Blue Ivy Ventures Team

Bio: Mark is a Founding Partner of Las Olas Venture Capital, an early stage venture fund focused on Florida and other underserved venture capital markets. Prior to starting Las Olas VC, he spent 15 years at Higher One as CFO, Chairman, and then CEO, where he had a major hand in steering the company from its first round of seed funding and multiple rounds of venture funding all the way to its successful IPO in 2010. Since 2008, Mark has been an active angel investor and has invested in over 30 companies. He is also a Director of the Founder Institute – South Florida, where he helps budding entrepreneurs get their companies started. Mark holds a BA and MA in Economics from Yale University. He was also a founding officer of the Yale Entrepreneurial Society and on its board from 2000 to 2010.

Bio: Rebekah has 18 years of experience in global financial markets and businesses, with a proven track record in asset allocation, portfolio management, and investing. She started her career with the EDB Singapore before spending more than 6 years with a multi-billion dollar single-family office investing across asset classes. Rebekah then joined JP Morgan Asset Management. After JP Morgan, Rebekah joined CDPQ, Canada’s 2nd largest pension plan when it first opened its Asia Pacific HQ in Singapore, covering investments throughout Asia. She currently invests and advises several startups, growth companies, angel networks, and family offices. Rebekah is an active contributor to Singapore Institute of Directors (SID) and Yale Alumni Association and has degrees from LSE, Yale University and the CFA/CAIA professional designations.

Bio: Mat is Founder and President of LKM Ventures, a firm that advises, invests in, and helps manage technology and media businesses. Over the past 30 years, he has held CEO and other executive roles at companies in search, advertising, publishing, communications, and identity security, and has been on the boards of companies from startups to multi-billion dollar corporations. He also served in the federal government and has overseen government affairs, policy, and regulatory initiatives in the private sector. He holds a BA from Yale and completed the Executive Program of the Colgate Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia.

Bio: Marc is a prolific inventor and medical product developer, with broad operating experience as both an entrepreneur and acquirer. He has held a variety of innovation and executive positions at ODC, Medtronic, Abbott, Facet Solutions, Synthes, and Johnson & Johnson. He has played a central role in R&D, M&A transactions, IP strategy, in- and out-licensing of individual technologies, and post-M&A integrations, including the $19.7B acquisition of Synthes by J&J. Marc earned a BS in Physics at Ursinus College, an MS in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wyoming, a PhD in Kinesiology at Penn State, and an MBA from Yale.

Bio: Phong is an accomplished technology executive and entrepreneur. He serves as EVP of Product Management & Strategy for Accolade, a leading on-demand healthcare concierge (one of Forbes’s 25 most promising companies). Previously, he served as SVP & General Manager for Concur Technologies, a travel and expense SaaS pioneer (sold to SAP for $8.3B) and as Vice President for SAP across key functions including mobility, emerging markets, and corporate development. Phong has an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and graduated as a Joseph Wharton Scholar from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Bio: Michael joined the private fund placement agent Monument Group in 1998, and is a Partner in the Boston office. Monument has assisted its clients in raising 79 funds, totaling $86B of equity, and has investor coverage responsibility in the US. Previously, he was a Senior Research Associate at Cambridge Associates, where he was responsible for PE. Prior to this, Michael worked in Merrill Lynch’s Media Investment Banking Group. He has a BA in Political Science from Yale and an MBA from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. He is FINRA Series 7, 63 and 24 registered through Monument Group.

Bio: Caroline Pringle is an Associate at Y Analytics, an organization launched by TPG’s Rise Fund to guide capital allocators towards more socially-responsible investment decisions. At Y Analytics, Caroline specializes in education investments, including EdTech and adult learning in developing economies. Previously, Caroline worked for the Boston Consulting Group and helped launch the Education Outcomes Fund for Africa and the Middle East with Sir Ronald Cohen. Caroline holds a BA in Global Affairs with a focus on International Development from Yale University.

Bio: Alina is a recent graduate from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies where she primarily focused on sustainable product and business development as well as entrepreneurship. Prior to coming to Yale, she developed skincare products and has since worked with large beauty brands during her graduate school career, not only for product development, but to create corporate-wide initiatives to increase their sustainability. She is now working on a customizable skincare startup that she founded called Alta Mara.

Bio: Lina is currently an MBA student at Yale SOM, where she will be graduating in 2021. Prior to that, she worked in the P&C insurance industry for 10 years. She held various management positions and worked in multiple states. She has her CPCU (Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter) designation. She graduated from Penn State University where she obtained a B. of Sc. in Marketing with a minor in International Business and a B. of Arts in Economics with a minor in Spanish. She has also provided analytical and consulting support to some African start-ups in the areas of marketing, fundraising and finance management. She is fluent in French and English, and conversational in Spanish.

Bio: Sophia comes from a venture advisory background where she worked with entrepreneurs and CXOs on their business and financing strategies. Her technology exposure includes Cloud Computing, Mobile apps, AI/ML and since 2017, took a deep plunge into the world of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. She built a network of investors and deal flows and strives to be a positive node in everyone’s network. Outside of work, Sophia pays it forward by being a mentor at Yale Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking. She pursued Master of Advanced Management at Yale School of Management, and during her studies, she was a competitor on the Yale Ballroom Dance Team.

Bio: Mackenzie Lee (YC’16) is a consultant at McKinsey &Company, where she specializes in digital strategy and emerging technologies across. Currently, she is seconded to Pivotal Ventures, an investment and incubation firm started by Melinda Gates, where she manages a coalition of leading tech companies that have committed investment dollars to close the gender gap in tech. Mackenzie received a B.A. in Global Affairs from Yale and was a four-year coxswain on the men’s varsity heavyweight crew team.

Bio: Josh (YC’14) works on the Growth team at WeWork, helping the company scale the business across the world while providing data and insights for senior sales leaders. Previously, he lived in San Francisco where he worked in Business Development for Box.com and also in operations for a start-up mortgage lender that was acquired by SoFi. He was a 4-year varsity rower on Yale’s lightweight crew team and spent a summer rowing for the US National team out of Princeton, New Jersey.

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 Certified 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.