JV

Joe Vasquez

Growth Tech & AI Partnerships Lead at BCG | Rice MCS (AI/ML) | Ross MBA | Past: Gusto, Runway Incubator (Acquired), TFA, StartX, Stanford, Forbes 30U30, WEF Global Shaper

San Francisco Bay Area

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $1,000,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $3,000,000.00

Work Experience

  • Director, Growth Tech & AI Partnerships

    2021

  • Venture Partner

    2019

2019 - 2022

  • Founding Partner, Innovation & Strategy Consultant

    2019 - 2022

    Boutique innovation advisory, investment, and venture building practice with clients including Visa, Balero Accelerator, Turkish and Korean government innovation programs, and 10+ startups ranging from pre-seed to series B (two exits).

2021 - 2021

  • MBA Product Manager, Financial Products

    2021 - 2021

2015 - 2019

  • Director

    2015 - 2019

    Runway Incubator is a corporate innovation advisory firm, social impact accelerator, and coworking space for high-growth early stage startups in San Francisco. Led company through an acquisition by a Global 2000 in 2017.

  • Co-Founder, Lead Investor

    2015 - 2018

    Michelson Runway is an accelerator for startups in higher education and career training. - Portfolio One: Lrnr, Motimatic, Pragya Systems, ReUp Education, and WorkAmerica - Portfolio Two: APL nextED, Gooroo, MeasureOne, NameCoach, NexusEdge, Osmosis, Qualified.io, The Whether by Better Weekdays, Year On

  • Data Strategy & Product Management Fellow

    2013 - 2014

2011 - 2013

  • Corps Member

    2011 - 2013

2012 - 2012

  • Summer Analyst - Investment Banking Division

    2012 - 2012

2009 - 2010

  • Early Co-Founder and Director of Development

    2009 - 2010

    StartX is an educational non-profit that accelerates the development of Stanford's top entrepreneurs through experiential education and collective intelligence. StartX requires no fees and takes zero equity.