Partnering with the rebels building what’s next in adtech and deep tech.

We’re operating founders and investors with deep technical and industry expertise. 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.


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.