Vishal leads 500’s investment initiatives across Southeast Asia through the 500 Durians funds. He has backed over 100 companies in various sectors and is passionate about building functional startup ecosystems. He previously worked as a career litigator handling complex international disputes.

Venture partner, researcher, and investor with focus areas including fintech, blockchain, frontier technology, healthcare, and consumer markets. Experienced as a CIO, family office advisor, real estate investor, and entrepreneur.

Vice-President and property manager for The Expansion Group Inc., specializing in residential and commercial real estate investments. He also actively supports Kids of Courage, aiding children and adults with severe illnesses.

Vice-President of Asia-Pacific for Rapyd Payments and managing director for Rapyd VE, bringing expertise in payments technology across the region and leading strategic initiatives to expand market presence.

Vic is passionate about climate, crypto, deep tech, and developer tools. He is a seasoned entrepreneur, having founded three venture-backed startups, including Kanvas, which was acquired by AOL. Before founding, he worked as a venture capitalist, focusing on cleantech and fintech.

Vice president at Core Innovation Capital, focusing on innovation in financial technologies.

Victoria is a general partner at Prelude Ventures, leading investments across mobility, clean energy, and carbon markets. She holds board roles at multiple companies and has a background in solar energy startups and climate change strategy. Victoria values diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Vincent is managing partner at Interlace Ventures, an early-stage fund focused on commerce technology in North America. His background includes building the venture investment arm for a single-family office and serving as CFO for a major food importer in China.

Vibhor is a key figure in venture investing at Coatue, contributing to investments in companies like Aurora Solar, Fonoa, and RunwayML. His board involvements include several notable startups, and he has previously invested in prominent tech companies such as Notion, Supabase, and Hugging Face.

Venture partner at Entrepreneur First, focused on healthcare and bioscience startups. Began his career as a research scientist before moving into entrepreneurship.

Vice president at Point72 Ventures before joining Redpoint. Experienced in early-stage investments.

Venture investor and entrepreneur with strong experience in SaaS, software, and tech-enabled services industries.

Venture capitalist since 1987, currently a partner at Union Square Ventures and founder of Flatiron Partners. Focuses on early-stage technology investments.

Venture capitalist since 1999, with early investments in Bitcoin and blockchain technology since 2013. Founded Future Perfect Ventures in 2014, and invested in startups like Blockchain.com, Abra, Blockstream, and Polkadot. Over 20 years of experience across digital media, enterprise software, healthcare IT, and mobile technologies.

Venture capitalist in the tech and climate sectors since 2011, with a portfolio of over 260 investments. Co-founder and managing partner at Remarkable Ventures and Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA). Since 2015, ERA Global has facilitated US market entry programs for over 175 global startups. Currently leading Remarkable Ventures (remarkable.vc) and ERA (eranyc.com).

Venture capital professional focusing on developing startup and growth-phase companies, specializing in financial planning and strategy. Before Sparkmind, Vesa ran the Finnish arm of NFT Ventures, a leading fintech investment firm.

Venture investor and brand builder of high-profile consumer businesses. Experience includes repositioning heritage brands, IPO journeys, acquisitions, and witnessing major business failures. Founded Offline Ventures, a $160M early-stage venture fund, and startup studio. Passionate about music, art, culture, and fitness.

Venture partner at Inovia, Canada's leading multi-stage fund. Born and raised in Canada, deeply invested in nurturing local startups across multiple stages of growth.

Venture capitalist since 1991 and a serial founder, he launched his first company at just 18 years old. Before starting True, he was managing director at Globespan Capital Partners and recently chaired the National Venture Capital Association.

VC specializing in fintech, focused on the opportunity to transform financial infrastructure using software and network-based solutions.

Vance co-founded Hashletes with Michael Anderson before joining Framework Ventures. He previously worked in business operations at Netflix.

Values integrity, honesty, and directness while seeking qualities like determination, persistence, and grit. Constantly reminds founders that persistence leads to success. Committed to bringing care and love into every interaction, aiming to be more than just a partner. He focuses on virtuous data cycles—businesses that derive increasing value from data as they grow their customer base, especially in AI, even when their value is initially non-obvious.

VC at Afore Capital, focusing on pre-seed tech startups globally. Previously served as an associate at Grand Ventures.

VC at Redpoint since 2008. Previously, a product manager on the ads team at Google, and worked at Appian. Writes about venture topics at TomTunguz.com.

UC Berkeley and Stanford graduate with more than seven years of investment experience.

VC at Alloy Fund, focusing on transformative ideas and breakthrough discoveries.

Vas has been with Accel since 2010, focusing on early-stage companies in data infrastructure, APIs, and enterprise software. As a partner, Vas is also active in Accel's India practice and helps lead the firm's tech council initiatives.

VC at Base Ventures, a seed-stage fund investing in early-stage tech startups. Serves as managing director of AngelHack Accelerator, having achieved exits to Google and Box. Designed innovation initiatives for Fortune 500 companies, including NFL, Mastercard, and UBS. Served as a judge at MassChallenge, Parallel18, and other global accelerators.

VC at Op, previously with USV, and held roles in product, analytics, and head chef at Slice. Enjoys behavioral psychology, exploring unique food combinations, and supporting underperforming sports teams.

VC and angel investor with over 120 deals completed. Rob focuses on deep tech investments. Before founding Asymmetry, Rob held various consulting and management roles at Capgemini, Grant Thornton, and Booz Allen Hamilton.

VC and founder, previously managing director for Columbia Venture Fellows. Co-founded Bokk Baby, a company specializing in circular apparel.

Utsav is a partner at iSeed, contributing his expertise in venture capital to help emerging companies thrive.

Troy Osinoff is the co-founder of Juice, an award-winning digital marketing agency. He has also created several startups, revived the only NYC shoe factory post-bankruptcy, scaled a Grammy-winning recording studio, authored a book with Penguin, and served as Head of Acquisition at BuzzFeed.

Two-time scientist-founder, including Genome Compiler and founding CEO at Tech.Bio. Currently heading NFX Bio.

Twenty Two Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with pre-seed and seed-stage founders to build companies focused on improving quality of life. The firm, founded by Katey, invests in businesses aimed at enhancing well-being both at work and home. After a decade in marketing for multimillion-dollar brands and startups, Katey brings deep insights into what drives brand longevity. She is dedicated to building companies that help people live longer, healthier, and more meaningful lives.

Ty Findley oversees fund operations and deal execution at Ironspring, managing everything from investment sourcing to diligence and leveraging their extensive industrial network. As both an industrial operator and venture investor, Ty brings a decade of experience from Boeing, GE Ventures, and Pritzker Group Venture Capital.

Tushar is a serial tech entrepreneur based in New York City. Before founding Multicoin, Tushar founded ePatientFinder, a health IT company specializing in data science for clinical trial patient identification. As COO, he led the development of their technology platform, managed data science processes, and oversaw day-to-day operations. Under his leadership, ePatientFinder raised over $10 million in venture funding and grew to 25 employees, serving over 2 million patients and hundreds of clients nationwide.

Ursheet invests in infrastructure software as well as human and planetary health. Before joining Mayfield, Ursheet had a career as a repeat entrepreneur and held executive roles at Cisco and Microsoft. He co-founded StorSimple, the leading cloud-integrated storage company, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2012. Ursheet has an MBA from the Wharton School and a bachelor’s in computer science from the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai, where he received the Young Alumni Achiever Award in 2015. He is passionate about accelerating healthcare innovation and transforming college education through his family foundation.

Two-time founder and former Managing Director at Techstars, with investments in 250 pre-seed companies.

Turner launched Banana Capital in 2021. Before this, he led all venture capital investments at Gelt VC, investing from their second fund. Turner previously worked as a member of the investment team at Afore Capital, focusing on pre-seed investments. He also managed a $1.6 billion endowment and held roles in credit, private equity, and corporate finance.

Tyler is a business development expert and entrepreneur with a strong emphasis on growth and international expansion for early-stage companies. With almost ten years of experience, Tyler led the rollout of a marketplace business model across more than ten countries in Southeast Asia for Zalora and Global Fashion Group (GFG). He also spearheaded one of the largest e-commerce acquisitions in India, involving the fashion site Jabong.

Two decades of building products at the intersection of mobile, data, and deep tech. Founded two tech companies acquired after co-founding them with Scott Brady. Led investments in Authomize, Panther, Gatik, and Viaduct.

Tristan is an experienced policy expert, angel investor, and entrepreneur with notable accomplishments in both public and private sectors. He previously served as a congressional aide, managing initiatives to improve economic conditions in underserved areas and expand access to healthcare and technology. In 2017, Tristan founded Think Rubix LLC, where he leads business development, strategy, and structure. Under his guidance as Managing Principal, Think Rubix has grown into a social innovation consultancy with a nationwide presence. Tristan is also on the board of the Little Rock Technology Park Authority and chairs the Foundation for Social Impact, a nonprofit expanding entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Tony has spent his career guiding early-stage companies to scale and become global enterprises. Before Google became the massive tech company it is today, Tony was Managing Counsel and part of the executive management team overseeing the Asia Pacific and Latin America regions. He then moved to Twitter as Vice President of Europe. Before joining 500 Startups, Tony served as COO at Color, a leader in digital health applying machine learning and software to precision health for large populations.

Trina Van Pelt is Vice President and Senior Managing Director in the Bay Area, and a voting member of the investment committee. Since joining Intel Capital in 2015, Trina has led investments in the frontier tech domain, focusing on intelligent edge and growth opportunities. She has led investments in Gro Intelligence and Moovit (acquired by Intel), as well as Habana Labs. Trina is currently a board member of companies like Cognitive Scale, GoodData, Gro Intelligence, Mighty Networks, Plexo Capital, and TriEye. Before Intel Capital, she spent 11 years leading global M&A for Intel, handling over 30 acquisitions, including Mobileye, Altera, and Wind River.

Trader and investor, founder, and CEO of Reval Trading. Focuses on fintech and derivatives with a data-driven SaaS solution.

Tripp joined Trailhead after managing assets at Alliance Bernstein. He is an experienced investor and food system disruptor, previously acquiring Alfalfa's Market in Boulder, CO.

Trey started their career in institutional wealth management and ultra-high-net-worth tax advisory. They later transitioned into strategic venture capital and private equity, where they advised startups focused on national security technology. At Caruso, Trey oversees ongoing support for more than 20 direct investments, manages sourcing and due diligence for new investments, and handles internal operations.

Tomoya has over a decade of leadership experience in the gaming industry. Before transitioning into venture capital, Tomoya worked as a lawyer and consultant, bringing a diverse skill set into his role as an investor.

Tripp Shriner co-leads Point72 Ventures’ fintech investment activities, managing the team’s investment professionals and collaborating with portfolio companies focused on the next generation of fintech. Tripp joined Point72 from City Light Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm, where he served as Principal. Before that, he worked at JPMorgan’s Strategic Investments Group and began his career in JPMorgan’s Investment Bank.

Trevor has been a venture capitalist for over 23 years. Prior to co-founding Correlation Ventures, Trevor was a Managing Director at Newbury Ventures and began his VC career at GE Equity. Before entering venture capital, Trevor co-founded LoansUSA, an experience that gave him a deep understanding of the difficulties founders face when raising startup capital, and instilled in him a profound respect for founders.

Tricia founded Amplifyher Ventures with a mission to increase female representation in leadership positions. She believes this will create more mentors and pave pathways for other women leaders. Tricia has previously held senior executive roles in sales and marketing for various high-growth businesses, including Collegiate Advantage, Student Advantage, and Y2M Youth Media & Marketing. As Facebook’s seventh employee, she was the first VP of Sales, building the company's advertising infrastructure and helping brands navigate the transition to social media. She has been investing in female founders for a decade and is a member of the Women’s Leadership Board at Harvard Kennedy School.

Tom joined Nyca after spending 25 years as an attorney and angel investor in fintech. He played key roles at Visa, eBay, PayPal, and secured the first no-action letter from the CFPB. He was co-chair of fintech at Paul Hastings, where he remains a policy advisor.

Tom, GV’s head of Europe, brings curiosity to startups across sectors like fintech, science, and consumer applications. Previously, Tom was the design director at IDEO, leading the firm's startup efforts globally and founding OpenIDEO, an open innovation platform.

Tom Woiwode, Ph.D., has been associated with Versant since 2002, contributing significantly in both operational and investment roles. He has served as the startup Chief Business Officer for companies like Amira, Synosia, and Flexion, leading them to successful exits, including Flexion's IPO in 2014. Tom also played a key role as Chief Operating Officer of Okairos, culminating in an acquisition by GSK. Since becoming a Managing Director in 2014, he has led numerous investments reaching successful liquidity events, such as the IPOs of Crispr (2016), Audentes (2016), Gritstone (2018), Crinetics (2018), Aligos (2020), Passage (2020), and Tempest (2021). He also facilitated acquisitions for companies like Jecure, Therachon, and Vividion.

Tom is the co-founder and first investing partner at Heavybit, with 15 years of experience supporting developer tools, SaaS, and enterprise infrastructure teams. He helps founders with early operations, fundraising, and go-to-market strategies.

Tom, an alumnus of William & Mary with an MBA from UAB, has a history in healthcare, founding Decision Support Systems, which automated clinical pathing methodologies before being acquired. Held executive roles at MedCath and Novarus Healthcare.

Tom, a leading tax law expert, spent 27 years with Thorsteinssons LLP and was recognized for his work in high-net-worth individual tax planning and corporate tax. He joined Active Impact as a partner to evaluate opportunities and raise capital for portfolio companies.

Tom is the co-founder and general partner at Social Leverage, recognized for early-stage investing. Manages day-to-day operations and supports portfolio companies with his operational expertise, having served as COO of a Nasdaq public company before leading its privatization.

Timothy Ryan, experienced entrepreneur and angel investor, led a seed-stage venture capital fund through AngelList, focusing on bringing capital to tech founders. Founded health tech and cryptocurrency startups, including Dcex, and worked on wearable tech at Zepp Labs.

Todd led Spark's investments in various sectors, including e-commerce and finance. He holds a B.S. in Psychology from Trinity College and an MBA from Boston University, bringing strategic insight into portfolio growth.

Tim Schumacher, managing general partner at World Fund, previously founded Sedo AG, growing it to a public company with 130 million euros in revenue. Since 2012, Tim has been an active mentor and angel investor in startups like Adblock Plus and Ecosia.

Tim uses his medical and business background to create value from early stage through FDA approval. He was previously a pulmonary physician and CEO of CuraGen, a biopharma company focused on oncology. He has an MD from the University of Connecticut and a BA in Chemistry from Amherst College.

Tony is a General Partner at NEA, co-leading the firm’s venture growth equity and consumer internet investment practices. He focuses primarily on investments in the software and internet sectors, particularly SaaS and marketplace e-commerce companies. Tony has led investments in Care.com, Cvent, Moda Operandi, Edmodo, EverFi, Casper, Raise.com, Jet.com, Goop.com, and Wallapop. He also spearheaded NEA’s investment in Quidsi (Diapers.com), which was acquired by Amazon in 2011. Tony received his MBA and an AB in Economics from Dartmouth College.

Tom has been instrumental in building Owl Ventures, the world's largest venture capital firm focused on education technology. Before Owl, he worked as a private investments specialist at Cambridge Associates, advising clients on venture and private equity investments. Tom holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Tom has worked across diverse roles, from astrophysical research to product design and corporate strategy at major tech companies. His notable projects include Microsoft Outlook, Yahoo Search, and Google, along with scaling Yahoo Answers to millions of users.

Tina has been investing since 2016 through CXT Investments, focusing on beauty, wellness, e-commerce, and enabling technologies. Formerly worked in investment banking and retail equity analysis before leading new business opportunities at Victoria’s Secret.

Tim Draper, founder of Draper Associates and DFJ, has funded iconic startups like Tesla, SpaceX, and Baidu. He is an advocate for Bitcoin, blockchain, and cryptocurrency and has invested in over 50 companies in the crypto space, including Coinbase. Draper has been recognized as a top global entrepreneur and influential venture capitalist.

Three-time tech entrepreneur and investor with over 50 companies backed in the past eight years, including co-founding Willo, Producteev, and Diaspora Ventures.

Tim Guleri is a former serial entrepreneur who built two successful software companies: Scopus Technology and Octane Software. He joined Sierra Ventures in 2002, focusing on big data and AI, and helped two companies go public while overseeing several M&A transactions.

Tim joined Prelude Ventures in 2013 as managing director, bringing with him 25 years of venture capital experience, focusing on clean technology and sustainability.

Tim, managing partner at Essence VC, has led engineering efforts at companies like Cosmos and co-founded Hyperpilot, later acquired by Cloudera. He is deeply involved in open-source communities and has a background in enterprise infrastructure.

Three-time fund manager with a history of strong performance. Co-founded a visual effects startup that was sold in 2015 and previously led M&A strategy for a public company. Began her career launching joint ventures for U.S.-Asia cross-border businesses in the TMT sector.

Tiba joins Norwest as a biotech investor with over 20 years of research and investment experience. Previously with Novo Holdings, she deployed $280 million across private biotech and healthcare companies. Began her career in M&A, licensing, and financing in the biotech and pharma sectors.

Thilo served as interim CEO of Weight Watchers and was COO at Shutterstock before joining Insight Partners. He helped grow Shutterstock's revenue from $60 million to $300 million and led it through an IPO.

Thomas seeks nonlinear products that appear simple at first but have the potential to disrupt markets exponentially. He is interested in leveraging early technologies that can lead to large-scale impact.

Thomas Cahill is a co-founder and managing partner at Newpath Partners, focusing on innovative investment opportunities and scaling startups.

Tim has a history of early entrepreneurial success, founding his first company in his teens. He launched one of the world’s first digital ad agencies in his twenties and has since founded multiple ventures, guiding BEE founders along the startup path.

Tilman co-manages Flourish Ventures and supports purpose-driven founders globally. He serves on advisory councils and boards focused on financial inclusion and impact. Previously, Tilman built the financial inclusion team at Omidyar Network and served as CEO of CGAP. He also has extensive experience as a partner at McKinsey.

Thomas' investment areas include cybersecurity, DevOps, IT automation, and application software. He works closely with Insight’s Ignite Program to provide thought leadership for Global2000 CIOs and technology leaders. He has led over 30 new investments, five of which have gone public, including Tenable, JFrog, and SentinelOne.

Theresia co-founded Acrew Capital after founding Aspect Ventures and previously being a general partner at Accel. She has been recognized multiple times on the Forbes Midas List, as well as Forbes' 100 Most Powerful Women and 50 Over 50 lists.

Theis is co-founder and partner at Noon Ventures, focusing on early-stage venture opportunities and startup scaling.

Theo co-founded Force Over Mass Capital, a London-based VC firm focused on fintech and logistics. He was also an active early-stage investor, often cited among Europe’s top angel investors.

The initial institutional investor in Elon Musk’s SpaceX while working at Founders Fund.

Thomas has two decades of experience in the aerospace industry, holding roles across manufacturing, supply chain, and finance. He was recognized as a French-American Foundation Young Leader and served as chief of staff to the Airbus CFO.

Theo leads A-Level Capital, a student-managed $2M fund backing Johns Hopkins-affiliated startups. Their greatest excitement lies in partnering with passionate founders and working on disruptive technologies that make the world healthier and more sustainable.

The multi-award-winning American rapper and actor famous for roles in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," "Men in Black," and "The Pursuit of Happiness" is also co-owner of Westbrook Inc., a holding company focused on content and commerce strategies.

Ten years of experience in product management, UX, and growth roles in the New York tech ecosystem. Lead Product Manager at Attentive, former Product Manager at Yext, and worked on Bloomberg LP's financial UX team.

Thai joined MCJ Collective at the start of 2020, initially supporting content, community, and climate investments. Previously held product management roles at Intuit and led business development at Luxe, an on-demand valet startup.

The founder of Dote, a mobile mall platform, developed her expertise in mobile technology while working as a consultant and at mobile games studio Pocket Gems before launching Dote.

Teddie joined Insight Partners in 2017, focusing on high-growth software and internet companies. Formerly a partner at Atomico, he led growth investments in SaaS companies and helped scale them internationally. Co-founded Nervogrid, a cloud marketplace, acquired by ALSO.

Tej Kanani, an investor at Sierra Ventures, focuses on data infrastructure, security, SaaS, and Web3. He previously worked at VMware's corporate venture team and was involved in Redlock's go-to-market efforts before its acquisition.

Tessa began her career as a venture investor at TechNexus, focusing on enterprise SaaS at the seed stage. She joined Genius Guild to invest in Black founders and previously founded La Plataforma, a fintech serving Latin America. Attended Stanford and Columbia.

Tess invests in frontier technology that aims to solve societal problems. With degrees in aerospace engineering from Michigan and Stanford, she worked for Boeing and SpaceX on government projects. Co-teaches a class at Stanford and is active with its technology ventures program.

Tech startup founder with 20 years of experience, investor since 2012. Former CTO with numerous patents, began at the European Space Agency, co-founded Gaikai, and exited to Sony for $380 million.

Tech investor and entrepreneur for over 20 years, focusing on health and sustainability sectors. Formerly with Khosla Ventures and Lightspeed Ventures, he founded 1955 Capital to invest in transformative technologies solving global challenges.

Teddy began his career at Bridgewater Associates as a forward deployed engineer, then transitioned into investment engineering. He led machine learning initiatives at Resonance, working on ML models for image processing.

Technical advisor to Alphabet Inc., Eric Schmidt was previously the executive chairman of Google and Alphabet, overseeing technical and business strategies. He also held leadership roles at Novell and Sun Microsystems, contributing to the rapid growth of Google into a tech leader.

Tashi, partner at KSK Group and KSK Angel Fund, has a diverse background in multiple asset classes, including real estate, quantitative funds, and a fund of funds. Holds a Master of Law from ISDE and a CAIA certification.

Ten years of experience at startups, Google, and Meta. Led product strategy for Meta's privacy APIs and launched new products and a startup accelerator for Telefónica. Managed product strategy at Truveris.