Invests in
Sectors:
Locations:
Min Investment:
$25,000.00Max Investment:
$500,000.00Target Investment:
$100,000.00
Skills
Education
Lists including Brian
Investments
Well Seasoned
Total Funding:
Jar
Total Funding: $97M
Justt
Total Funding: $50M
Noloco
Total Funding: $1M
Maket
Total Funding:
Cardless
Total Funding: $52M
Algolux
Total Funding: $49M
Abhi
Total Funding: $38M
Unit.co
Total Funding:
Pheronym
Total Funding: $150K
Work Experience
2020
Founder and Managing Partner
2020
Early stage startup investments. - Pitch your startup: https://tr.ee/pitch-us - Join the Team Ignite syndicate: https://www.teamignite.ventures/join-the-syndicate - Portfolio on our website: https://www.teamignite.ventures/
2019 - 2023
Director
2019 - 2023
Led the Azure Marketplace workload category management team responsible for driving growth across Microsoft’s ecosystem of startups, ISVs and enterprise partners. Oversaw all major workload categories — including AI/ML, IoT, Security, DevOps, Storage, Databases, Migration, and Infrastructure — shaping product strategy, go-to-market execution, and partner success across the Azure platform. • Built and led a cross-functional team covering category strategy, GTM design, and performance for hundreds of cloud workloads. • Partnered with top-tier startups, VCs, and global enterprises to accelerate Marketplace adoption and co-sell revenue. • Drove end-to-end lifecycle management of workloads: from category creation and monetization models to ecosystem incentives and channel expansion. • Collaborated with engineering, marketing, and BD teams to align Azure’s partner priorities with market demand signals. • Helped scale hundreds of cloud-native startups and ISVs through Marketplace integration, funding, and co-sell programs.
2018 - 2019
AI Global Category Lead
2018 - 2019
Led the Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning category team for AWS Marketplace. Launched the SageMaker Marketplace for Machine Learning.
2017 - 2018
Director of Product Management - Artificial Intelligence
2017 - 2018
Led Product Management across the data science, model deployment, and platform teams for the leading enterprise conversational AI platform.
2015 - 2017
Principal Product Manager
2016 - 2017
Led product management across multiple teams including machine learning, platform, and APIs.
Senior Product Manager
2015 - 2016
2014 - 2015
Senior Product Manager
2014 - 2015
Inc. 500 start-up innovating in predictive marketing for real estate using machine learning and artificial intelligence.
2012 - 2014
Senior Manager - Marketing Automation
2012 - 2014
2008 - 2011
Senior Associate
2008 - 2011
Developing, brokering, and investing in commercial properties throughout Hawaii.
2006 - 2007
Financial Analyst
2006 - 2007
Mortgage-backed securities and whole loan valuation via simulation/modeling.
2003 - 2003
Finance Intern
2003 - 2003
Corporate Finance - Overhead Rate Management