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

• Population. Physical AI for pandemic preparedness and workplace intelligence. Developed and won multiple patents, published peer-reviewed research. Served Fortune 500 customers. Written up in Geekwire and Grit Daily. Won Gold Stevie Award and Frost & Sullivan New Product Innovation 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.
• Infusion (acquired). A brick-and-mortar business I started at age 23 and grew into a multi-discipline wellness hub.

I focus on unstoppable founders innovating in the following categories:

Intelligent Industry + Physical AI + Energy Efficiency

• 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).
• Elastic Energy. Orchestration infrastructure for the New Grid, connecting and controlling distributed energy systems at scale.
• Parallax Worlds. Advanced reliability testing software for robots (backed by Unusual Ventures, Pear Ventures, and Boost VC).
• Network Ocean. Underwater data centers (backed by Y Combinator, Soma Capital, and Pioneer Fund).

AI Infra + AI Safety

• 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).
• TheNeeds. AI/ML-powered personalized content discovery, acquired by Shopkick.
• Noble. Virtual commerce for on-premise events, acquired by GRUBBRR.

Human Health + Potential

• 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).
• HumanQ. Human capability and activation tool solving enterprise and small team challenges (backed by Kindred Ventures 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 as an interim Chief Marketing Officer and/or Chief Strategy Officer and/or, elastic team lead across GTM, product markting, and growth.

Companies included:

Adweek

Apollo

Browns

Captable.io

Density

Eventbrite

FaunaDB

KISSmetrics

Komposite

MakerBot

Matouk

NEOU

Parsley Health

Shelf

Silvur

Startups.com

WeConvene

Built a robust network of emerging and established VC funds, some with whom I informally share opportunities, and others where I have a more formalized relationship.

Fund Advisor Roles

• Halcyon Ventures / Halcyon Futures. AI safety fund (one of the first). Fund of Fund syndicate lead.
• Amenti Capital. Connected mobility fund. I advise on thesis, brand, fundraising strategy, and dealflow.

Venture Partner or Scout Roles

• Blue Vision Capital. Blue Vision Capital backs seed stage companies transforming industrial, energy, and urban infrastructure through deeply embedded artificial intelligence. I help with positioning and thesis-building, startup sourcing and due diligence, and capital formation.
• 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 Continuing Education

• 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.
• VC Lab, considered the premiere Venture Capital accelerator. I developed my thesis and fund materials, but did not raise a fund to formally graduate from the program.

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

• Techstars. New York City, Hardware/IOT, Barclay's Fin-Tech & Blockchain programs.
• Plug and Play Tech Center. Supply Chain & Logistics, Brand & Retail programs.
• Highway1. Silicon Valley's original hard-tech accelerator backed by PCH.
• H-Farm. Italy.
• 500Global. International. Emphasis on deep-tech, hard-tech, and AI.