Our Team

We are a small shop based in San Francisco. We work continually with new ideas and new founders, so we’ve kept the spirit and energy of a mission-driven start-up. We do our work in teams, and we don’t waste time. Each of us has a core role, and everybody does a bit of everything.
Kevin Starr
CEO
Avery Bang
Partner
Alex Hughes-Smith
Communications Manager
Claire McMahon
Project Manager
Kenichi Nozaki
Investment Principal
Kristin Gilliss Moyer
COO & Head of Portfolio
Kristen Sinclair
Assistant to the CEO
Nick Kaw
Senior Fellowship Manager
Rahila Sule
Operations Associate
Rohit Gawande
Senior Investment Principal
Sanat Daga
Principal
Sania Salman
Investment Principal
Stephanie Scott
Director of Operations
Our Advisors

Laura Hattendorf
Senior Advisor
Bernie Tershy
Senior Advisor