Betting on the rebels bold enough to change the world.
We’re operational founders and investors with deep technical and industry experience. We’ve been through multiple startups-to-exit and have worked with some of the largest platforms in the world.
We invest capital and provide advisory services to the AI, adtech, data management and deep tech ecosystems.
MEET US
Ed Messman
Managing Partner
Accomplished C-suite executive with 30+ years of experience in venture capital and technology startups. Ed has invested in hundreds of startups, including these notable companies: Ping Identity, Ancestry.com, Zayo, iWatt, Datalogix, ServiceMagic and Rightnow Technologies.
Ed has worked with some of the largest platforms in the world and has a successful track record in raising venture capital/PE, launching and growing new technology platforms and has led several buy-side and sell-side M&A’s to both public and private companies.
Manny Puentes
Managing Partner
Accomplished C-suite executive with 27+ years of experience driving technology innovation and growth in advertising technology. Manny has a proven track record of building and leading high-performing global teams, developing groundbreaking platforms.
Manny possesses a unique blend of technical expertise, industry knowledge, and executive leadership. He has 14 published and 2 pending patents , is a board member of the IAB Tech Lab and is an established thought leader in AI, digital advertising, and data management.