Mucker Capital

Omar Hamoui focuses on early-stage investments in founders with unique insights. He previously spent five years as a partner on the early-stage team at Sequoia Capital, and earlier founded AdMob, serving as its CEO until its $750M acquisition by Google in 2010. He holds a BS in Computer Science from UCLA and an MBA from Wharton.

Sanjiv Kalevar is a Partner at Mucker Capital focused on Series A and B investments in software and AI companies that have reached product-market fit. He previously spent eight years at Battery Ventures investing in early and growth-stage software, served as General Partner at OpenView, and earlier worked at Constellation Software.

William Hsu, an exited construction‑tech founder who later led product and growth at internet companies, works deeply with a few founders in overlooked geographies via an accelerator‑style program.

Joe Tsai manages Mucker's Early Fund, leading Seed and Series A investments with a focus on software, fintech, and marketplaces. He was previously a VP on the software investment team at Stripes, a McKinsey management consultant, and an early research analyst at CB Insights, and holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania's Jerome Fisher Program (Wharton BS in Economics, Penn Engineering BAS in Computer Science).

Amanda Busch serves as General Counsel at Mucker, overseeing deal execution and legal matters for the firm's funds. She was previously an attorney at Cooley LLP in San Francisco, advising founders, companies, and investors, and holds an accounting degree from Baylor University and a JD from the University of Chicago.

Amol Bhat leads investor relations at Mucker Capital. He previously held investor relations and capital markets roles at Architect Capital, Figure Technologies, and Vector Capital's credit arm, was Head of North American Marketing at DCI, and began his career investing at K2 Advisors, JP Morgan, and MSD Capital. He holds a BS from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

A strategic finance leader and operator with over 13 years of experience across high-growth venture-backed startups, strategic and venture investing, and investment banking. She serves as a board member and CEO partner with expertise in FP&A, fundraising (over $40M in venture debt and equity), strategic planning, and building operational frameworks, and is listed as an operating expert/mentor at Mucker Capital.

Anne leads a startup credit offering blending venture and credit and, having founded Beal Private Capital in 2011 helping managers access LPs, brings deep empathy for capital raising and structuring.

Bradford invests in pre-seed through Series A startups across the U.S. and Latin America. Before Mucker, he was a founding employee at The College Sports Co., leading production and operations and building content networks for SEC, Big Ten, and ACC athletic departments. He holds a BA from Washington & Lee University and an MBA from UT Austin's McCombs School of Business.

An exited founder (of Skillist) and fractional go-to-market executive who runs advisory firm The Extra Group, helping startups fix GTM bottlenecks and scale revenue. She previously led product marketing at Lattice, teaches and coaches at organizations including Yale, JFF Ventures, Company Ventures, and Visible Hands, and serves as a Mucker operating expert/mentor.

Cliff Bersani, Hong Kong–raised, near-native Mandarin speaker and early Xiaomi expansion member driving hundreds of millions in sales, focuses pre-seed/seed and publishes tactical growth guides (Reddit scaling, early sales comp).

Danny invests in pre-seed, seed, and early-stage companies across the Midwest. Before Mucker he spent two years in Iceland as a product manager and founder, then led product at Fubo Sportsbook and worked at Decasonic Ventures focusing on web3, gaming, and AI. He holds a BS in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford.

David Borcsok leads Mucker Capital's Toronto office, investing in pre-seed and seed-stage technology companies and directing Digby Lab, the firm's applied AI research group. He previously founded Ordinary, a pre-seed consumer VC fund, worked at Royal Bank of Canada, TrilogyGrowth LP, and Brown University's Technology Ventures Office, with over 14 years in venture capital.

David Franklin is an operator and entrepreneur who has built and scaled companies end-to-end across digital marketing, lead generation, and healthcare, with successful exits and experience leading offshore/nearshore teams of over 250 people. He previously ran a boutique venture fund, is involved with Bruin Angels, and advises Mucker portfolio companies on growth marketing, affiliate ecosystems, lead generation, call center operations, and conversion optimization.

A go-to-market leader with over three decades of experience in enterprise software and SaaS, having held senior roles at Adobe, Oracle, and Hootsuite and served as a multi-time CRO. He advises early-stage companies on GTM strategy through D9Y and serves as an operating expert at Mucker Capital.

A global revenue executive with over 20 years scaling B2B SaaS and services companies, focused on go-to-market strategy, revenue growth, and organizational turnarounds. He serves as a mentor/operating expert to Mucker Capital's portfolio companies.

Jenn Kranz Guillen is an investor at Mucker Capital focused on early-stage West Coast startups, with investments across HealthTech, FinTech, and Supply Chain, and an emphasis on vertical SaaS and AI-native applications. She previously worked at MTech Capital, B Capital Group, Halogen Ventures, the founding team at Haystack, and TriNet, and holds an MBA and BA from USC.

Partner at Mucker Capital investing in pre-seed, seed, and Series A startups across the Mountain West and Southeastern US. Previously spent 3.5 years at Social Starts and Joyance Partners on software investments, and was a Director on the Strategy and Operations team at the Advisory Board Company and Education Advisory Board. Holds a BSE from Princeton and an MBA from UT Austin's McCombs School of Business.

A product leader with over 20 years of experience building and scaling products across AI, blockchain, enterprise and consumer tech, active in web3 since 2018. He cofounded Honeycomb Protocol, a Solana-based game development platform, and has held leadership roles at The Climate Corporation, LifeLock, textPlus, Fox Entertainment, Yahoo!, and IBM.

Mark Young is a strategy and business development operator with experience building direct-to-consumer digital businesses in entertainment, commerce, and technology, having held roles at NBCUniversal/Comcast (Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, Vudu) and The Walt Disney Company. He now runs MY Advisors, LLC as a consultant and serves as a Mucker Capital mentor.

Runs Venice Technologies, a small consulting agency focused on data science, data engineering, analytics, and digital marketing. Previously founded and sold (2019) a car-dealership pricing software startup, with a background in economics/finance and experience in fintech and consulting for Credit Karma; also owns a small local business. Serves as a mentor/operating expert for Mucker Capital.

Michael Perez oversees Mucker's investment process and advises the firm on legal matters, operations, and compliance. He previously practiced as a corporate attorney at Silicon Legal Strategy and Cooley LLP, and began his career in labor and employment law at Littler Mendelson; he holds degrees from UC Davis and a JD from UC Berkeley.

Senior operating executive with 20+ years building and scaling consumer and marketplace businesses across venture-backed, PE-backed, and public companies, with leadership roles at eBay, EA, Yelp, TouchTunes, Ingenio, Puls, and CoPilot. Serves as a fractional CMO and Mucker operating expert, advising founders on marketing, positioning, go-to-market, and growth.

Co-founder of Pirate Studios who built and runs the company's North American business, scaling it into a 37-location network of self-service music studios across the UK, US, and Europe. At Mucker he mentors founders on go-to-market, international expansion, multi-site operations, unit economics, and pricing.

Tony works with Mucker's portfolio founders to drive company growth. He was previously a go-to-market consultant and fractional CMO for high-growth B2B startups, and served as VP of Marketing at several startups including Mintigo (backed by Sequoia, acquired by Anaplan). He holds BA degrees in Economics and Chinese Studies from UC San Diego, a Masters in Information Systems Management from Keller Graduate School, and an MBA from USC's Marshall School of Business.

A legal and business advisor with over 25 years of experience serving venture-backed, high-growth companies and their investors. As a Technology Partner at Manatt, he focuses on digital health, fintech, and consumer tech, advising on venture financings, M&A, product development, and commercialization. He serves as an operating expert/mentor within Mucker Capital's network.