Level Up Ventures

Managing Director at Hearst and head of Level Up Ventures, with a background in leveraged finance at Credit Suisse and BNP Paribas and over a decade at Fitch Ratings. She founded fashion-tech startup PLVSH and the Project Two.Eight accelerator for women founders.

Venture Partner and active angel investor with 16+ years in enterprise software; former VP of SAP.iO North and Latin America, where she led an accelerator managing 69 startups. Chair of the board for KIPP NYC.

Kange Kaneene is a technology and growth executive with 16 years of experience in enterprise software, spanning business development, sales operations, and startup investing. She led SAP's accelerator for the Americas, managing 69 startups and guiding expansion into Latin America and the Caribbean, and earlier worked on supply chain digital transformations as a consultant at Manhattan Associates. She also led SAP's partnership with Amazon and drove go-to-market strategy for SAP's S/4 HANA launch in Asia Pacific during an assignment in Singapore.

Senior vice president of treasury and risk management at Hearst and a Hearst board member; previously chief operational risk officer at Moody's. He serves as Chairman of Level Up Ventures.

Investment/Venture Analyst previously with Volvo Cars Sweden's venture fund, pension fund and strategic projects, with prior experience at ByteDance, M12, F-Prime, HBCUvc and BVCC.

Part-time Operations Coordinator who automates and optimizes workflows and manages Level Up's Scout and Mentor Network. She is originally from Belgium and pursuing a psychology degree.

Senior Venture Analyst focused on operations, deal sourcing, due diligence, and execution. He began as HearstLab's first venture intern and co-founded and exited sustainable fashion thrift retailer Elevate Thrifts.