Towerview Ventures Team

Bio: Ali is a builder and leader of high-performance finance and operations for early and growth-stage companies spanning cleantech, digital music, software, fintech, marketing, and more. As a serial startup CFO, he has executed financial modeling, transactions, and post-merger integrations.
In 1997, Ali joined Microsoft, leading developer evangelism and competitive engagement for East Coast enterprise sales and consulting teams. He later oversaw product management and the launch of Microsoft’s SharePoint business, as well as strategic planning and growth for Microsoft’s $10B Office business. He also was responsible for M&A due diligence and post-merger management for Microsoft’s venture acquisitions.
Ali subsequently joined the Global Technology Investment Banking group at Lehman Brothers, providing M&A and corporate finance advisory. He later joined the next-generation biofuels company Primafuel, a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, where he led fundraising and infrastructure projects. In 2011, he joined SecondMarket as Senior Vice President, facilitating $2B+ in secondary transactions for the world’s best venture-backed private companies. He then joined Movable Ink as CFO, producing record growth and profitability for the marketing personalization company. He also served as CFO of Olapic, a visual marketing leader that he helped sell to Monotype in 2016. Ali earned his BSE in Electrical Engineering from Duke and is now a regional board member for Duke New York. His MBA is from the Wharton School of Business, with a concentration on finance and entrepreneurship.
Notable Deals: Primafuel, Movable Ink, Olapic, Dynamic Yield

Bio: Greg is a highly accomplished executive with experience in corporate leadership, business development, startups, M&A, strategic planning, and more. He has spent much of his career growing business in the electrical products, packaging, and chemical industries. Throughout, he has been buying, selling, and combining companies to fit strategic goals. Previously, Greg served as President and CEO of 2D2C, developing safer energy-saving products. Greg was also VP Corporate Development and Acting Division President for a high-tech subsidiary at Woodhead Industries and Director Corporate Development for Tenneco. Greg has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin (’86) and an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University.
Notable Deals: Heal, Grub Market, American Gene Technologies

Bio: Dave has held operating roles in sales and business development at venture-backed companies focused on digital health (Zocdoc) and enterprise cloud software (Shibumi). He has also invested as a Venture Partner at NextGen and an LP at CRE Venture Capital. Dave began his career in investment banking and corporate strategy at Deutsche Bank. He has a BA in Economics from Brown.
Notable Deals: Circulation, Andela

Bio: Keith Angell is CEO of West Shore Advisors, LLC and has been a C-Level executive in 6 successful VC/PE backed, high growth technology companies (2 IPO, 4 Acq). Most recently, as CEO of Velocity Technology, Keith directed the leading global cloud managed services company, specializing in moving complex enterprise workloads to the private, public & hybrid cloud. Prior to Velocity, Keith was President of Global Services at Virtustream (sold to EMC) and spent 9 years as an executive in IBM’s Global Cloud & Technology Services. Over the previous 14 years, Keith held CEO, COO, President, and SVP roles at 4 software/services technology & consulting firms. He started his career in the management development program at Exxon Corp. Keith holds BS Engineering magna cum laude (Duke), MS Engineering (Northeastern) & MBA Finance (LSU) degrees.

Bio: Hosea Chang is the Chief Operating Officer for Hayden Los Angeles and an investor in early stage companies focused primarily on SaaS/B2B companies that help other businesses scale quickly by fully utilizing software-based solutions. Previously, at Shearman & Sterling, Clifford Chance, and most recently at Cooley, Hosea was a capital markets lawyer helping companies across a range of sectors raise institutional capital all over the globe and guiding clients through the IPO process. Hosea also contributes to the business community in Los Angeles as a member of the Forbes Los Angeles Business Council. Hosea holds a B.A. in Political Science from Duke University, a M.A. in International Relations from Yonsei University and a J.D. from American University.

Bio:Carl Chiou has 15 years of experience in investment banking, the past 8 based in Silicon Valley where he has held various capital markets leadership roles with Barclays and William Blair. At William Blair, he is head of Technology Equity Capital Markets, with responsibility for identifying and taking the next generation of Tech leaders public. Carl started his career in the software industry, as an early employee at both MicroStrategy and Appian. He is a graduate of Duke University (BS Chemistry) and The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (MBA).

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, Hilary was a Staffing Executive and Program Manager at Robert Half. Previous positions include Retirement Planning & Guidance Consultant for Fidelity and an Investor Assistant for an independent investor. She has a Bachelor of Science, Business Management & Marketing from Fisher College.