Meet the Team

Leadership Team

Jacob Cordova

Jacob Cordova

Co-Founder & Executive Director

Bright Yeti, NASA, Lockheed Martin

Katherine Allen

Katherine Allen

Flo-Recruit, Forty Acres Scholar

Jeff Auster

Jeff Auster

PwC, Forty Acres Scholar

Clarke Rahrig

Clarke Rahrig

Microsoft

Daniel Miyares

Daniel Miyares

Director of Operations

PetPair, Uber, Facebook

Michael Johns

Michael Johns

Director of Ventures

Flo Recruit, Argonaut, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs

Nick Spiller

Nick Spiller

Director of Marketing

Capital Factory, Beta Business, LEA

Dana Tran

Dana Tran

Director of Peoples

Circle Internet Financial, Capital Factory

Manu Gorrepati

Manu Gorrepati

Director of Technology

Capital One, Redfin, Point72, GroceryTV

Bala Somanchi

Bala Somanchi

Public Health/Business Administration, BHA, WBA

Bala Ravulapalli

Bala Ravulapalli

CSB, TUCG, BHP, Soren (YC F25), Jefferies

Jonah Gleitman

Jonah Gleitman

Mech Eng/CS, KCF Technologies, Medical Device Lab, Saronic

Mili Pathak

Mili Pathak

FTI Consulting, West Monroe, Community Engagement Collective, Texas Orange Jackets

Martin Krylov

Martin Krylov

Turing Scholar, Roblox, UTPC, UCF, Beekeeper

Adyan Ahmed

Adyan Ahmed

BHP & Finance, Neuberger Berman, Lawtrades, Texas Wranglers

Arjun Radhakrishnan

Arjun Radhakrishnan

UBC, TUCG, The Tejas Club, Silver Spurs, BHP

Sheila Zhang

Sheila Zhang

CSB, JPMC, Liberty Mutual, Product@TX, Kappa Phi Lambda

Maryam Zoweil

Maryam Zoweil

BHP, SIG, Ascend

Neev Mehra

Neev Mehra

ECE & Finance, Base Power, Uber, Oracle

Krishna Venugopal

Krishna Venugopal

Finance, HBA, IM Soccer

Tymur Podkovyrov

Tymur Podkovyrov

CS, Convergent, LIT, Luminescence

Avik Malladi

Avik Malladi

Saronic, 8VC, Math & Data Science

Aashi Oswal

Aashi Oswal

Ralo (YC X25)

TG Barwa

TG Barwa

UBC

Kate Blue

Kate Blue

UFA

Noor Ali

Noor Ali

Plaid, Google

Genesis Advisors

Andrew Bellay

Andrew Bellay

Straty.com, FounderSoup, ExxonMobil

Bob Metcalfe

Bob Metcalfe

Polaris Partners, 3Com, Ethernet

Carol Thompson

Carol Thompson

The Thompson Group, Austin Chamber of Commerce

Jayesh Parekh

Jayesh Parekh

Sony Entertainment Television, Jungle Ventures

Josie Hosmer

Josie Hosmer

University Venture Fund, Rockies Venture, Centric Legal Services

Kevin Vela

Kevin Vela

Vela Wood, Blossom Street Ventures

Rudy Garza

Rudy Garza

G51 Capital, Texas Exes

Genesis Alumni

Aanandh Chandrasekar

Aanandh Chandrasekar

FATHOM5, Capital Factory

Aiden Brasov

Aiden Brasov

SG, SIG, BHP, Plan II

Akash Vijay

Akash Vijay

AMD, Dallas Makerspace, Smart Materials Laboratory

Alamin Momin

Alamin Momin

Fanatics Inc, BHP, Cockrell

Alex Yelverton

Alex Yelverton

PwC, Texas 4000, Sendero, Texas Health Catalyst

Alexender Lui

Alexender Lui

Google, Lendtable, Elec Eng

Alisha Gupta

Alisha Gupta

Capital Factory, SELL, Humanity Rising, BHP

Anuj Jajoo

Anuj Jajoo

Spark Cognition, BHP, Finance, Economics

Aravind Srinivasan

Aravind Srinivasan

Harvey, Nuro, Elec Eng

Ashwin Hareesh

Ashwin Hareesh

Kin, Carta, Elec Eng

Ben Beverly

Ben Beverly

Reflex, Next Coast Ventures, MBA, Civ Eng

Brandon Chi

Brandon Chi

Crop Diagnostix, Harvard MBA, Mech Eng

Catherine Cheng

Catherine Cheng

Apax, Evercore, Stanford MBA, BHP, Finance

Courtney O'Donnell, Ph.D.

Courtney O'Donnell, Ph.D.

Flo Recruit, Behavioral Neuroscience

Eduardo Herrera

Eduardo Herrera

Rizal, Bright Yeti, Localy

Elaine Garner

Elaine Garner

Thompson Safety, Crown Castle, BHP, Finance, Plan II

Elizabeth Haynie

Elizabeth Haynie

SigFig, Empower Wealth Advisors, Polit Comm

Grant Shaffer

Grant Shaffer

Microsoft, JLL Technologies, Dell

Harrison Wells

Harrison Wells

Rogue VC, Notley, Advertising

Inara Haque

Inara Haque

Rothschild & Co, Newstack, Finance

JD Weinstein

JD Weinstein

Oracle, Capital Factory, Polit Comm

Juan Alvarez

Juan Alvarez

Landing, Venture for America

Kelsi Kamin

Kelsi Kamin

JP Morgan, Noba

Krishna Parikh

Krishna Parikh

Venture Voice, Allthing

Lucious McDaniel IV

Lucious McDaniel IV

Lucky Oswal

Lucky Oswal

Roblox, BHP

Mohit Gupta

Mohit Gupta

McKinsey, BCG

Nicky Cumberland

Nicky Cumberland

In Loving Memory

Nikhil Guddati

Nikhil Guddati

Moelis, Cerberus Capital Management

Noah Penny

Noah Penny

Elysium Partners, Soloman Partners

Rashu Jain

Rashu Jain

Bain & Co, BHP

Revanth Poondru

Revanth Poondru

Wharton, BHP

Rishi Sriram

Rishi Sriram

BHP, Plan II, Finance

Ryan Diebner

Ryan Diebner

Tritium Partners, Oliver Wyman & Strategy, BHP

Sam Lustberg

Sam Lustberg

Child Poverty Action Labs, McKinsey, BHP

Scott Kennedy

Scott Kennedy

Bain & Co, BHP

Skyler Frost

Skyler Frost

Content Pump Productions

Smaran Velidi

Smaran Velidi

BHP

Sydney Fischer

Sydney Fischer

BCG, Neuroscience

Tom Jackson

Tom Jackson

Waterloo Consulting, Supply Chain

Vibhav Joopelli

Vibhav Joopelli

Velo CFO, Ramp

Zachary Ullah

Zachary Ullah

Stratum Energy Romania, Subtext Solutions, MBA Stanford

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