Go-To-Market
You have product-market signal, but growth isn't compounding the way it should and you can't afford to guess why.
grIP Venture Collective — Solve mission critical problems you can't fix alone.
Solve mission critical problems youcan't fix alone.
grIP matches growth-stage Founders with proven Operators who have navigated your problem and can deploy the right solution.
What grIP is built for
Strategy + Capital
Your raise has stalled, the stakes have changed, or the next decision requires experience your network doesn't have.
Protection + Compliance
A legal, IP, or regulatory issue has been sitting too long and the downside of getting it wrong keeps growing.
Who We're For
Founders grIP is built for
Criterion 1: Have product-market signal, real runway, and a problem your current team can't navigate alone.
Criterion 2: Know the wrong move in the next 90 days costs time, leverage, or momentum.
Criterion 3: Have outgrown generalist advice and need someone who has solved your problem before.
Meet our Operators behind the outcomes
OperatorGo-To-Market
Anjani Annumalla
Managed budgets north of $3B at Amazon. Raised $3M in capital for my own startup.
OperatorGo-To-Market
Ashley Bowen
Head of Strategy, 40 Yawgoo Consulting. Former Global Director of Marketing & Innovation at IMG/ Endeavor.
OperatorGo-To-Market
Bill Hortz
Founder of the Institute for Innovation Development. 30+ years of financial industry engagement experience.
OperatorGo-To-Market
Blake Lerner
Former Supply Base Director at Boeing. Drove $50M+ in aerospace supply chain savings.
OperatorGo-To-Market
Brian Doyle
President & CEO of Holden Advisors. Former VP of Marketing at General Electric/Genworth Financial. Grew multiple businesses 20%+ through value-based pricing
OperatorGo-To-Market
Eva Platini Hernandez
VP of Brand Strategy at WHP Global. Signed $33M+ in licensing and expansion deals in 2026.
OperatorProtection + Compliance
Greg Giddens
Co-Founder and Partner of Potomac Ridge Consulting. Former Chief Acquisition Officer at the VA. Oversaw nearly $20B in federal spend.
- Operator
Go-To-Market
John Fundingsland
Built commercial strategies and partnerships generating $100M+ in incremental revenue across Google, YouTube, and Alterra
OperatorGo-To-Market
Joshua Kaplan
Founder & CEO of Beeline, Interim Chief Growth Officer at BrainPOP
OperatorGo-To-Market
Lauren Banyar Reich
Founder of LBR/PR. Twenty years generating billions of media impressions for founder-led brands.
OperatorGo-To-Market
Michael Lewittes
Scaled an unknown magazine into US Weekly, growing it to $85 million a year in revenue, and later built and sold Gossip Cop
OperatorGo-To-Market
Nicole Rowett
Managing Director at the advertising and creative agency Mother. Led iPhone's Media Arts Lab team and global advertising for Apple iPhone.
OperatorGo-To-Market
Rob Watson
Developed LEED and grew it into the world's premier green building certification program
- Operator
Protection + Compliance
Thomas Anderson Sharpe Jr.
Federal procurement expert. Former Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner. Oversaw $50B+ in federal contracts.
MentorGo-To-Market
John Deschner
Head of Brand at Maximum Effort. Scaled services revenue 500% in three years.
MentorGo-To-Market
Rick Stahl
Surgeon turned health system executive. Venture Partner at Elm Street Ventures.
OperatorStrategy + Capital
Nathan Stevenson
Founder of ForwardLane, which he built from early AI prototypes into a production distribution-intelligence platform used by Invesco. Selected for Barclays Techstars London, one of 10 companies from 685 applicants, and the FinTech Innovation Lab New York.
OperatorProtection + Compliance
Pablo Lapuerta
Founder and CEO of 4M Therapeutics. Previously served as Chief Medical Officer at Lexicon Pharmaceuticals and Vice President of Clinical Development at Bristol-Myers Squibb.
- Operator
Strategy + Capital
Sameer Jagetia
Former Chairman and President of Redbooks (sold). Founder of Robuzz (sold). Ranked #9 worldwide in financial modeling.
MentorStrategy + Capital
Liz Powell
Founder of G2G Consulting. Secured $624M in non-dilutive government funding.
MentorStrategy + Capital
Oded Berson
Senior Vice President & Head of Data & Analytics enablement for Chubb insurance. Built AI capability across pricing and claims.
MentorStrategy + Capital
Stephanie Oestreich
Venture Partner at RA Capital. Managing Director at the Myeloma Investment Fund, Former Chief Business Officer Galecto (NASDAQ). Led 100+ transactions totaling $2B+ and raised $50M+.
OperatorProtection + Compliance
Jed Weiner
Advised on 100+ M&A and financing transactions for startups, PE-backed companies, public companies, and institutional investors.
OperatorProtection + Compliance
Nnamdi Nwachukwu
Secured regulatory approvals from CBER and CDRH, including Class I & II Devices.