The values that drive us forward

These core values form the foundation on which we perform work and conduct ourselves at Visible Hands.

Humility & Growth

We emphasize a culture of constant learning and growth by seeking feedback and recognizing others’ contributions.

Top Value at Top Speeds

We execute with speed and urgency while keeping a high bar for quality to ensure we are delivering top value.

Bold and Visionary

We champion bold thinkers and believe that good ideas– regardless of who or where they come from– should rise to the top.

Our team

We bring a wealth of experience as operators, investors, and fundraisers. Our team is made up of relentless doers—all deeply passionate about diversifying the tech ecosystem and helping founders build businesses.

Our Board of Directors

Samantha Simmons

Director of Strategic Projects at HubSpot

Jessica Patton

Co-Founder and Principal at 5th Century Partners

Devin Nash

Head of Marketing at Underscore VC

Ann Stanberry

Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer for Liberty Mutual Insurance

Gina Gotthilf

Co-Founder at Latitud

Our Board Observers

Greg Gottesman

Managing Director and Co-Founder of PSL

Alex Roetter

Managing Director & General Partner at Moxxie Ventures

Michael Kumin

Managing Director at Great Hill Partners

Jesús Gerena

Chief Executive Officer at UpTogether

Julie Haase

EVP, Executive Managing Director & Co-COO, Liberty Mutual Investments

Advisory Committees

Our advisory committees play an important role in providing guidance and recommendations around our cohort selection process, program development, and portfolio construction.

Talent Advisory Committee

Greg Gottesman, Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs (Co-Chair)

Samantha Simmons, Director, Special Projects at HubSpot (Co-Chair)

Adam Gibbs, Co-founder of The Shade Store

Ananth Kasturiraman, Sr. Director, Global Product Commercialization at Indeed.com

Cate Costa, Vice President at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Desiree Wrigley, Executive Director of TechRise by P33 Chicago

Jason Price, Strategic Partnerships at Salesforce

John Mulliken, Senior Vice President International Retail and Global Merchandising at Wayfair

Karen Kaplan, Chairman and CEO at Hill Holliday

Marcia Chong Rosado, Future of Finance Practice Lead at Village Capital

Matthew Au, Corporate Strategy Analyst at PTC

Noelle Acosta, Founder of Noula Health

Peter Nelson, Executive Vice President, Sports at HBO

Terrance Orr, Competitive Intelligence at Dell EMC

Zamawa Arenas, Founder & CEO at Flowetik

Product Advisory Committee

Gina Gotthilf, Co-founder at Latitud (Co-Chair)

Alex Roetter, General Partner at Moxxie Ventures (Co-Chair)

Amira Valliani, Founder & CEO at Glow

Brad McNamara, Co-founder at Freight Farms

Cait Brumme, Senior Vice President at MassChallenge Early Stage

Cara Lynn Kleid, Principal Product Designer at 98point6

Caroline Fay, Product Marketing Manager at Lattice

Daniel Rodriguez, Chief Marketing Officer at Simplr

Derek Bugley, Head of Growth at Filtered.ai

Gilad Rosenzweig, Executive Director at MITdesignX

Grace Zimmerman, Professor of Marketing at Brandeis International Business School

Jess Brown, Head of Design at Clutter

Justin McLeod, Founder of Surthrive

Katie Nulty, Client Director at Red Antler

Kayiita Johnson, Senior Product Manager at Cruise

Keenan Corrigan, Senior Program Manager, Path Ahead Ventures at REI

Lara Zimmerman, Project Manager at GAN

Mike Haylon, Enterprise Sales Leader at Asana

Rosedelle Davies-Adewebi, Innovation Program Head at Morgan Stanley

Spencer Scott, EVP of North American Revenue at CarGurus

Victoria Kennedy, Product at CompStak

Ecosystem Advisory Committee

Carmen Arce-Bowen, COO at The Partnership)

Danielle Bailey, Multi-Asset Community Manager at WeWork

Devin Nash, Head of Marketing at Underscore

Erika Locke, President at Blackstone Charitable Foundation

Jesus Gerena, CEO at UPTogether

Jonathan Greeley, Manager, Economic Development and Public Policy at Amazon

La Mer Walker, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Valence Community

Peter Lebedev, Senior Director of Engineering at Jobcase

Rachel Pohl, Senior Partnerships & Giving Manager, Social Impact at Unity Technologies

Ronethea Williams, Strategic Partnerships, Communities at Facebook

Tanea Foglia, Director of Tech Equity Hub Accelerator at Project W

Portfolio Advisory Committee

Abyah Wynn, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Twenty65 Fund

Adam Kiki-Charles, Investor at The Equity Alliance

Adrianna Samaniego, Investor at Female Founders Fund

Ashraf Hebela, Head of SVB Startup Banking

Bob Mason, Managing Partner at Argon Ventures

Brandon Greer, Senior Manager, Corporate Development at HubSpot

Brian Sykes, Principal at Raine Ventures

Carlton Charles, Senior Vice President, Treasury and Risk Management at Hearst

Charles Hudson, Managing Partner at Precursor Ventures

Eva-Maria Olbers, Platform and Operations Lead at Point72 Ventures

Hinal Shah, Investor and Advisor

Jason Allen, Vice President, Investments at MassVentures

Javaughn Lawrence, EIR at Eniac Ventures

Jay Leopold, Head, N.A. Investment Risk Management at Columbia Threadneedle Investments

Jay Lundy, VP, Investments & New Ventures at Combs Enterprises

Jeff Bussgang, VP, Chief of Staff at Toast

Jessica Patton, Co-Founder and Principal at 5th Century Partners

John Harthorne, Founder and Managing Director at Two Lanterns Venture Partners

Julisa Salas, VP, Chief of Staff at Toast

Kimberly Foster, Associate, Asset Management Division and Growth Equity at Launch With GS

Kofi Asante, VP of Strategy & Business Development at Elroy Air

Michael Kumin, Managing Director at Great Hill Partners

Nancy Torres, Principal at Ulu Ventures

Neeraj Agrawal, General Partner at Battery Ventures

Robyn Glaser, Senior Vice President at The Kraft Group

Sarah Millar, Principal at Raine Ventures

Shashi Srikantan, Investor at Level Up Ventures

Trevor Nelson, Special Projects at Rock Ventures LLC

Our analysts

Our amazing graduate and undergraduate student analysts are changing the face of investing.

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Check out our 2021 Annual Report

2021 was a momentous year for us. We value looking back and sharing our key learnings as well as our accomplishments. In this annual report, we cover key aspects of our model, ecosystem initiatives, partnerships, and portfolio highlights.

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