Westwood Ventures Team

Bio: Larry is an experienced investor, business adviser and investment banker. Before joining Westwood Ventures, Larry managed the investment portfolios for the family offices of two prominent Seattle technology and telecom billionaires. Earlier, Larry was a strategy consultant in McKinsey & Company’s Silicon Valley Office, Director of Finance at a Silicon Valley startup (Blue Pumpkin Software) and a hedge fund investor. Larry started his career as an investment banker with Salomon Brothers and later, Robertson, Stephens & Company.  He received his MBA from The Anderson School at UCLA, Masters in Finance from London Business School, and a BA in Economics from Stanford University, where he sailed for the Varsity Sailing Team.
Notable Deals: Alibaba, Sonos, Unity Biotechnology

Bio: Andy is VP of Investments at Alumni Ventures Group, where he supports investment operations, analytics, and portfolio management. Previously, Andy held several executive roles at a VC-backed start-up in Boston called MiniLuxe, where he led finance and operations during a period of significant growth. Andy was also a consultant at The Parthenon Group, and began his career as an actuary at the Liberty Mutual Group. Andy holds a bachelor’s degree from Penn State University, and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
Notable Deals: Commonbond, Mezu, Honor, Kognition

Bio: Anton has 20+ years of technology experience as a proven venture capital investor, entrepreneur and operating executive in companies ranging in size from start-up to Fortune 10. Most recently, Anton founded and led Vener8 Technologies, a technology commercialization company he started with GE. Previously in his career, Anton led the Software and Internet Infrastructure Group at GE Equity where he directly invested $72 million in 10 companies generating more than $500 million of realized gains. Anton has substantial international experience in Canada, China, Europe and Israel, and has served on the board of directors of more than 20 private and public companies. Anton has a BSc. Engineering from Queen’s University in Canada, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.