Tribe Capital Firstlook

Combines quantitative and analytical expertise with operational experience. Pioneered data science application to venture capital as a partner at Social Capital. Previously served as early data science leader at Facebook and co-founded a social gaming company acquired by Slide. Holds a PhD in Physics from Stanford University.

Brings 16 years of venture experience including co-founding Social Capital, partnering at USVP, and directing investments at Time Warner Investments. Has managed portfolios through two downturns, helping companies like Slack, Trunk Club, and Saildrone navigate challenging conditions. Graduated from Washington University in St. Louis.

CEO of Termina, Tribe's core underwriting platform, and co-founding partner overseeing product development and investment strategies. Previously led product engineering and co-led the seed investment program at Social Capital. Founded and led roles at multiple acquired startups including Joist, MessageMe, and LOLapps.

Partner on the Venture team with backgrounds in engineering, product, and company building. Previously worked as a machine learning engineer on Airbnb's search ranking team and was a founding engineer and Chief of Staff at Humu. Conducted research at the MIT Media Lab and holds degrees from Harvard and attended Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Helps set firm strategy. Co-founded Republic Capital and grew it to over $1B in AUM before joining Tribe Capital in 2022. Previously co-founded two venture-backed companies, Breaktime Media and VentureApp. Has made investments in Polygon, Avalanche, Kraken, Robinhood, and Klarna.

Co-founding partner who pioneered the firm's quantitative investment approach and currently leads the Venture team. Previously held senior data science and analytics roles at Social Capital, Slack, Remind, and Facebook, working on product analytics, platform insights, and growth analysis. Holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and BA in Economics from Harvard University.

CTO of Termina underwriting system and co-founding partner instrumental in major investments. Chief architect of Termina's quantitative system for evaluating venture deal traction. Previously worked at Bridgewater Associates as an Investment Engineer focusing on fixed income. Holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Chicago.

Partner focused on enterprise software investments, serving on boards of JupiterOne, Aether, and Tranzact. Previously Senior Vice President of Business Development at Nobl9 and spent over seven years at Google in senior product strategy and Cloud Commerce roles. Holds a BS in Computer Science from Binghamton University.

Former CEO of Cover, an insurance company that underwent a venture capital restart led by Tribe Capital. Saroya shares lessons from his experience managing a challenging recapitalization during COVID-19, emphasizing the risks of assuming capital-efficient operations and the importance of making tough operational decisions quickly.