Our Team

Ramon Juraboev

Ramon Juraboev

Founder & CEO
Ramon is an executive and venture investor with extensive experience in financial services. Previously he worked at Yard Ventures, an Alumni Ventures Fund dedicated to Harvard alumni. He sits on the Investment Committee at the Yard Ventures and he is the President of the Regent’s Park Venture Club for LBS alumni. Previously he was a Portfolio Manager over private investments for the EBRD, and also worked as an Investment Director at Santander Growth Capital Fund in London. Ramon is an alum of Harvard Business School (General Management), London Business School (MBA) and Lubin School of Business (BBA).
Andrew Watkins

Andrew Watkins

Co-Founder & CTO
Andrew is a senior technology leader and architect with significant experience designing and delivering solutions for complex enterprise organizations and startups. Previously he had leadership roles as an architect at AWS, Aetion, MedMen and worked in consumer centric (including mobile) and infrastructure focused senior engineering roles at Goldman Sachs, American Express, Samsung, BuildOps, HowAboutWe, Academia.edu, Monkeybroker, and Track1099. He was a part 2 successful exits with startups: HowAboutWe (acquired by IAC), and Track1099 (acquired by Avalara). Andrew has a Computer Science degree from Stanford University.
Daniel Schoneveld

Daniel Schoneveld

Board Advisor
Daniel has over 30 years of experience in the financial, investment and business development world. He worked for many well known global firms in various markets helping and advising investors in various asset classes, including extensive experience in Global Private Markets especially in the EMEA region. Daniel has an MBA from Henley Management College in London and a Bachelor in Science from Roosevelt University in Chicago.
Geetu Sharma

Geetu Sharma

Board Advisor
Geetu has over 20 years' experience in the global financial markets. She has worked with several financial institutions in investment management, equity research, debt research and sales across Asia, Europe and the U.S. bringing in-depth experience across investing and finance. She is currently leading an RIA firm out of Minnesota with a focus on sustainable investing. Geetu has an MBA (Dean's List) from London Business School and is also an alumna of Management Development Institute (Finance) and Lady Shri Ram College (B Coms Hons).
Suresh Sathyamurthy

Suresh Sathyamurthy

Board Advisor
Suresh is a product and marketing executive who has held leadership roles across technology leaders and startups. He is also an investor and advisor for various game-changing startups. He is most passionate about emerging technologies and figuring out ways to drive growth. Suresh is an alumnus of Bharathiyar University (Engineering), University of Washington (MBA), and Harvard Business School (General Management).
Cindi Bough

Cindi Bough

Board Advisor
As a Silicon Valley native and as a lead investor at OGCI Climate Investments ($1B+ fund), Cindi focuses on funding and fostering high-potential climate tech start-ups globally in energy transition, new mobility, bio/circular economy, agrifood & decarbonization technologies. She is an alumna of Harvard Business School (GMP), the University of Queensland (MA), and Rice University (BA).
Veda Narayanan

Veda Narayanan

Board Advisor
Veda has spent over 20 years at The Walt Disney Company in various technology leadership roles. He has a proven track record of success in launching and scaling various digital transformation initiatives ranging from brand management, digital engagement, rights and identity management, product lifecycle to enterprise-wide infrastructure. Veda is an alumnus of UCLA Anderson School of Management(Exec Mgmt), International Management Institute (MBA) and the University of Madras (BS).
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