Daniel
Portillo
COFOUNDER
Team
Daniel
Phin
Barnes
COFOUNDER
Megan
Zengerle
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Anthony
Kline
INVESTMENTS
Bret
Reckard
TALENT
Dan
Pupius
Chief Technology Officer
Rifki
Zable
Chief Financial Officer
Alec
Flett
ENGINEERING
Allison
Light
GTM
Ben
Cmejla
INVESTMENTS
Breanna
Manore
Operations
Danny
Oliveri
GTM
David
Watson
ENGINEERING
Doug
Hanna
GTM
Graham
Carney
INVESTMENTS
Jason
Lohrentz
TALENT
Jose
Guardado
TALENT
Josh
Hernández
TALENT
Justin
Rosenthal
ENGINEERING
Kristopher
Kostelecky
TALENT + GTM
Kris builds engineering leadership teams, focused on incremental changes with meaningful impact.
Kris pivoted from studying Health Science in college to a career researching emerging technologies and innovative market landscapes. He’s intrinsically motivated by learning new domains and has a particular affinity for due diligence, investment research, and technical recruiting.
Portfolio companies
Previous experience
The Pre-med start
Kris thought he wanted to be a doctor, so he studied Pre-med in college and even took the MCAT. But after deciding he didn’t want to pursue medical school in the end, he still knew that he wanted to apply his interest in research to his professional career.
Apex Leaders
Kris got his start in recruiting by supporting middle-market private equity and venture capital firms globally in their qualitative due diligence practice. While at Apex Leaders, Kris discovered that he excelled in the world of market research and technical sourcing.
For Kris, the work he enjoys most as a builder is when the culmination of small changes results in large-scale success. The right person, or the right network, at the right time can be monumental.
Highlights
Embracing the academic
Kris looks at recruiting as an academic pursuit, and he enjoys the constant learning environment. He’s good at staying on top of different industries, learning new terminology, and understanding unfamiliar software and systems.
Making processes more efficient
As Kris builds out engineering leadership teams, he’s constantly focused on making incremental changes that have a big impact on recruiting processes. He is a firm believer that top-to-bottom efficiency is what drives a team’s success.
Marcus
Gosling
PRODUCT
Marie
Vail Guercio
OPERATIONS
Mikey
Wakerly
ENGINEERING
Nicole
Dumitrescu
OPERATIONS
Ross
Wiethoff
GTM
Stas
Baranov
ENGINEERING
Taylor
Majewski
EDITORIAL + COMMS
Ted
Mao
ENGINEERING
Daniel
Portillo
COFOUNDER
Megan
Zengerle
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Bret
Reckard
TALENT
Rifki
Zable
Chief Financial Officer
Allison
Light
GTM
Breanna
Manore
Operations
David
Watson
ENGINEERING
Graham
Carney
INVESTMENTS
Jose
Guardado
TALENT
Justin
Rosenthal
ENGINEERING
Marcus
Gosling
PRODUCT
Mikey
Wakerly
ENGINEERING
Ross
Wiethoff
GTM
Taylor
Majewski
EDITORIAL + COMMS
Phin
Barnes
COFOUNDER
Anthony
Kline
INVESTMENTS
Dan
Pupius
Chief Technology Officer
Alec
Flett
ENGINEERING
Ben
Cmejla
INVESTMENTS
Danny
Oliveri
GTM
Doug
Hanna
GTM
Jason
Lohrentz
TALENT
Josh
Hernández
TALENT
Kristopher
Kostelecky
TALENT + GTM
Kris builds engineering leadership teams, focused on incremental changes with meaningful impact.
Kris pivoted from studying Health Science in college to a career researching emerging technologies and innovative market landscapes. He’s intrinsically motivated by learning new domains and has a particular affinity for due diligence, investment research, and technical recruiting.
Portfolio companies
Previous experience
The Pre-med start
Kris thought he wanted to be a doctor, so he studied Pre-med in college and even took the MCAT. But after deciding he didn’t want to pursue medical school in the end, he still knew that he wanted to apply his interest in research to his professional career.
Apex Leaders
Kris got his start in recruiting by supporting middle-market private equity and venture capital firms globally in their qualitative due diligence practice. While at Apex Leaders, Kris discovered that he excelled in the world of market research and technical sourcing.
For Kris, the work he enjoys most as a builder is when the culmination of small changes results in large-scale success. The right person, or the right network, at the right time can be monumental.
Highlights
Embracing the academic
Kris looks at recruiting as an academic pursuit, and he enjoys the constant learning environment. He’s good at staying on top of different industries, learning new terminology, and understanding unfamiliar software and systems.
Making processes more efficient
As Kris builds out engineering leadership teams, he’s constantly focused on making incremental changes that have a big impact on recruiting processes. He is a firm believer that top-to-bottom efficiency is what drives a team’s success.
Marie
Vail Guercio
OPERATIONS
Nicole
Dumitrescu
OPERATIONS
Stas
Baranov
ENGINEERING
Ted
Mao
ENGINEERING