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Patricia joins Virta Ventures from secondhand apparel marketplace ThredUp’s New Ventures team where, as a PM, she led zero-to-one strategy and platform development for ThredUp’s B2B resale platform, Resale-as-a-Service (RaaS). Previously, Patricia was on the investment team at Amino Capital ($1B early-stage fund, Midas List #10) and a strategy consultant at PwC Strategy&. Patricia holds a triple-major Bachelors degree in Applied Math, Economics, and Music from Northwestern University, and is pursuing an MBA at The Wharton School. 

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Garrett brings over a decade of venture investing and operating experience. He is currently a co-Founder and General Partner at Potion Capital in Paris. Recently he was COO of Wellplaece, a healthcare procurement marketplace. Prior to that, Garrett was a Partner at Bee Partners, where he focused on marketplace and SaaS based climate tech investments. He served on the boards of Knowde, Super.com, Florence Healthcare, InnerPlant, Jitsu, and others, working alongside top tier Silicon Valley investors. An entrepreneur at heart, Garrett has worked in professional sports, real estate development, and technology. Garrett holds an undergraduate degree from Stanford and a MBA from the Foster School, at the University of Washington.

Farlan brings 20+ years of B2B SaaS sales leadership to the table, having guided multiple companies on the journey from $0 to $10M in ARR. Farlan previously worked with Russell at Full Harvest. Over the last few months, he has been working with Tyba, helping them refine their process and close key deals. Farlan has a Business and Information Systems degree from St. Francis Xavier University.

David brings over 25 years in technology leadership across a diverse array of startups and companies, including ExactTarget (acquired by Salesforce for $2.5B) and Virta Health ($2B valuation). David worked with Dave Samuel and Josh Felser way back in 1997 to build Spinner (acquired by AOL for $320MM). David is also Founding Advisor and CTO to Freestyle Capital and is currently an Expert in Residence at First Round Capital. David's deep experience will come in handy during technical diligence and ongoing company support.

Winter is the Founder and Managing Member of the investment firm Coolwater Capital, which exclusively focuses on emerging managers and technology investments. Coolwater has helped launch over 175 emerging managers, establishing strong ties and trust with these managers, who form the foundation of the Coolwater community. Winter is also the author of "How To Raise A Venture Capital Fund". Prior to Coolwater, he played a key role in an evergreen investment fund at SAP, co-founded the LP transparency movement called #OpenLP, and served on the committee for the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA), which sets the standards for the private equity industry. Winter's extensive experience includes private equity and venture capital roles in San Francisco, institutional fund investments, direct technology investments, and angel investing. He also served as junior faculty at Stanford Graduate School of Business, holding degrees from the University of Oxford and Harvard University.

Over the past 18 years, Lee has co-founded and managed technology for companies as diverse as Time Warner, Razorfish Studios, and Terabolic, Inc. Most recently, Lee co-founded and served as CEO of Veri, a venture-backed NY mobile startup that in 2018 was acquired by The Knot. Lee has a BA in Computer Science from Brown.

Alex was recently Senior Vice President of Unlocking Innovation (incubation services) at Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator. Deployed LACI’s $5M Impact Fund I and raised and deployed LACI’s $6M nationwide Cleantech Debt Fund. Previously: Stellantis (Peugeot SA), World Economic Forum, Coda (EV startup), Toyota & McKinsey. Alex has a BA from Stanford and MBA from Wharton.

Charlie founded and built Convex into the leading commercial contractor sales platform in the world. He has over 10 years of experience in building data, energy analytics and enterprise software. Charlie holds degrees from MIT, Harvard and Bowdoin and has been featured by The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and the U.S. Department of Energy.

Scott is an early stage climate tech venture investor. Scott has 20+ years of experience defining, developing and launching new products and services in energy, sustainability and consumer products industries. Scott has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State and MBA from UC Berkeley, Haas.

Eyal brings +10 years of experience in startups (as a founder and senior executive), he has expertise in strategic partnerships, go-to-market (GTM) strategies, and product-led growth (PLG) methodologies, helping startups refine and execute growth initiatives aligned with their unique market opportunities. Eyal has worked closely with companies to develop scalable partnership programs (across channels, system integrators, ISVs, and more) and optimize PLG strategies to drive user acquisition and retention. Eyal is currently VP of Partnerships at Guidde and was previously Director of Global Strategic Alliances at Monday.com for over five years.

Dan Wilner specializes in transforming how companies articulate their mission and value. With extensive experience in high-level communications, Dan has supported startups in raising over $455 million through strategic speechwriting, pitch materials, and media relations. His expertise spans diverse sectors, including climate, AI, healthcare, fintech, and media, with a proven track record of crafting compelling narratives for early-stage companies.