TrueBridge Capital Partners

Edwin Poston is a co-founder of TrueBridge Capital Partners, which he started with Mel Williams. He previously served as managing director and head of private equity at The Rockefeller Foundation, overseeing its venture portfolio and helping invest a $4 billion endowment, and earlier was a senior investment officer at Brandywine Trust. His earlier career included private equity investing at Fallingwater, LLC, investment banking at NationsBanc Montgomery Securities, and real estate investing; he holds a JD/MBA from Emory University and a BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a licensed attorney.

Krish Parikh is a partner on TrueBridge's investment team, working on fund and direct investing across the firm's platform. He was previously Head of Venture Capital Fund Investing at GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, where he managed global venture fund investments and participated in direct and co-investments, and before that was a partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners leading its value creation team and scout fund. He earlier held roles at Box and Oracle in product strategy, partnerships, and M&A, and holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and a Master of Engineering from MIT.

Yael Tzur is a Partner at TrueBridge Capital Partners with more than 15 years of experience across asset classes including hedge funds, venture capital, and strategic growth. Her work covers asset raising and capital formation, and she previously held roles at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan.

Azmeh has over 40 years of investment experience. Before forming Gefinor Capital SA he joined Lloyds Bank in 1989 as a financial analyst and fund manager, and later served as Head of Research and Asset Management at a private bank managing CHF 3 billion in client assets. He holds a BSc from the University of Geneva and a CFA.

DeepTech & AI Advisor and Managing Partner at Tau Capital, backing deep science and technology entrepreneurs. Previously Venture Partner at XAnge and Joyance and Partner at Redstone. Holds a PhD in complex systems science from UCL.

Suzanne Kirschbaum directs marketing and communications strategy at TrueBridge Capital Partners, covering investor relations, positioning, and branding. Earlier she spent a decade as communications partner at Intersouth Partners and served as executive director of the nonprofit Southeast BIO, and held marketing roles at technology startups after starting her career at the Council for Entrepreneurial Development. She holds a BS in Management and Marketing from the University of North Carolina at Asheville.

Yulia Lalutska works on sourcing, evaluating, and supporting investments across TrueBridge Capital Partners' fund portfolios. She was previously a Principal at Adams Street Partners, where she handled due diligence and underwriting for venture capital and private equity investments and worked with established and emerging fund managers. Earlier she worked in investment banking at UBS advising on M&A, and held investment roles at The James Irvine Foundation and the Mass General Brigham Investment Office. She holds an MBA from Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business and a BA in Economics from Smith College, and is a CFA charterholder.

Aadit Mehta joined TrueBridge Capital Partners as an investment analyst in August 2025, having previously interned at the firm as an undergraduate. He focuses on deal and data analysis. Earlier, he worked as a data analyst at the Kenan Foundation Asia and with the UNC School of Education, building predictive models for academic performance, and holds dual bachelor's degrees in Computer Science and Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Adam Buck is a member of the TrueBridge Capital Partners investment team, working across the investment process. He previously worked as an investment analyst at RevTech Labs Capital, a North Carolina venture capital firm, handling deal flow, diligence, terms, and sourcing, and earlier served as an M&A investment banking analyst at Davidson Capital Advisors. He holds a BS in Economics and Public Policy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he founded a blockchain-focused venture capital fund.

Aleksandra Bachvarova is a senior treasury associate on TrueBridge Capital Partners' operations team, handling treasury operations and accounting. She previously worked as a fund accountant at State Street and as a banking specialist at Organigram. She holds a BS in Finance from the University of Massachusetts College of Management.

Anna Grofic handles accounting for TrueBridge Capital Partners' management companies, including payroll, tax filings, and support for investment-related activities. She previously worked as a senior accountant at Holliday, PLLC, providing advisory and tax services to businesses and high-income individuals. She earned a BS in Accounting from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a BA in Psychology from Guilford College, and is a certified public accountant.

Ashley Putnam is a Staff Accountant at TrueBridge Capital Partners, where she works on corporate accounting and financial operations. She previously worked as a Finance Associate at Kalos Golf, a luxury travel company later acquired by Travelopia, handling accounts payable and receivable, financial reporting, and internal controls. She holds a BBA in Business Administration and an M.S. in Finance and Investment Management from UNC Wilmington.

Becky Cooper is the deputy chief compliance officer at TrueBridge, where she assists the Chief Compliance Officer with operational due diligence and compliance matters. Before joining the firm, she was an associate director of compliance at Coleman Research, working on compliance for primary research serving institutional investors and consultancies. She holds a BA in English Language and Literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Beth Ezell is an investor relations administrator at TrueBridge Capital Partners. Before joining the firm, she worked as a marketing project coordinator at Membership Corporation of America, where she handled digital and direct mail acquisition campaigns, and earlier as a marketing assistant at STORE Capital. She earned a BAA in Interior Design from Central Michigan University.

Brian Humphries is Deputy CFO at TrueBridge, where he works on compliance, performance analytics, fund administration, and fund accounting. He previously was Senior Director of Investment Operations at the Johns Hopkins Endowment and earlier served as Lead Performance Analyst and Assistant Treasurer at DUMAC and as a Senior Auditor at EY. He is a CPA and CFA charterholder and holds an MA in Accounting and a BA in Classical Archaeology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Carroll Scott is a Senior Executive Assistant at TrueBridge Capital Partners. With more than 20 years of experience, Scott supports high-level executives with schedule management, office operations, professional writing, presentation preparation, and staff management. Technical skills include the MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Dynamics accounting software.

Conor Archbald works on the investor relations team at TrueBridge Capital Partners, where he focuses on relationships with the firm's investor base. He previously held investor relations roles at Obra Capital, supporting institutional and high net worth investors, and worked on the endowments and foundations team at investment consulting firm NEPC, advising institutions on asset allocation and manager selection. He holds a BA in Economics from Union College, is pursuing an MBA at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, and holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation.

Dominic Hong is a senior member of TrueBridge's operations team, where he leads areas including compliance, performance analytics, fund administration, and fund accounting. He previously served as operations manager at Vanderbilt University's Office of Investments, overseeing accounting and operations across the University's investment pool, and earlier worked at Unigestion as head of secondaries and Asia primary investments in its London and New York offices. His earlier career included roles at Deloitte, Barclays Global Investors, Bankers Trust, and Flexirent. He holds an MBA from London Business School and a BBus in Accounting and Finance from the University of Technology Sydney, and is a chartered accountant.

Ellen Minnick works on the TrueBridge operations team, where she focuses on accounting, fund administration, and operational due diligence. She previously was fund controller at International Farming Corporation and held roles as a manager at Venture Back Office, a financial analyst at Duke University Health Systems, and a member of the assurance team at Ernst & Young. She holds a BA in Economics and MBA in Finance & Management from Rollins College and a Master of Accounting from UNC-Kenan Flagler Business School.

Grace Dorsett works on design, communications, and marketing initiatives at TrueBridge Capital Partners. She previously served as an account coordinator at an agency, where she helped clients with corporate events and tradeshow logistics, and worked as a freelance communications consultant advising clients on branding, event management, and social media planning. She holds a BA in Strategic Communications from Elon University.

Joseph Gebert joined the TrueBridge Capital Partners investment team as a senior associate in March 2023, working on industry and deal analysis with a focus on secondaries. He previously worked at Lazard as a secondary market advisor and spent four years at Duff & Phelps executing secondary services for private equity, hedge, and real estate funds, following earlier roles as a consultant at FIS and an analyst with PEI Funds. He holds a BS in Business Management from The King's College.

Kanishk Malhotra is a member of the TrueBridge investment team, concentrating on direct investments across the firm's investment activity. He previously worked as an investment associate on the Growth Equity/Venture Capital team at CPP Investments, focusing on enterprise software and growth-stage, VC-backed technology companies. He holds a Master in Financial Economics from the University of Toronto and a BS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Lisa Dudek is a member of the operations team at TrueBridge Capital Partners, where she supports the senior investment team and manages office operations. She previously worked on the administrative team at Morphosis, an architecture firm in Los Angeles. She holds a BA in Communications from Marymount Manhattan College.

Matthew Nacionales works on data strategy, reporting, and analytics at TrueBridge Capital Partners, building systems and analyses to support the firm's decision-making. He was previously a senior data analyst on PitchBook Data's Institutional Research team, where he automated data and reporting workflows, and earlier worked as an ADR equities analyst at Citi and a financial analyst at Star2Star Communications. He holds a BA in Economics and Business from Hampden-Sydney College.

Olga Diaz is an HR leader with over 17 years of experience across the investment management and real estate sectors. She spent more than a decade at Third Point working on talent management, HR operations, and workplace culture, and most recently led human resources for a real estate management firm. She holds a B.A. in Political Science and Government from SUNY Oneonta, a Life Coaching certification from IAP Career College, and a SHRM-CP credential.

Paige Kawula is a member of the TrueBridge Capital Partners investor relations team, working on investor services with over a decade of experience. She previously served as a client service associate at Silver Point Capital and as an investor relations coordinator at Morgan Creek Capital Management. She holds a BS in Business from Appalachian State University.

Ronin Bhasin is a member of the TrueBridge investment team, working on deal analysis and due diligence with an emphasis on secondary investments. He previously worked at StepStone Group as a Research Analyst underwriting VC secondaries, and earlier at Potomac Financial Consultants, a financial planning and wealth management firm. He holds a BS and an MA in Finance from the University of Maryland.

Sophie Cairns works on industry and deal analysis with the TrueBridge investment team. She previously served as an Associate at Notre Dame Venture Capital, where she sourced and conducted due diligence on startups and developed investment theses, and earlier worked as an associate at ZS focused on market analysis in digital health solutions. She holds a BS in Biomedical Engineering from Trinity College Dublin and an MS in Science & Technology Entrepreneurship from the University of Notre Dame.

Sreeja Nair works on accounting, fund administration, cash management, and compliance at TrueBridge Capital Partners. She has over ten years of experience in investment operations, previously serving as operations manager at Piedmont Investment Advisors in Durham, where she handled portfolio accounting, reconciliation, performance measurement, and reporting. She holds a BA in Business Administration from the Fox School of Business and Management at Temple University.

Tracy Doan works on TrueBridge Capital Partners' operations team, where she focuses on accounting and fund administration. Before TrueBridge, she was an officer at State Street, a manager on the accounting team at TMF Group, and held an administrative role at Aprio. She holds a BS in Accounting from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Urgan Chodon is a member of the TrueBridge Capital Partners investment team, working across both fund and direct investments. Before joining the firm, she was an investment banking analyst and associate at RBC Capital Markets in New York and previously worked as an investor at VU Venture Partners and in a strategy and operations role at a stealth startup. She holds a BBA from Baruch College.

Will Garrett is a member of TrueBridge's data and analytics team, where he helps carry out the firm's data and technology initiatives. He previously interned at ReeshCo Express and at Merito, Inc, supporting data entry and analysis work. He holds a BS in Business Analytics from Swansea University.

Yasmin Irizarry joined TrueBridge in 2016 as an investor relations analyst on the operations team, focusing on investor services. She previously worked as an administrative assistant at Skanska USA Building and held customer service and reception roles in retail and family medicine. She holds a BA in Exercise and Sport Science from UNC-Chapel Hill.

Background in early-stage investing at Earlybird, Picus Capital and Norrsken VC, plus startup and consulting experience at BCG, now investing at Transition.

COO at Earth Capital overseeing operations across fundraising, M&A and growth advisory. She previously founded and directed two UK SMEs in health & wellness and property development, exiting one in 2023.

Greg Martin is Founder and Managing Director of Archer Capital Group, having previously spent 11 years as a partner at Redpoint Ventures and serving as CEO of True(X) Media. He is co-founder and Chairman of BetheBeast, co-founder and Vice-Chairman of Nurocor Software, and founder of Liquid Stock, LP, a liquidity solution for private shareholders. He also co-owns Rainmaker Securities and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Calgary and studied at the UCLA Anderson School of Business as a Carter Scholar.

Ryan Fraser is a Partner focused on sourcing, executing, and managing secondary investment opportunities, with over ten years in secondary investing. He was previously a Vice President at North Sky Capital's impact secondaries team, working on transactions in the edtech, agtech, and healthcare sectors, and earlier held an investment role at SightLine Partners making secondary direct investments in venture-backed healthcare companies. He holds an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Business and a BA from Michigan State University.

Yojiro Yamamoto is an Investor at Coreline Ventures. He previously worked as an analyst at McKinsey on due diligence projects for a global buyout fund, and during his studies participated in around ten deals ranging from SaaS to deeptech at several Japanese VC firms. He holds a BA/MS in Engineering from the University of Tokyo.