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$1,000,000.00Max Investment:
$3,000,000.00Target Investment:
$2,000,000.00
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Work Experience
Founder and Managing Partner
2021
Investing in founders determined to win. www.vanquishvp.com
2022
Investor
2022
Rimac Group (bka Bugatti Rimac) is a diversified technology, automotive, and energy company. Rimac Technology develops electric battery and drivetrain systems and components used by Koenigsegg, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Aston Martin, Porsche, BMW, Mercedes Benz, Hyundai, Kia, and others. Bugatti Rimac develops and manufactures the world's fastest and most sought after hypercars including the Bugatti Tourbillon, Bolide, Mistral, Chiron, and other iconic models. Rimac Automobili develops and manufactures the fastest accelerating and most technologically advanced all-electric hypercars in the world including the Nevera and Nevera R. Rimac Energy develops utility-scale battery storage solutions (megapacks) for electricity providers. www.rimac-group.com www.bugatti.com www.rimac-energy.com
2022
Investor
2022
Liquid Death makes death metal themed canned water and is one of the fastest growing brands ever. www.liquiddeath.com
2021
Investor
2021
MoonPay is on a mission to onboard over 1 billion users into the crypto economy by 2030. MoonPay develops the best fiat-to-crypto payments infrastructure enabling any platform to become crypto native. www.moonpay.com
2020
Investor and Advisor
2020
KarmaCheck is automating background checks using AI, helping companies create a frictionless employee onboarding experience. www.karmacheck.com
2020
Investor and Advisor
2020
Aircapture is building the most scalable distributed direct air capture technology developed to date. www.aircapture.com
2020
Investor
2020
Climax Foods makes the best dairy products in the world by using AI to remove cows, goats, sheep, and our other four legged friends from the process. www.climaxfoods.com
2018 - 2020
Investor and Advisor
2018 - 2020
I financed Harvest Health & Recreation's Series A round in 2018. The company went public at a $1.5B valuation within 12 months of the Series A and was later acquired by Trulieve for $2B, marking my first unicorn exit. www.trulieve.com
2015 - 2017
F500 Enterprise Sales Executive
2015 - 2017
• Led sales motions targeting senior executives (C-suite to VPs) in sales, marketing, customer service, and operations at Fortune 500 firms in Silicon Valley in the technology, retail, and healthcare verticals • Produced executive briefings featuring Microsoft's Chief Investment Officer and CMO of Microsoft North America to deliver value proposition for Dynamics 365, Microsoft's CRM & ERP solution • Managed over 30 channel partners and ISVs including LinkedIn, Adobe, Apptus, and smaller niche vendors
2014 - 2014
Summer Associate - Technology Investment Banking
2014 - 2014
Summer Associate in Morgan Stanley's West Coast technology investment banking group in Menlo Park. • Managed execution for a $250M credit facility for Fitbit; worked on roadshow presentations for institutional investors, alternative asset managers, and lenders; developed financial models; worked directly with C-suite • Prepared a ratings agency presentation for Amazon.com in anticipation of a $6B debt issuance • Produced materials including financial models and management presentations for buy-side and sell-side advisory engagements with hardware, software, eCommerce, and cleantech firms with >$350B in aggregate market capitalization • Advised FirstSolar's corporate development team on acquisition strategy in commercial solar PV • Advised CFO and other finance executives of Bloom Energy on revenue recognition methodology in anticipation of a round of private equity fundraising