We’re investors, former entrepreneurs, and operators with deep experience in starting & scaling companies.
We understand the challenges and pitfalls of each startup phase and leverage this experience to help our companies grow across liquidity cycles with tremendous resilience, adaptation and trusted advice.
Meet the Team
Rely on our strong deal expertise and proven success as operators to drive returns
East Coast - New York & Boston
KLAUS KLEINFELD
East
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Klaus focuses on investments across various stages and sectors. He develops international enterprises and leads executive and board-level governance connecting entrepreneurs with our deep network of influential executives across a variety of technology sectors.
Ex-President and CEO of Siemens AG, Arconic, and Alcoa
CEO & Chairman of Constellation Acquisition Corp.
First CEO and Director of the ONE-Trillion Dollar NEOM Project, and economic development adviser to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Advisor to several U.S. Presidents
Boards of Trustees of the World Economic Forum, Turner Construction, Bayer, Citibank, HP, and Morgan Stanley
Capital Raised in US public markets: >$7B
Invests in and develops international enterprises
LARS UFFHAUSEN
East
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Lars oversees the firm’s investing approach, strategy, investor relations, and governance. Lars and his team support entrepreneurs in their go-to-market efforts by connecting them with successful business leaders that drive market demand. Putting startups in the fast lane to sustainable revenues attract enterprise buyers.
Founder Advanced Manufacturing Unicorn 1
Created 20x multiple at MIT-Media-Lab Spin-Off
Led corporate development at strategic generating >$6B in accretive growth
Raised over $250M for startup companies
Venture investor with over 20 years of early-stage tech companies operating experience
Worked across capital structures from seed-stage investments to public offerings
East
SCOTT N. MILLER
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Scott is the first product partner to visionary founders on their path to building foundational hardware companies. He provides insights into the supply-chain infrastructure and operates a network of highly vetted and managed partners linking software and networks to connect with unlimited low-volume manufacturing capacity.
Active Limited Partner at various Venture Capital Funds
Active early-stage Angel Investor and Advisor, over 50 Startups
Co-Founder of Bolt VC Funds 1 & 2, a pre-seed Venture Fund with various unicorns & exits
Founder & Managing Director of Dragon Ventures with a focus on Hardware Companies
Founder and CEO of Dragon Innovation, acquired by Avnet.
Set up and led manufacturing for famous groundbreaking Roombas at iRobot
Former Walt Disney Imagineer
Boston Deep-Tech Veteran
Dartmouth and MIT Graduate
Adjunct Professor at Olin College of Engineering
West Coast - Silicon Valley
West
DREW ANDERSON
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Drew focuses on category-defining companies building new products in enterprise software and security to transform markets. He works with entrepreneurs developing technology to accelerate sustainable businesses into the digital world. Drew’s services team is the first partner to founders on their path to building foundational companies with an exit in mind.
Technology Advisor for multiple Private Equity firms and Software Teams
CEO Cloud Media Works, LLC, CTO iTexico, CTO Hitlab
Serial Entrepreneur co-founded multiple startups with 3 IPO's.
Software architect, team builder/leader, Cybersecurity, SME,
Pioneer technologist in Mobile internet and OTT Streaming Media.
Technology leader who provides business acumen, digital transformation strategy, and expert execution and management with over twenty years of knowledge and experience in international business and technology.
Focus is on the software/internet industry, and machine/industrial technologies in the cloud.
Founder or co-founder of several startups in Silicon Valley, with 3 IPOs, and 3 M&As under his belt.
Created and curated close relationships with several Private Equity and Venture Capital firms over the years, most recently closing deals that provide end-to-end business, software, security, and team-building solutions.
Over the last 5 years, he has worked with over 50 companies providing solutions for PE/VC firms
RAY TAYLOR
West
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Ray works with entrepreneurs by driving a product-centric approach to deep tech innovation that benefits strategics, and their initiatives in AI-enabled software, advanced connectivity, mobility, and process virtualization.
Angel investor, board advisor, and mentor to early-stage tech companies, and over eight years as EIR advising Venture Capital and CVC firms
Founding team member, President/CEO of multiple start-ups
President at Buongiorno (DoCoMo) and LUMATA (PE portfolio)
Executive Director at Verizon as growth leader, driving a $4B business unit with 30+ years in wireless telecom and technology experience
Over ten years of management consulting
West
TSUYOSHI TAIRA
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Taira-San focuses on investments across various stages and sectors. He develops global enterprises and leads executive and board-level governance connecting entrepreneurs with our deep network of influential executives across a variety of technology sectors.
He has been instrumental in providing seed-stage financing, and advice, especially for the Far Eastern market to startup companies.
Formerly President & Chairman of Sanyo Semiconductor Corporation
Founding Investor and Director at Atmel Semiconductor
Investor and Dictor Pico Power Technology, acquired by Cirrus Logic
Chairman Junglee Corporation, acquired by Amazon
Investor and Director Armedia, acquired by Broadcom
Investor and Director Apptivity, acquired by Progress Software
He incubated several high-tech companies with successful exits
West Coast - Silicon Valley
SHARAD KUMAR
West
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Sharad Kumar oversees investor relations while actively raising funds for our firm to empower forward-thinking entrepreneurs who are reshaping our lives through sustainable innovations with security in mind. Sharad is a company builder, who can take ideas to exits.
Co-founder of Accurics, a highly acclaimed cybersecurity company in CSPM space, which was acquired for $160 million by Tenable in 2021.
Leadership roles at companies such as Pulse Secure, Cisco, and Flextronics.
Active Limited Partner at various Venture Capital Funds
Active investor, board member, and advisor in various tech startups
Europe
THOMAS STAPP
Germany
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Thomas invests in experienced founders who are solutions focused with a great product-market fit across the industrial sector, including clean tech, alternative energy, and transportation.
Private Equity & SWF Group Bain & Co, and Oliver Wyman
Investment Executive and Chief Financial Officer for Private Equity, M&A, and VC
CFO & Investment Advisor with Constellation Acquisition Corp.
East Coast
TERRY MACNEISH
East
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Terry collaborates with both entrepreneurs and corporations, focusing on the development of programs and technologies that drive pioneering advancements in green-tech, manufacturing and automation, semiconductors, and sensor technologies. He is a dynamic leader in systems and business development, driving innovation and global success across advanced technology sectors.
Lead systems and business development initiatives with a strong focus on program management and innovative technology for Akribis Systems
Pioneered automation systems and drove customer service advancements, steering the company's growth and innovation for Essentium, Inc.
Served as Principal, executing high-tech projects for global companies and startups with expertise in electro-opto-mechanical design and embedded systems at Crow Hill Consulting
Developed cutting-edge technology systems in imaging and projection for RED Digital Cinema
Engineered state-of-the-art optoelectronic sensing platforms and optimized manufacturing processes, significantly impacting high-volume medical sensor production for Masimo
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