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.

Founder of Joseph Advisory Services with 30+ years across finance, telecommunications, venture capital, and academia. An SEC-registered investment advisor managing $150M+ in assets and General Partner at Audaz Capital, he holds a Ph.D. in International Business Strategy and an MBA, is a Kauffman and Presidio Fellow, and formerly held an Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship at NMSU.

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.