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Our Team

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Kent Lucas

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

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Sid Smith

Co-Founder and General Partner

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Camille Little

Senior Associate

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Bernard Harris

Venture Partner & Senior Advisor

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Andrea Course

Venture Partner

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William Woo

Impact Advisor

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Andrea Abegglen

Head of Marketing & Entrepreneur-in-Residence

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Alivia-Rae Green

Venture Intern

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Larry Duncan

Policy and Legislation Larry is a nationally recognized lawyer-lobbyist and strategic advisor, named to Washington Life Magazine's "Power 100." He has represented Fortune 100 companies, trade associations, and defense interests, including managing Lockheed Martin's PAC. A former attorney at Patton Boggs and Verner Liipfert, he founded Potomac Policy Advisors in 2019 and now serves as a Partner at Monument Advocacy. He holds degrees from Harvard University and the University of Virginia School of Law and serves on the Boards of Ford's Theatre, ThanksUSA, Running Start, and The Congressional Award.

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Jon Guerster

Strategy and Growth John is an entrepreneur, advisor, and investor with deep experience in cleantech and sustainable technologies. He founded and scaled multiple startups, including Groom Energy Solutions (acquired by EDF Group) and Digital Lumens (sold to Osram). He has been a General Partner at CRV, held leadership roles at Open Market, Hewlett Packard, and J.P. Morgan, and now serves as a Partner at Activate Capital. He holds a B.S. from Duke and an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School, and serves on the Boards of Visitors for Duke's Pratt School of Engineering and the Museum of Science in Boston.

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Ryan Wade

ML/AI Ryan has 15+ years of experience delivering advanced data analytics and AI solutions. As a Sr. Cloud Solutions Architect at Microsoft, he helps enterprises design with the Microsoft Data Platform, leveraging tools like Fabric, Databricks, Azure ML, and Power BI. A former Microsoft MVP (2020) and current Fabric Insiders member, Ryan has worked across healthcare, manufacturing, and retail. He holds a B.S. in Economics from the University of Louisville, where he played football, and mentors underrepresented groups in AI.

Advisors

Advisory Board

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Shannon Nash
Former CFO, Wing (an Alphabet Co.), Board Director

Theresia Gouw
Founding Partner,
Acrew Capital

Pascal Desroches
CFO, AT&T

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DE&I Lead Consultant, Spencer Stuart

Ho Nam
Founding Partner, Altos Ventures

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