THE TEAM

Ben Black
Co-founder and Managing Director

• 20 years VC/PE experience
• Co-founder Raise Summit
• Co-founder New Cycle Capital
• Associate at Maveron and Rosewood Capital
• Co-founder of Harris Interactive (IPO)
• BA and JD from Cornell University

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Angela Stanley
Partner

• 21 years of investor relations and fundraising experience
• Head of IR & Fundraising at Delta-v Capital
• Founder and Managing Director of Harpeth Fund Advisors, a fundraising and advisory platform that successfully helped raise more than $6B
• Vice President in charge of the West Coast office, responsible for marketing to US and Asia-based investors at BerchWood Partners
• BS in International Finance from UNC-Wilmington

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Mike Dinsdale
Managing Director

• During 20+ years as CFO, secured over $1.8b in financing, created 100b+ in Value, and created 3 Brands with instant recognition: DocuSign, DoorDash, and Gusto
• Angel investor in 50+ tech companies
• Co-Founder of Plum Partners SPAC Platform
• Currently a board member for various software companies and WildAid
• BS from the University of Western Ontario and an MBA from McMaster University
• CFA Designation

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Peter Smith
Co-Founder, COO, and CCO

• 20+ years of legal experience
• Associate at Cooley, Morrison & Foerster, and Bryan Cave
• Real estate investor and developer
• BA (Cum Laude) from Cornell University and JD from UC Berkeley
• Inactive member of the State Bar of California and the State Bar of Colorado

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Gloria Gennaro
Senior Associate

• Investments Associate at Hamilton Miller
• Business Development for National Geographic's Time Square Exhibit
• Led SpeedETab's (acquired by Wix) expansion from Miami to NYC by launching in 30+ locations
• BS (Cum Laude) from Florida International University College of Business

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Craig Nolan
Partner

• Director at Arcstone Partners, a valuation and investment research firm
• MBA and BS from the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver
• CFA Charterholder

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Daniel Kennedy
Partner

• Head of Corporate Development at Gusto
• Strategic Finance and Business Operations at Otto and Jawbone
• Technology Investment Banking at Credit Suisse
• BS and MA from University of Southern California

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Adam Marchick
Partner

• Led $2B venture portfolio at Emory University
• Venture investor at Bain Capital Ventures and Menlo Ventures
• Founder and CEO of Sequoia-backed company
• Founded and sold an AI company
• BS in Computer Science and MBA from Stanford University

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Scott Dubin
VP, RAISE Platform

• 10+ years VC experience
• Partner, Learn Capital
• Managing Director, ff Venture Capital
• Director, OurCrowd
• BA from the New York University

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