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      Cohort 4
      Spring: Apr - Jun 2019
       
       
       

    • Cohort 4 includes 20 investors (~0.5% accepted) that formed four deal sourcing teams: Consumer, FinTech & Blockchain, Frontier Tech, and Healthcare.

      Cohort 4 Deal Sourcing Teams

      Consumer Team

      Taylor Bozarth

       

      After VU: Joined as a Venture Associate at The Company Lab

      • Founder & Fund Manager for ADA Real Estate Investment Fund
      • Raised & Placed $500,000+ in real estate investments to yield a 1.5x return within 3 years
      • Real Estate Broker at a team ranked in the top 100 teams in America by The Wall Street Journal.

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      Said Mia

      • Founder of Sweat Equity, prominent blog and early-stage advisory firm
      • Investment Banking Vice President focused on Technology
      • CFA Charterholder; MBA from Cornell University
      • Frequent guest lecturer for the Silicon Valley Innovation Center
      • Interested in young consumer brands disrupting the retail and health & wellness sectors

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      Brent Breslau

       

      After VU: Joined the fitness startup Tonal, where he focuses on revenue and growth

      • Private Wealth Management @ Goldman Sachs
      • Interested in solutions that radically disrupt the food & beverage industries or shake up the age-old restaurant supply chain processes. Other areas of focus include health & wellness as well as longevity.
      • B.A. Finance @ University of Notre Dame

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      Alberta Tete-Lartey

      • Wharton MBA in Finance and Strategic Management
      • Strategic thought-partner for C-suite executives in identifying growth opportunities, optimizing resources and enhancing operational efficiency
      • Financial Services experience in shaping next generation growth strategies, ensuring superior customer experience and sourcing M&A targets
      • Ex-McKinsey consultant
      • Previous investment banking analyst 

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      Grayson Helm

      • Bucknell University - Business Analytics, Captain of Division 1 Men's Lacrosse team
      • Energy Analyst @ American PowerNet; Contributions to drafting blockchain tool for sustainable power buyers and sellers
      • Investment Banking Summer Analyst @ RBC Capital Markets
      • Passionate about innovation & entrepreneurship within consumer products, energy, sports, food, & technology

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      FinTech Team

      Peter Arethas

      • MBA: DePaul University Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. Graduated "With Distinction". Top 10% of class. Degree in Financial Analysis
      • B.S.: Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Degree in Business Economics
      • President - American Trust Investment Services, broker-dealer founded in 1968
      • Vice President - JPMorgan Securities - Chase Private Client. Led team of Private Client Advisors in Chicago

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      Michael Son

       

      After VU: Continued to complete his MBA at Chicago Booth

      • MBA Candidate, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business 
      • CPA, CMA interested in Enterprise, Fin Tech, Ed Tech, and Consumer markets 
      • Experienced commercial banker with track record in business development, financial analysis, and risk management  
      • Pre-MBA Internship at Ora Graphene Audio Inc., an innovative start up based in Montreal, Canada  
      • Worked at Scotiabank, HSBC Bank Canada, and BMO Bank of Montreal

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      Andrew Stockstill

       

      After VU: Joined as Associate Director at Serent Capital

      • Helped manage a $5M+ portfolio of venture capital and private equity client relationships at the Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG)
      • Previous wealth management experience
      • Holds B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
      • Interests include FinTech, Sports Business and Consumer verticals

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      David Tsang

       

      After VU: Joined Verkada to lead New Product Development

      • Angel investor
      • Worked in Engineering, Sales, Marketing leadership at a few well known start-ups that had positive outcomes
      • Started up a few small businesses
      • Enjoys diving deep and learning about business models

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      Frontier Tech Team

      Sebastian Pulido

      • Led market transition at Goldman Sachs, implemented solutions to sales & trading market structure changes
      • Managing Director at Golden Seeds, an angel investor network focused on investing in early-stage women led startups
      • Created an online tool for entrepreneurs to quantify product/market fit throughout customer discovery
      • Attained a BA in Economics and International Studies at the University of Miami

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      Benoit Foulon

      • Previously an investment banking and consulting analyst in Paris
      • Worked as Financial officer in a mobile learning app
      • Studied in Paris @ESCP Europe Business School 
      • Sports and AI enthusiast 

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      Tristan Jennings

       

      After VU: Joined as a Venture Analyst at Marubeni Ventures

      • Micro-PE investing in Los Angeles
      • Mezzanine debt placements in FinTech and Consumer
      • Interested in Frontier and Mobility 
      • London School of Economics

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      Dan Gonzales

       

      After VU: Joined BexMe as Advisor / Head of Sales, and working with Flux Technology

      •  Investment Blog: bahiaverge.com
      • Completed a project for Google’s Sales Team
      • Age Verification in Juul Labs’ Compliance Dept.
      • Partner @cubewealth leverages a 3-Dimensional model of Learn, Discuss, Invest to help subscribers better manage their money
      • University of California, Riverside - English Literature

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      HealthTech Team

      Noreen Brar

       

      After VU: Joined as a Venture Analyst at Plug and Play Ventures, the largest accelerator in the world

      • UC Davis B.S. Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Highest Honors), B.A. Political Science (Minor) from UC Davis. 
      • Completed thesis on “Exploring Anionic-Binding and Hydrogen-Bonding Catalysts Amide for the Selective Synthesis of Chiral Silanols"
      • Over two years of research experience in organic chemistry lab focusing on silicon catalysts as well as political science department focusing on the impact of the media on American politics
      • Spearheaded market research for two biotechnology startups focusing on product development and market penetration
      • Interested in being a catalyst for visionary founders to acheive the unthinkable

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      Brian Yen

       

      After VU: Joined as Business Development Manager at BoxNearBy

      • Former analyst at Riverbend Growth Partners
      • Quadlingual (English, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese)
      • World Traveler (25+ countries)
      • Southern Methodist University
      • www.ThePetTie.com
      • www.yenadventures.com

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      Jeanose Lexima

      • Tri-sector athlete, ready to win investors to give hope to 63 million children in need of education globally

      • Cross-Sector Fellow + White House Fellow - Regional Finalist

      • Womentor to Women on Change (WoC) girls + 3D solutions seeker + global traveler

      • Decade in IT, HIT, management + Presidential campaign organizer

      • MPH Administration in Informatics + BS in Computer Information Systems

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      Sherman Williams

      • Former military officer 
      • Former investment banker (Director) with a medical technology and digital health focus
      • Passionate about medical technology, defense tech and space tech companies as well as funding underrepresented founders
      • Angel Investor 
      • MBA from Chicago Booth
      • Naval Academy graduate

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