A dedicated team of builders with an expansive network of connections
Team
H/L Ventures’ team provides the central hub for all our activities, leading sourcing, diligence, investment, portfolio support, and internal operations and strategy for our firm. Our team is comprised of full-time Staff, Experts-in-Residence, and Venture Fellows and Interns.
Experts in Residence
H/L Experts-in-Residence are experienced professionals in their areas of expertise, including Brand & Design team members, VC Platform Fellows, and Venture Fellows. These experts form a powerful extension to the H/L professional team, offering strategic, operational, and tactical support to our portfolio companies.
Experts in Residence are independent professionals contracted by H/L Holdings to provide subject matter expertise and other services to H/L Holdings and/or its affiliated companies, and in some cases, to portfolio companies in which H/L Holdings or its affiliated companies have an equity or other economic interest. Experts in Residence are not full time employees of H/L Holdings and do not make investment decisions.
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Ethan Baumfeld
Expert in Residence, Healthcare Law & Regulation
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Andi Cross
Expert in Residence, Brand Strategy
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Lauren Demato
Expert in Residence, Talent
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Ed Lee
Expert in Residence, Pricing Strategy
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James Mastronardi
Expert in Residence, Finance Strategy
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Ambika Patni
Expert in Residence, Consumer Goods
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Steven Rosenblum
Expert in Residence, Credit
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Daniela Saltzman
Expert in Residence, Impact
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Cathy Wasserman
Expert in Residence, Executive Coaching
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Stephen Haugse
Venture Fellow
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Rachel Mackey
Platform Fellow
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Joe Magliano
Venture Fellow
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Octavius Moore
Platform Fellow
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Prad Parthiban
Venture Fellow
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Dev Saha
Venture Fellow
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Julian Smith
Venture Fellow
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Kevin Tobin
Venture Fellow
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Joseph Weiler
Venture Fellow
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Sarah Zhukovsky
Venture Fellow
Venture Partners
Our Venture Partners are senior experts in their fields, each with their own work, but with a strong affiliation to H/L Ventures, in contact with our team throughout each week. These Partners bring their networks, experience, and insight to bear on our sourcing and selection pipeline, our portfolio support, and our own growth as a firm. The group hails from across the country and from diverse backgrounds that together form a powerful addition to our team.
Venture Partners and Entrepreneur Partners-in-Residence are independent professionals contracted by H/L Holdings to provide deal origination, subject matter expertise, and other services to H/L Holdings and/or its affiliated companies, and in some cases, to portfolio companies in which H/L Holdings or its affiliated companies have an equity or other economic interest. Venture Partners are not full time employees of H/L Holdings and do not make investment decisions.
Key Advisors
Our Advisors are renowned leaders in their fields, providing a strong strategic guidance layer to H/L Ventures’ senior leadership and to our portfolio companies. Our Advisors assist us in screening portfolio opportunities and in supporting our existing portfolio.
Key Advisors are interdependent professional advisors to H/L Ventures. Key Advisors provide general advice to H/L Ventures but are not directors having any fiduciary responsibility to H/L Ventures. Key Advisors are not employees of H/L Ventures and do not make investment decisions. Key Advisors may be provided with compensation for services.
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Lisa Benson
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Rochel Leah Bernstein
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Natalie Bruss
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Michael Coscetta
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Robert H. Edwards Jr.
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David Eun
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Jill Ford
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Dr. Randel “Laz” Gordon (COL, USAF Ret.)
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Claire Broido Johnson
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Joe Kelley
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Ceci Kurzman
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Christina Lewis
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Esteban Lopez
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Anish Melwani
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Abe Minkara
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Christopher J. O'Connor
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John Osborn
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Stephen Palmese
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Kara Ross
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Annie Day Thorp
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Ann M. Veneman
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Strauss Zelnick
Member Partners
H/L Ventures Member Partners are individuals who co-own our company. These highly-incentivized senior leaders collaborate with management on sourcing and selection, portfolio company growth, and strategy for our firm. Our Member Partners come to us from C-Suite positions in the Fortune 50, major family offices, top industry consultancies, and leading technology firms. Just a few of these individuals include:
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Sarah Berner Donahue
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Bill Gillula
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Kiva Iscol
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Matt Kamine
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Sheena Paul
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Stephen Sadove
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Bart Schwartz
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Peggy Segal
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Andy Youmans
Trusted Partner Network
We provide access to an informal, but vetted and high-quality network of several hundred subject matter experts, advisors, and service providers that early stage companies need. From legal, to IP, to creative, to accounting, to dev shops, we have worked with and diligenced these partners, among others: