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Sumeet Shah
Principal, Brand Foundry Ventures |
Sumeet handles sourcing and managing new opportunities at Brand Foundry Ventures.
He has over 6 years of experience across the startup and private equity industries, formerly running new business strategies at Gist Digital and handling business development and project work at Gotham Consulting Partners. He also assisted in the creation of XRC Labs, a consumer and retail accelerator run by Kurt Salmon and Parsons, as the Program Manager for their inaugural class and was Head of Strategic Partnerships for their second class. Sumeet graduated from Columbia University with a Bachelors of Science in Biomedical Engineering, where he specialized in Biomechanics. |
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Raphaela spent the past 2.5 years at Acumen on the Investment and BD teams, where she combined her finance skills with her natural proclivity to connect people and ideas. There, she spent time performing diligence on potential investments and built Acumen’s global Entrepreneur Community, which creates opportunities for entrepreneurs to connect with one another both in-person and online.
She is most excited by technology that is changing the world by providing access to internet, financial services and education to underserved markets. |
Raphaela Sapire
Associate, Blue {Seed} Collective |
Julian Moncada
Associate, Lerer Hippeau Ventures |
Julian is an associate at Lerer Hippeau Ventures. Julian joined from Prudential Capital Group, where he focused on investments surrounding the senior debt, mezzanine and private equity markets. Julian is also an avid entrepreneur, starting multiple businesses throughout high school and college. Most recently, Julian began developing mobile applications and released his first app in the App Store in July. Julian is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
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Brittany served as General Manager at Union Square Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm with $1B+ under management. Some portfolio companies include Etsy, Twitter, SoundCloud, Tumblr, Lending Club, and Kickstarter. Her entrepreneurial endeavors include founding VetsinTech NYC, transitioning military veterans into technology jobs, and founded gtrot, a social travel recommendation engine sold to Groupon. She has a BA in Marketing and International Business from NYU Stern. Laughlin writes about building great companies, venture investing, tech, and travel.
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Brittany Laughlin
Principal, Lattice Ventures |