing. We parachute in on a moment’s notice, repairing a down system, making strategic introductions to strategic partners and investors, or course-correcting a go-to-market strategy.

Meet the Team

Meet the Advisors


Dick Barker

SINCE 2013

Former Vice Chairman of the Board of Capital Group International, Inc. (CGII)

Managed US$300B global AUM

Early LP, Sequoia Ventures


Tom Tobiason

SINCE 2013

Former Technology Corporate Partner, Orrick, Herrington
& Sutcliffe.

Expert in SEC, M&A and IPOs


Humanifesto Studios

SINCE 2016

Award-winning strategic and creative communications agency specializing in high-stakes,
hard-to-tell stories

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Bill Campbell

SINCE 2018

Investment, financing, and M&A strategy

Former Chair, Visa International; Former CEO, Citigroup’s Global Consumer Bus.; Former Senior Advisor to JPM Chase Chairman/CEO

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Bev Carleton

SINCE 2018

Talent acquisition: SaaS, Sales + Mktg, Technology

Former talent exec at Salesforce, Google, LinkedIn, Pinterest

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Kamel PR

SINCE 2020

PR for B2B tech companies & VCs who share a passion for building the future
that leaves the world a better place. 

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Jeannine Sargent

SINCE 2016

Semi-conductors and hardware design/engineering for scale

Former President,
Flex
(incl.
Lab IX technology accelerator)

Energy sector

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Linda Crawford

SINCE 2018

Enterprise SaaS go-to-market strategies and scale

Former Salesforce EVP
Former
Helpshift CEO

Top 50 SaaS CEOs

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Andrei
Zmievski

SINCE 2007

Leading PHP
Platform Architect

Multiple patents for distributed PHP

Former AppDynamics, PHP Group, Outspark, Yahoo!

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Luc Suryo

SINCE 2007

Leading Network Systems Architect 
and Cloud Infrastructure Expert

Former AWS, Oracle, Machine Zone, 
Box, Outspark

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Dr. Andrew
Shin

SINCE 2018

Clinic Operations, Stanford Children’s Hospital: Quality, Effectiveness, Systems Design

Leading Pediatric Cardiologist

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