San Francisco
Lin Zhu, Co-President
Lin is an Associate at CapitalG, Alphabet's independent growth equity fund, where she focuses on software and fintech investments. Prior to joining CapitalG, Lin was an Analyst on the TMT Investment Banking team at Goldman Sachs in San Francisco. Lin graduated from Harvard University with an A.B. in Computer Science. In her free time, Lin enjoys cooking for friends, painting, volunteering in the community, and distance racing.
Seimi Park, Co-President
Seimi is an Associate at Vista Equity Partners, focusing on investments in enterprise software, data, and technology. Prior to joining Vista, she was an Investment Banking Analyst at J.P. Morgan in the Financial Institutions Group and graduated from Swarthmore College. In her free time, Seimi enjoys traveling, reading, and playing tennis.
Rebecca Chen, CO-president
Rebecca is an analyst at Verso Partners, a L/S equities fund based in San Francisco where she focuses on investing in public equities across all sectors. She started her career as an investment banking analyst in Goldman's TMT group. She graduated from Harvard University in 2020, where she studied economics and computer science. In addition to stocks and food, Rebecca is passionate about uplifting and supporting queer identities. Outside of work, she can be found climbing, snowboarding and and optimizing her personal tax structure.
Kathleen Cai, VP Sponsorship
Kathleen is currently an associate at Evercore where she focuses on tech M&A advisory. Prior to joining Evercore, Kathleen was a senior associate at GI Partners focusing on real estate investments and an investment banking analyst at Citi in New York. She graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2019, where she majored in accounting and finance and minored in Spanish. In her free time, Kathleen enjoys traveling, dancing, checking out museums, and anything outdoors.
Shirine Marzouki, CMO
Shirine is an Investment Associate at Techstars accelerator program. She’s invested in 81 pre-seed companies who've raised 20M+ since 2022. Prior to joining the Techstars team, Shirine worked at 500 Global (formerly 500 Startups) as an Investment Strategy Analyst. Shirine enjoys building strategy and accelerator programs from the ground up. Shirine graduated with a Master’s Degree from Sciences Po Paris School of Management and Innovation. In her free time Shirine enjoys traveling, cooking, pilates, hiking, and boxing.
Janani Kalyan, VP Mentorship
Janani is an Associate at Golden Gate Capital, where she focuses on investments in the industrials sector. Prior to joining GGC, she worked as an Associate Consultant at Bain & Company in San Francisco. Janani graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2021 with a B.S. in Economics. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, climbing, skiing, cooking, reading, and watching movies.
Caoimhe MacRunnels
Caoimhe is a Senior Associate at Reach Capital where she focuses on early-stage investments in education and future of work technology. Prior to joining Reach, she worked as a growth equity Associate at Adams Street Partners and a investment banking Analyst in the TMT group at Bank of America. She graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2019 with a B.S. in Applied Mathematics. In her spare time, Caoimhe enjoys running, pilates, the GS Warriors, good wine bars, and skiing.
Jennifer Ma
Jennifer is a Senior Associate at Golden Gate Capital where she focuses on investments in the consumer services sector. Prior to joining GGC, she worked as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Retail & Consumer group at Credit Suisse in New York. Jennifer graduated from UCLA in 2020 with a B.A. in Business Economics and International Development Studies. In her free time, Jennifer enjoys spending time with friends and family, traveling, and going to concerts.
Kathleen Kong
Kathleen is a private equity associate at GI Partners. She started her career in the Technology M&A Investment Banking group at Citi in San Francisco. Kathleen graduated from UC Berkeley in 2022 with a B.A. in Computer Science and a B.S. in Business Administration. In her free time, she enjoys exploring new restaurants, traveling, and attending concerts.
Priscilla Liu
Priscilla currently works as a private equity associate at Hellman & Friedman in San Francisco. Prior to joining H&F, Priscilla was an investment banking analyst in the Restructuring & Special Situations Group (RSSG) at PJT Partners in New York. Priscilla graduated from Dartmouth College, where she studied economics and mathematics. In her spare time, she enjoys exploring the coffee and pastry scene in San Francisco, reading, and practicing Pilates.
Shatakshi Mohan, VP Mentorship
Prior to joining Sapphire Ventures, Shatakshi was a part of the Technology Investment Banking group at Jefferies and worked on several M&A, equity and debt transactions across software, internet and semiconductors. Shatakshi graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Statistics from the University of California, Los Angeles, where she was a William F. Sharpe fellow and a Chancellor’s Service Award recipient. She is a trained classical dancer and in her spare time, enjoys hiking, traveling, being engrossed in a good read and trying new restaurants.
Aurola Qin
Aurola is currently a private equity associate at TPG. She began her career at McKinsey in New York prior to relocating to San Francisco in 2024. She studied Economics and Mathematics at Columbia University. In her free time, Aurola enjoys running, reading in the park, and exploring new coffee shops.
Claudia Oei
Claudia currently works as an Associate at TPG Capital on the Software and Enterprise Technology team. Prior to joining TPG, she was an Investment Banking Analyst in the Technology, Media, and Telecom group at Goldman Sachs in San Francisco and graduated from UChicago in 2022. In her free time, you can often find Claudia exploring San Francisco's restaurant scene, in a Pilates class, or out on an adventure with her golden retriever puppy.
Jess Lozano
As the Analyst on our Operations & Partnerships team, Jess works alongside JetBlue and JetBlue Ventures’ (JBV) to implement innovative startup solutions that meet strategic business needs. Jess grew up in the hospitality industry and has lived in Southeast Asia, Europe, North America, and the Caribbean. Previously, she has been both a founder and operator at startups, venture capital funds, and nonprofits. Most recently, she led Vizn Ventures, one of the 776 Titan Funds investing in the creator economy, femtech, and sustainability verticals. Jess earned her Master’s in Business Analytics and BBA in Finance (Summa Cum Laude) from Hult International Business School in Boston.
Mae Zheng
Mae is an associate at TA Associates, where she focuses on tech-enabled service investments, particularly in FinTech and financial services. Before TA, she was an investment banking analyst at Centerview Partners and focused mostly on technology M&A. Mae graduated from UC Berkeley with a B.S. in Business Administration and B.A. in Data Science. Outside of work, you can find Mae hitting up a long hike outside of San Francisco, reading, or pretending to be a croissant sommelier in her neighborhood bakeries.