I came from a family of entrepreneurs who inspired and nurtured my unconventional path. I’m obsessed with creating and growing companies.

Infusion (acquired). A brick-and-mortar business I started at age 23 and grew into a multi-discipline wellness hub.

Population (Techstars Farm to Fork ‘24). Spatial analytics for workplaces using AI and sensors/computer vision. Scientific paper. As seen in Geekwire and Grit Daily. Awards: Frost & Sullivan’s Best New Product award, Plug and Play Tech Center’s Smart Cities Award, and a Gold Stevie Award.

Modular (acquired). Venture acceleration for tech companies. Served as interim CMO and provided ​​for >20 venture-backed Seed through Series D technology companies (see more below). Provided GTM strategy, marketing leadership, and operational execution that propelled companies toward successful funding rounds, acquisitions, and exits. Forbes writer. 

Core Health. Wellness-focused membership site. Grew to >20k MAUs & shut to pursue MBA.

I focus on unstoppable founders innovating in AI, industrial automation, future of work, and human health & performance.

Industrial Automation and Infrastructure

• Miso Robotics Autonomous robotic kitchen assistants for the food service industry (backed by Ecolab, Pitbull Ventures, and Meyer Global)
• Fort Robotics Industrial safety and security platform for autonomous machines (backed by Tiger Global Management, Quiet Capital, Compound, and Creative Ventures)
• Raya Power Clean energy automation solutions (backed by Banco Popular)
• Network Ocean Underwater data centers (backed by Y Combinator, Soma Capital, and Pioneer Fund)

Future of Work

• SoloKeys Open source authentication hardware (seedstrapped + growing on revenue)
• Shelf.io Enterprise knowledge management (backed by Base10 Partners, Insight Partners, Outsiders Fund, and Contour Venture Partners)
• HumanQ Human capability and action tool solving enterprise and small team challenges (backed by Kindred Ventures and notable angels)
• TheNeeds AI/ML-powered personalized content discovery, acquired by Shopkick
• Noble Virtual commerce for on-premise events, acquired by GRUBBRR

Human Health & Performance

• Fauna Bio Biotech company harnessing animal biology for human disease therapeutics (backed by True Ventures, National Institutes of Health, Lifeforce Capital, and The Longevity Fund)
• Clear Labs Genomic sequencing for food safety and quality testing (backed by Menlo Ventures, Khosla Ventures, and Wing Venture Capital)
• Spring & Mulberry Date-sweeteneed chocolate and other consumables (seedstrapped + growing on revenue)
• Remi Sleep and oral health solutions (backed by Foundation Capital, MAGIC Fund, and notable angels)

Notes:

I’ve redacted companies in stealth, where I’m a silent investor, or who have disappeared.

AI seems to be a categorical investment trend, but I see it as a foundational technology that brings enablement and competitive advantage to companies with a clear definition of a value proposition. Many of the above companies are also “AI companies,” but I’ve aligned them to a truer vertical.

Worked with the following selected companies either as an interimCMO or managing an elastic marketing team across GTM, brand positioning and product marketing, content strategy, demand gen, and lifecycle marketing.

Companies included:

WeConvene  

Adweek 

Apollo

Babylist

Browns

Captable.io  

Density  

Eventbrite

FaunaDB  

FIGS

FitGrid

KISSmetrics  

Komposite  

MakerBot

Matouk

NEOU  

Parsley Health 

Shelf 

Silvur

Startups.com  

Built a robust network of VCs and CVCs across a number of industry segments with whom I share and diligence deals, many of whom have also provided coaching on my own analyses and/or who have co-invested.

Fund Advisor Roles

• Amenti Capital Connected mobility fund. I advise on thesis, brand, fundraising, dealflow, and diligence.

Venture Partner or Scout Roles

• Grishin Robotics Early stage venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley that invests in robotics, consumer, and consumerized enterprise sectors. I leverage my network of founders and funders to identify right-fit backable startups.
• Republic Financial technology firm specializing in private market investment services. I sourced compelling companies for community financing.

Venture Capital Training

VC Lab Considered the premiere Venture Capital accelerator. I developed my thesis and fund materials, but did not raise a fund to complete the program.

Venture Capital Unlocked, with Stanford University & 500Global. An invite-only program designed for emerging leaders to shape the future of the venture capital industry. 

Valuation, with Prof. Damodaran, Institute of Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). A comprehensive review of the various methods used in valuation of a private and public firm in a domestic and a cross-border setting.

Provided extensive GTM mentorship and follow-on advisory for numerous startups over 10+ years.  

Highway1 (Silicon Valley’s original hard-tech accelerator backed by PCH)

Techstars (New York City, Hardware/IOT, Barclay’s Fin-Tech & Blockchain programs)

Plug and Play Tech Center (Supply Chain & Logistics, Brand & Retail programs)

H-Farm (Italy)