OUR TEAM
We have a dream team of a Fortune 100 executive, experienced investors, board members, venture-backed startup founders and operators.
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Claude Grunitzky
CEO and Managing Partner
Claude’s previous media venture, TRACE, successfully exited with funding from Goldman Sachs. Claude is a Visiting Social Innovator at the Harvard Kennedy School and is a graduate of London University and MIT.
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Richard “Dick” Parsons
Chairman
Dick served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Rockefeller Foundation, Chairman of Citigroup, and Chairman & CEO of Time Warner. He was also the Interim CEO of the Los Angeles Clippers and the Interim Chairman of the Board of CBS.
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Adrienne Rees
CIO and Partner
An experienced, hands-on investment professional with over 10 years of investment experience spanning mergers & acquisitions, private equity and venture capital. Adrienne holds a BS and Masters in Finance from the University of Denver.
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Stephanie Van Putten
Entrepreneur in Residence
Founder & CEO of Blendoor, a venture-backed diversity rating and hiring SaaS startup. Stephanie holds an MBA from MIT Sloan and a BS in engineering from Stanford University.
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Adam Kiki-Charles
Principal
Former Scout for Vamos Ventures and interned at BCG Digital Ventures. Prior to venture, he worked for 7 years as a healthcare informatics consultant. Adam holds an MBA from MIT Sloan and a BA from Brown University.
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