Revel Partners

Joe Apprendi is a General Partner and Co-Founder at Revel, with over two decades of experience as a founder, CEO, and investor in SaaS technology companies. He founded Collective, a data-driven ad technology company, serving as CEO from 2006 to 2016 until its acquisition by Zeta Global, and previously held leadership roles at Falk eSolutions, Eyeblaster (now Sizmek), and 24/7 Real Media. He holds a BA in Economics from Oberlin College.

John Vincent is a General Partner and Co-Founder at Revel, with a background as an entrepreneur in digital media and advertising. He was CEO and Co-Founder of EyeWonder, a video and rich media advertising company launched in 1999 that was later sold to Limelight Networks, and he previously held leadership roles at Leap Online and Magellan TSA, Inc. He currently serves on the boards of nDorsit Technologies and VetraGenics.

Thomas Falk is a General Partner and Co-Founder of Revel Partners, which he co-founded in 2011. He founded Falk eSolutions in 1998, one of Germany's early internet companies, and sold it to DoubleClick in 2006, where he served as President EMEA until Google acquired DoubleClick in 2007. He later founded several companies before moving into venture capital investing across the US and Europe.

Chip Russo is President and Chief Revenue Officer at Truthset. He previously held roles at Zefr and Collective, with experience in revenue strategy, sales and marketing team building, and monetization design across company growth stages. His background includes work in media, data, social platforms, and video advertising.

Joe Vasquez is VP of GenAI Strategy & Transformation at The D.E. Shaw Group, where he leads AI partnerships and strategy initiatives. Previously, he held roles at BCG developing AI and technology partnerships with firms including Anthropic, OpenAI, Databricks, and Snowflake, and at Gusto where he shipped AI products to over 100,000 users. He holds an M.S. in Computer Science with a machine learning specialization from Rice University and an MBA from Michigan Ross, co-founded StartX at Stanford, and serves as an angel investor.

Jeff Lunsford is a Venture Partner at Revel Partners and currently serves as CEO of Tealium, a customer data orchestration company. He was previously President, CEO and Chairman of Limelight Networks, which he took public in a 2007 IPO, and earlier led WebSideStory, a SaaS web analytics company that went public in 2004 and is now part of Adobe. He also served as CEO of TogetherSoft, a software development tools company acquired by Borland, and holds a B.S. in Information and Computer Sciences from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Kim Perell is a Venture Partner at Revel and an entrepreneur, author, and technology CEO. She previously sold her company to Singapore Telecommunications for $235 million and has invested as an angel in more than 100 companies. Her recognitions include AdAge's Marketing Technology Trailblazers, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, and the National Association of Female Executives' Entrepreneur of the Year.

Thomas Servatius is a Venture Partner at Revel Partners with a background in marketing technology, having built and led digital product and technology teams in both startup and corporate settings. He currently serves as Co-CEO of Smartclip, a German adtech company that was acquired by RTL in 2016 and now handles digital TV advertising for RTL's broadcasting operations in Europe. He is also a member of Bertelsmann's Data and Tech Advisory Board.

Erwin Plomp leads investor relations at Revel Partners. He was previously CEO of Falk Realtime (acquired by Fyber) and Evalue Ventures, and served as President EMEA at Eyewonder (acquired by Limelight Networks). Earlier in his career he held management roles at internet marketing companies including DoubleClick (acquired by Google) and Falk eSolutions.