Team
We are experienced executives in pre-revenue, venture-funded and Fortune 50 enterprises. We have proven track records in launching, building, fixing, pivoting, funding and exiting B2B tech companies.
We're experts in taking B2B tech companies and enterprises to the next level.
Rob Green
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Rob is a senior executive, entrepreneur, board member, and strategic advisor with a proven track record of growing early-stage companies to successful exit and acquisition. He has demonstrated success leading a complex set of startup activities including setting corporate vision, raising funds, designing and executing growth strategy, recruiting key executive team members, and successfully monetizing new technologies on a global scale — all centered around maximizing investor ROI.
Rob has experience that spans both Fortune 500 and early-stage startups focused on products related to: Digital Media, Mobile, Telecommunications, Smart Home, Cloud/SaaS, and Content Distribution Networks. Rob is a recipient of the Streaming Media All-Star Award by Streaming Media magazine. Rob graduated from Indiana University with a BA in Economics.
Aloke Gupta
PARTNER
Aloke is a Data Science leader experienced in applying machine learning techniques to develop innovative products in organizations spanning startups to Fortune 50 organizations.
Aloke has expertise in Predictive Modeling, Natural Language Processing, Big Data Pipelines, Machine Learning, Distributed Computing, SQL and Data Warehousing. He has built several products based on Recommender systems, Data Visualization, Text Analysis, Predictive models, and Image understanding using Cloud deployments at scale.
Aloke applies the latest technology to solve customer problems using Agile development methodologies to deliver high quality software. Aloke graduated with a PhD in Electrical Engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
John Walpuck
PARTNER
John has been a finance executive in over 25 companies, leading mission-critical organizational change, new market entry, acquisition events and restructurings. He has worked in corporate finance, operations, strategy consulting, and institutional investments firms, engaging with pre-revenue startups all the way to driving to IPOs.
John graduated with an MBA from the University of Chicago in Finance, and is a certified auditor, management accountant and CPA.
Murray Vince
PARTNER
Murray has been a business development executive and general counsel for a number of technology companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500, including both Microsoft and Apple, as well as practicing intellectual property law in private practice at Borden & Elliot.
Murray has an undergraduate degree in Government and Legal Studies from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, and received his Bachelor of Laws from Osgoode Hall Law School (York University) in Toronto, Ontario. A native of Montreal, Quebec, he also studied French, economics and political theory at Université de Grenoble, France, and an active member of the Washington State Bar, the California State Bar. He was an advisor to the California State Bar Intellectual Property Section for 20 years.