Meet Our Core Team

Our team of operators, investors, and advisors have over a century of combined experience in scaling startups in a variety of leadership and advisory roles, helping raise/invest hundreds of millions of dollars with a 10x+ return on investment and successfully growing or exiting over 20 companies as founders or VC’s.

Brandon Maier
General Partner

Co-Founder of Quake Capital, highlighted by CrunchBase for making the second-most investments in female-led startups (2018).

250+ Startup Investments, with 84% still active, 9 previous exits. 10X+ return on portfolio of active investments within last 6 years.

Extensive network of over 1,000 investors.

Frequent collegiate guest lecturer & startup judge.

Aaron Golbin
Managing Partner And Head of ACCELERATORS AND INCUBATORS

Four-time startup founder, founding his first venture at the age of 8 and creating industry-leading enterprises like DebateIsland.com and The American Post.

10+ years of operating experience across VC-and-non-VC-backed startups and a multi-billion-dollar company in the Media, AI, FinTech, and Government Consulting industries.

Strategically advised and invested in dozens of companies.

Frequent Conference and Podcast participant.

Jacob Ringel
Associate Partner

Determined Gen Z leader with experience in finance, strategy, marketing, and operations, assisting in investment analysis and decision-making through his roles at Guidepoint and Armstrong Capital.

Active startup mentor and coach.

Angel Gambino
Strategic Advisor

Entrepreneur and venture builder who served as the Principal of Amazon Web Services (AWS) for Startups.

WIRED Top 100 founder, CEO, & BRITS & BAFTA-winning Senior Executive of five startups across four continents and Viacom and the BBC, selling companies with a combined value of over $2BB.

Invested in and mentored hundreds of startups, building a portfolio valued at over $8BB and provided fractional leadership to Fortune 500 companies.

Matthew Winter
Associate

Startup operator serving as the VP of Business Development at IndeHealth.

Expertise in startup analysis, finance, GTM, sales, marketing, and operations.

Alex Tellides
Associate

Operator with almost half a decade of experience in venture capital, marketing, and operations.

MPA-PNP Candidate, NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School

Jasmine Imanverdi
Marketing Associate

Marketing and branding professional.

Ex-Valiant Integrated Services.

Zimran Rahman
Associate

Experienced in startup analysis and market research.

Former LvlUp Venture Scout, sourcing hundreds of companies.

Conrad Goerl
Associate

Former Quantitative Analyst at the GW Investment Institute.

GWSB Finance & Statistics Candidate.

Jacob Lebowitz
Associate

Startup analysis and sourcing professional with a private equity background.

Highlighted Venture Partners, Mentors, and LPs

Daniel Idzkowski
Venture Partner
Ben Kromnick
Venture Partner
Kurt Akers
LP & MENTOR
Sam Palazzolo
LP & MENTOR
Jason Manasse
LP & MENTOR
Anthony Tijerino
Venture Partner
GAR LEE
LP & Mentor
KYLE JAMES
MENTOR
Zac Delvecchio
Venture Partner
Tom Zheng
Venture Partner
Wendy Diamond
LP
Jules Arthur
LP
Michele Arthur
LP