Bascom Ventures Team

Bio: Tim has held executive positions with several technology and healthcare focused companies. Prior to Forecast3D and SenseLabs, Tim managed ISV channel companies for Intel in the IoT, HPC, healthcare and genomics areas as Global Alliance Manager. Tim also grew a $300M business for Sony’s B2B IT sales organization as their National Sales Manager and had previous roles with GE Healthcare and HP. Tim is a member of the Technology Council of Southern California and is active in the Boys and Girls Club. Tim received his BSEE from University of Wisconsin and an MBA from Graziadio School of Business, Pepperdine. Tim resides in San Diego with his wife Cindy and his two children, Michael and Amanda. Tim enjoys golf, traveling, skiing, camping and college/professional sports outside of work.

Bio: Nidhi is an entrepreneur who co-founded cloud configuration management startup qwikLABS. The company was acquired by Google and remains the exclusive platform used by AWS customers and partners worldwide to create and deploy on-demand lab environments in the cloud. Nidhi most recently led Product, Strategy, Marketing and Finance at data integration company Tamr. Previously, she worked at McKinsey & Company, focusing on Big Data and Cloud Strategy. She is also a recipient of an early career achievement award from UW-Madison. Nidhi holds a PhD in Computer Science from Wisconsin and holds six US patents.

Bio: Karen A. Monfre is the Managing Director of Wipfli Corporate Finance Advisors, LLC, a corporate finance entity that works with clients in the active pursuit of business acquisitions and sales. Her time is spent exclusively working with clients on buying or selling their business, due diligence, quality of earnings analysis, and M&A related litigation support. She is a Committee Chair and Board Member of the Wisconsin Foundation & Alumni Association, the Treasurer and Board Member of the Women’s Fund of Greater Green Bay Community Foundation, and a Board Member and past Treasurer of the UW-Madison Alumni Club of Brown County. Karen received her BBA from UW-Madison with a double major in Accounting and Computer Information Systems.

Bio: Dave has over 20 years of experience in pharmaceutical research and development. He is currently a Senior Director in Translational Medicine at Janssen Research & Development, the pharmaceutical research division of Johnson & Johnson. In his role at Janssen, he is involved in both clinical and preclinical testing of novel treatments for metabolic diseases and in reviewing potential opportunities for in-licensing and partnering. He was a key member of the team that developed canagliflozin (Invokana®), the first SGLT2 inhibitor approved by the FDA for the treatment in type 2 diabetes. Dave has authored nearly 50 peer-reviewed journal articles and over 100 conference presentations. Dave has a BS in engineering from University of Wisconsin and MS and PhD degrees in engineering from the California Institute of Technology.

Bio: Joe currently serves as Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Studio VC, a New York City based early stage Venture Capital firm. Prior to joining Studio VC, Joe helped build Samsung Electronic’s Venture Capital team in New York City as part of the Global Innovation Center. While at Samsung, Joe performed all aspects of deal sourcing, diligence and negotiation, with a focus on early and growth stage software and services investments. During his tenure at Samsung, Joe’s initial investments realized two exits, Automated Insights sold to Vista Equity backed STATS Inc. and LoopPay was sold to Samsung Electronics to create the technical backbone for Samsung Pay. In 2009, Joe joined Bain Capital Ventures Investments in Boston, Massachusetts. While at Bain Capital, Joe worked on both early-stage and growth-equity investments in a variety of industries, including business services, consumer technology, marketing services, eCommerce and digital media. He also worked closely with numerous portfolio companies on strategic planning, business development and company exits. Earlier in his career, Joe worked in the Mergers & Acquisitions group at Merrill Lynch in New York, where he advised clients across diverse industries on a variety of strategic and financial transactions. Joe received his BBA from University of Wisconsin and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where his studies concentrated on investments, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Bio: Joe currently serves as Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Studio VC, a New York City based early stage Venture Capital firm. Prior to joining Studio VC, Joe helped build Samsung Electronic’s Venture Capital team in New York City as part of the Global Innovation Center. While at Samsung, Joe performed all aspects of deal sourcing, diligence and negotiation, with a focus on early and growth stage software and services investments. During his tenure at Samsung, Joe’s initial investments realized two exits, Automated Insights sold to Vista Equity backed STATS Inc. and LoopPay was sold to Samsung Electronics to create the technical backbone for Samsung Pay. In 2009, Joe joined Bain Capital Ventures Investments in Boston, Massachusetts. While at Bain Capital, Joe worked on both early-stage and growth-equity investments in a variety of industries, including business services, consumer technology, marketing services, eCommerce and digital media. He also worked closely with numerous portfolio companies on strategic planning, business development and company exits. Earlier in his career, Joe worked in the Mergers & Acquisitions group at Merrill Lynch in New York, where he advised clients across diverse industries on a variety of strategic and financial transactions. Joe received his BBA from University of Wisconsin and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where his studies concentrated on investments, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Bio: Zach Bower is currently a Design Quality Engineer for Medtronic Neurovascular in Irvine, CA. He has previously held engineering, product management or business development roles in multiple medical device or biotechnology companies. Zach received his B.S. and M.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Biomedical Engineering.

Bio: Jenni UW MBA’20 currently serves as the Director for gBETA Madison at gener8tor, a nationally-ranked startup accelerator that invests in high growth startups. Prior to her career in venture capital, she spent several years as a science writer and policy analyst for the Illinois and Wisconsin state governments. She also worked for a conservation non-profit where she collaborated with farmers and ranchers promoting voluntary conservation on private working land and innovative land management practices. Jenni holds a BS in Biology from Bradley University and will complete her MBA from UW-Madison in May 2020.

Bio: Kevin (MS ’09, MBA’10) is an experienced consultant and entrepreneur having managed organizations averaging $300 million in revenue, reduced operating costs by $112 million (138 process improvements, 4 industries) and starting 5 companies (with exits in 3 of them). Kevin currently has consulting and faculty responsibilities with Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Medical School, a small strategy consulting firm, and leading an Integrative Medical products startup, Infinitum Health, LLC. Kevin has received his MS-Biotechnology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and MBA from the University of Arizona.

Bio: Liam (UW’19) is currently finishing up an MBA in Corporate Finance & Investment Banking at the Wisconsin School of Business. He recently completed an internship in sell-side M&A advisory for middle market companies in Harris Williams’ Food & Beverage practice. Prior to attending UW-Madison, Liam worked as VP of Finance and Marketing at American Athletic Courts, Inc., working to improve net working capital management and develop new marketing initiatives. He received a BSBA in both Finance and International Business at Elon University and is looking to enter the financial services industry upon graduation.

Bio: Gautam (UW’15) currently works as a financial consultant to early-stage companies at Elite Holding Co., an organization he co-founded. Prior, he worked at KPMG as a Valuations Associate, but then pursued a more independent path to see how he could apply his analytical skill set towards the unique needs of startups. Gautam holds a BBA in Finance, Investment, and Banking from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Bio: Christian (UW ’16) works on the Account Management team at VTS, the leading Leasing and Asset Management platform in commercial real estate. Previously, while in school, he worked at 100state, helping it become Wisconsin’s largest co-working community, and cofounded Madventures Coworking, a student co-working space. He received a B.A. degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin.

Bio: Prior to joining AVG, Chris was a Customer Advocate at Graphic Packaging and in Sales & Marketing at Putnam Investments, where he created materials for reps and investors. He’s a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Lowell, Manning School of Business, where he studied Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Studies.

Bio: Previously, Anne was an Applied Behavioral Analysis Counselor for Melmark and a medical biller for Physicians Resources. She is also a certified Certifiied Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor, with her own clientele. Anne has a Bachelor’s in Psychology from the University of New Hampshire.

Bio: Prior to joining AVG, Jenna was an Investor Service Representative at Putnam Investments, where she provided customer support to both clients and brokers. Jenna is a graduate of Merrimack College, Girard School of Business, where she studied Business Administration with a dual major in Management and Marketing.

Bio: Prior to joining AVG, Jordan worked in consumer and commercial lending with New Hampshire based firms. A Massachusetts native, Jordan graduated with honors from Plymouth State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management with a focus in business law.