Invests in
Sectors:
Locations:
Min Investment:
$120,000.00Max Investment:
$120,000.00Target Investment:
$120,000.00
Skills
Education
Lists including KJ
Investments
Mainstack
Total Funding: $120K
Vesti
Total Funding: $100K
Torche
Total Funding: $120K
Voyance
Total Funding: $520K
Peek
Total Funding: $140M
Hollo
Total Funding: $120K
Nagish
Total Funding: $120K
HUSSLUP
Total Funding: $3.1M
Paco
Total Funding: $20K
Zoog
Total Funding: $2.1M
Work Experience
2013 - 2025
Managing Director
2013 - 2025
Over 12 years at Techstars, I ran 17 accelerator programs and invested in over 200 pre-seed and seed-stage startups. I led programs in New York City and in Philadelphia in partnership with Comcast NBCUniversal, working closely with founders to shape product strategy, raise capital, and scale companies from first check to Series A and beyond. Standout portfolio companies I backed include GlossGenius, Gorgias, Bento Box, Sporttrade, Nagish, KYD Labs, Olli Health, and heva—several of which have exited or now exceed nine-figure valuations. Collectively, my portfolio has raised over $1B in follow-on capital, with active companies representing more than $3B in combined market cap. Follow-on investors include Andreessen Horowitz, TCV, Bessemer Venture Partners, Union Square Ventures, Canaan, Sapphire Ventures, Greycroft, Foundry Group, BoxGroup, and IA Ventures, among others. In the early years, I was the sole Techstars employee in NYC, helping establish our presence, open the local office in 2014, and launch one of Techstars’ first major partner programs in collaboration with R/GA.
2023 - 2023
Mentor, Oxford Entrepreneurs
2023 - 2023
Oxford University is one of the world’s most prominent universities. I was asked to be a Mentor at Oxford Entrepreneurs, the institution’s accelerator program. Oxford Entrepreneurs is the largest entrepreneurship society in Europe.
2010 - 2012
Associate
2010 - 2012
Booz & Company is a leading global management consulting firm, helping the world's top businesses, governments, and other institutions to create and deliver essential advantage.
2006 - 2009
Associate - Mergers & Acquisitions
2006 - 2009
Redwood Capital Group provides investment banking services to leading companies in the technology, communications, media and business services sectors. Taking a long term, relationship driven approach, RCG has a track record of delivering superior results for clients by leveraging its deep sector knowledge and transaction experience.
2004 - 2006
Analyst
2004 - 2006