People

Caroline Lewko

Caroline Lewko

I've been in the mobile and tech sector since 1995 in a variety of roles from coder, funder, business developer and entrepreneur. I'm often called the ‘connector’. Of all of the things I have accomplished, making great connections and helping others be successful is...

Reza Sanaie

Reza Sanaie

Reza was the co-founder and CTO at Beanworks, an accounts payable (AP) automation company. Founded in 2012, he built the infrastructure of this industry-agnostic software from the ground up, driving innovation and leveraging the latest technology solutions for...

Alexis Katigbak

Alexis Katigbak

Alexis is a product professional with more than a decade of experience building and taking products to market including marketplace, B2B, ecommerce and healthcare products. Having her start as a software engineer, she transitioned to product management by accident...

Elena Kiseleva

Elena Kiseleva

Elena developed her passion for tech by promoting a social business incubator, covering dozens of founders' stories in digital media, and leading a content team in the US-based EdTech startup. At Launch Academy, she will be working on social media. In her spare...

Samson Li

Samson Li

Samson is the Community Manager at Launch Academy, where his goal is to put on events and help members feel welcomed. Samson comes from a background in child and youth care and psychology, where he helped young individuals build relationships and develop life skills....

Will Richman

Will Richman

Will Richman is the co-founder and CEO of GrowthGenius where they help connect their clients with more of their target customer profile. Prior to founding GrowthGenius, Will worked as an analyst at Ventures North Financial Group LP and as a performance...

Vik Kambli

Vik Kambli

Vik Kambli is a SaaS, digital media and eCommerce leader and operator with 20+ years of experience. He provisions advisory services and capital to technology companies through Diaspora Capital. Most recently, he was the Chief Marketing Officer at Clearly, an...

Michael Lazar

Michael Lazar

Michael has recently joined Vera as a General Partner. Formerly, a Partner at McKinsey & Company, Michael advised clients in the tech and education sectors on corporate strategy and growth. Linkedin Twitter : Mike_Lazar

Angel Pui

Angel Pui

Angel Pui is a serial entrepreneur who has founded 5 companies since the 7th grade. The first problem she solved—automating Street Fighter combos with a programmable joystick so as not to cause her thumbs any more blisters—was sold into giants like Logitech and...