Miami-Dade Innovation Authority

Founder of Netcapital and member of the board of directors.

Founder of Westway Capital and member of the board of directors.

Founder of Every Mundo and chair of the board of directors.

Francesca de Quesada Covey blends early-stage investing with senior civic leadership—co‑founding Miami‑Dade Innovation Authority and navigating municipal procurement—bringing systems-level public‑sector expertise to startups serving government or quasi‑public customers.

Rini Mitra oversees and advises on legal aspects of fund raising and investments at Evolvence India, providing operational and compliance support. She previously was a Partner heading the Investment Funds practice at Desai & Diwanji, worked as a Principal Associate in the General Corporate and Investment Funds team at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, and served as Associate Vice President at IDFC Alternatives Limited. She holds a B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) from Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur, and has more than a decade of experience in fund formation, investment platforms, M&A, and private equity transactions.

Abhiram Manchi is a Product Manager for Pilots at MDIA, focused on program management in deep-tech and technical domains. He began his career as an engineer developing software used in semiconductor design before moving into work spanning technology, government, and capital. He is co-author of "When the Chips Are Down," a book on semiconductor geopolitics and deep tech that has been translated into Arabic.

Managing partner and cofounder of CloudTree Ventures and member of the board of directors.

Managing director at EIP Ventures and vice chair of the board of directors.

Dana Tumbaga is a Private Equity Analyst at Evolvence Equity Partners. Previously, Tumbaga worked in corporate finance and investment banking at Deloitte, with experience in mergers and acquisitions, fundraising, and wealth management. Tumbaga studied at the University of Bath.

Economic Development Manager at Florida Power & Light and member of the board of directors.

Partner at the law firm Greenberg Traurig and secretary of the board of directors.

Investor and advisor serving on the board of directors.

Paul Griebel is a Founding Partner at EIP Ventures, LLC, with experience in the renewables, water, wastewater, and environment industries. He serves as a Board Member at the Miami-Dade Innovation Authority. His areas of work include negotiation, business strategy, strategic partnerships, project finance, investor relations, company operations, and asset management.