Blue Star Innovation Partners

Serial entrepreneur with four exits and an IPO who founded Blue Star Sports and previously ran Chase Merchant Services; also founded and exited Century Payments and Link2Gov. Co-chairs the BSIP Investment Committee.

Partner leading the go-to-market practice within the BSIP operating team, with 15+ years of commercial strategy experience. Previously Head of Commercial Strategy at Storable.

Operating Partner focused on evaluating opportunities and guiding portfolio companies on payments strategy, with 25+ years of operations experience. Co-founded Value Payment Systems.

Partner co-leading the operating team and payments practice; entrepreneur with three exits totaling over $2.5B, including co-founding Storable and SpareFoot.

Principal on the investment team leading sourcing and execution of new investments. Previously a Vice President at Delta-v Capital and spent five years at J.P. Morgan.

Principal leading new investments and partnering with portfolio companies; serves on the boards of TravelNet Solutions and OfficeRND. Previously VP at Brighton Park Capital and associate at PSG Equity.

Executive-level assistant with over 20 years supporting business owners, CEOs, COOs, and professional sports families.

Associate responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and executing investments and supporting portfolio companies. Previously a Deal Origination Associate at Vista Equity Partners.

Vice President involved in all aspects of the firm's investment activities. Previously a private equity associate at Greenridge Growth Partners and investment banking analyst at Shea & Company.

Marketing Analyst supporting the firm's marketing, social media, digital presence, events, and communications. Holds a B.A. in Advertising and Public Relations from the University of Arkansas.

Chief Compliance Officer leading regulatory compliance and reporting. Previously CCO at a Dallas investment adviser and a Senior Staff Attorney in the SEC's Division of Enforcement.

Senior AI Strategy Advisor and enterprise AI engineer with patents in AI technologies; holds a PhD in AI from the University of Denver.

Senior Advisor with 15+ years of financial and operational leadership; previously a Managing Director at PSG and investment banker at Needham & Company.

Senior AI Strategy Advisor and engineering executive who previously led an AI engineering team at Google and served as Chief Solutions Architect for AI and Autonomy at MITRE.

Senior Analyst supporting evaluation of new investments, financial and market diligence, and operational improvements. Joined full-time after interning in 2023.

Chief Financial Officer responsible for accounting, finance, investor communications, and administration. Previously Controller at BWCP, LP and served in accounting roles at several firms; a CPA.

Senior Associate responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and executing investments and supporting portfolio companies. Previously an M&A professional at Cordance and analyst at Software Equity Group.

Vice President responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and executing investments. Previously an associate at Trive Capital and an investment banking analyst at Raymond James and Credit Suisse.

Director of IT overseeing infrastructure upgrades, compliance initiatives, and tech operations. Previously spent over a decade with the Dallas Mavericks as Director of Basketball Technology and Player Development.

Senior Advisor partnering with portfolio companies on engineering and product; previously CTO at Storable and SpareFoot.

Senior Analyst on the Deal Execution team responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and executing investments and supporting portfolio initiatives.

Senior Vice President working with operating and investment teams on strategic initiatives and value creation. Previously VP on the Value Creation team at Five Elms Capital.

Vice President leading the sourcing operations function and building BSIP's deal pipeline, with 8+ years of sourcing operations experience. Previously head of sourcing operations at Five Elms Capital.

Data Analyst on the Operations team who builds dashboards and models to support diligence and portfolio company performance measurement. Holds a BS in Information Systems from Indiana University.