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.
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Eric Hatzimemos
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
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Oliver B. Libby
Managing Partner
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Laura Hovas
General Partner
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Galina Ozgur
Vice President of Platform
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Kate Horin
Head of Fund Operations
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Cristina Fernandez
Head of Special Projects
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Darshan Shah
Investor
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Thomas Morgan
Chief Compliance Officer & General Counsel
Experts in Residence
H/L Experts-in-Residence are experienced professionals in their areas of expertise, including Entrepreneur Partners-in-Residence (EPIRs), Brand & Design team members, 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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Lyle Adams
Entrepreneur Partner in Residence
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Roshan Patel
Entrepreneur Partner in Residence
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Daniela Saltzman
Expert in Residence
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Andi Cross
Brand Strategist in Residence
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Brielle Wilson
Website Designer in Residence
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Rose Curry
Creative in Residence
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Megan Ananian
Venture Fellow
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Dan Bjornson
Venture Fellow
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Rebecca Durr
Venture Fellow
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Megha Mehdiratta
Venture Fellow
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Meera Nair
Venture Fellow
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Dev Saha
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.
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: