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Team
Eric McCarthy
Managing Principal
Eric has over a decade of experience across finance, operations, and investing. He began his career on Wall Street, where he worked in finance and equity research across bulge bracket and boutique investment firms. Eric got his start with technology companies by covering Fintech stocks as an equity research associate. He then gained international technology experience by working at a Fintech startup and a private equity firm in Nigeria and South Africa, respectively. Later, he moved on to Silicon Valley, where he focused on growth-stage technology investing.
As an investor, Eric has executed a wide range of direct and secondary transactions; from seed to change of control.
As an operator, Eric has led and executed on firmwide initiatives, including international expansion, program build-outs, and HR programs.
Eric holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA from Queens University of Charlotte, where he currently serves as a director on the university’s endowment board. He is also a CFA charterholder and an alumnus of the London School of Economics.
Charles Julius
Executive in Residence
Charles is the CEO of Loamy Technologies, an ERP solution that powers revenue workflows for agriculture companies and food producers.
Charles is a product executive with over a decade of experience leading product teams at multiple hyper-growth companies. Having previous experience as a health care attorney and financial analyst, Charles, began his product career at Procore Technologies where he was the 104th employee and stayed until he established the Procore Platform strategy which included launching Procore Connect (Procore’s public API), Procore App marketplace, and lead the Marketplace ecosystem as a medium to drive growth into new markets and geographies by transforming Procore into a platform company rather than a General Contractor point solution.
After Procore, Charles joined Motive (KeepTruckin at the time) as a product manager and was among the first 200 employees. While there, he established Motive’s App Marketplace and ecosystem strategy and established the Professional Services, API support, and ISV Partnerships teams from scratch. Charles led various company strategies including scaling the platform to sell into new verticals and enterprise customers, while owning all core web product and Mobile applications, Platform and security infrastructure, Motive App Marketplace, and Enterprise product teams and strategy at Motive which is now nearly a 4,000-employee company.
Charles holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Oakwood University and a J.D. from the University of Maryland.
Advisors
Donald Bedney
Management & Human Capital
Donnie Bedney has spent his career at prestigious consulting and healthcare organizations, including Gallup and Press Ganey, as a workforce, human capital, and sales executive. Mr. Bedney has been successful leading project teams, increasing customer service efficacy, and streamlining organizational processes.
Mr. Bedney received a BS in business administration and management from Oakwood University and an MBA in finance and sports management from Seton Hall University.
Mr. Bedney is also the President of ScaleCo portfolio companies PSP Metrics and Safety Control Technology.
Kiff Gallagher
Management, Business Development, & Communications
Kiff Gallagher is an entrepreneurial executive and corporate advisor with deep experience in environmental and social impact, strategic and brand communications, product development, public policy, and global affairs. He specializes in growing early-mid stage companies, and providing innovative leadership to larger ones in crisis, transition, or in launching new ventures.
His clients and industry experience has spanned healthy food/CPG (Califia Farms, Odwalla), technology (Thumbtack, BlockApps), media (Discovery Communications, Univision), global agriculture and development (Winrock Intl, CARE/Gates Foundation), public sector (White House, USAID, State Dept.) and social sector (Corporation for National and Community Service, MusicianCorps). He currently leads a blockchain-based climate tech start-up called TraceCarbon.
Kiff has been an active equity investor for 20 years, a keynote speaker and lecturer at business schools and civic institutions around the U.S. and been featured on NBC Evening News, PBS NewsHour, NPR All things Considered, GQ and other national and local print and digital outlets.
Stacy Keene-Gross
Professional Services, Public Sector, & Project Management
Stacy Keene-Gross is a transformative Professional Services leader with a rich history of building and scaling high-performing teams, and a passion for developing strategic customer relationships. Currently serving as Senior Director of Professional Services at Motive, she built and scaled the organization over 3 years, developing new service offerings whose revenue has increased 400% over the last 12 months.
Stacy's 20+ year career spans leadership roles at top companies like OpenText, Dell EMC, and Lockheed Martin, where she has consistently driven significant revenue growth and customer satisfaction through a collaborative and customer-centric leadership approach. Her expertise spans both Commercial and Public Sector markets, where she excels at helping clients maximize their technology investments and achieve measurable business outcomes. With a strong foundation in software engineering and project management, Stacy holds an MBA from the University of Central Florida and a dual Bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Engineering from the Florida Institute of Technology. She is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Scrum Master, and Six Sigma Greenbelt.
Steve LeBoeuf
Management & Technology
With over 20 years of business and technology experience, Steve has developed and led organizations through rapid growth, including early-stage startups through enterprise IPOs.
Notably, Steve founded a successful systems integration company and contributed to significant growth at a regional Managed Service Provider (MSP). In 2013, he joined Procore (PCOR) as one of the “First 75”. At Procore, he established all information technology functions for a hyper-growth company, successfully scaling the organization to support a global enterprise with 3,500+ employees across 10 countries. This journey culminated in a successful $11 billion IPO for Procore in 2021.
Following Procore, Steve joined another late-stage startup – CircleCI – to lead the Information Technology organization. He was recruited to provide leadership and support continued growth by developing mature IT General Controls (ITGCs), policies, and business processes to improve scalability, efficiency, and security.
Steve’s passion lies in bridging the gap between humans and technology. He leverages transformational leadership principles to fulfill the true purpose of technology: supporting, empowering, and solving problems for individuals.