About
Gary is the founder of TARA and serves as vice president at Further Ventures, where he focuses on capital markets infrastructure. He is also a general partner at Leyden VC and maintains involvement in founder support and community building initiatives through AngelSpark.net and TacoStars.org.
Experience
- TARAFoundercurrent2025 — present
- Further VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2022 — presentAbu Dhabi
- Leyden VCGeneral Partnercurrent2020 — present
- 🪽⚡️AngelSparkFounding Membercurrent2023 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
- GINCO InvestmentsAdvisorcurrent2016 — presentDubai
- OptimumBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- Soter InsureBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
- Soter InsureBoard Member2023 — 2025Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
- Titanium EscrowBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentAbu Dhabi
Education
- Indiana University - Kelley School of BusinessBachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Entrepreneurship & International Business Management2005 — 2008
Skills & more
Strategic Planning14Strategy79Corporate Development52Digital Media99Due Diligence25Restructuring6IPO5Social Media38M&A experience11New Media29Business Strategy30Product Development13
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Web VideoProduct ManagementStrategic PartnershipsStart-upsPrivate EquityEntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentMergers & AcquisitionsVenture CapitalDigital MarketingCRMMarketingLanguages English · Russian · Spanish · Ukrainian
From Gary's professional profile.
Colleagues at Further Ventures
Akshay
Senior Principal at Further Ventures
Anas
Assistant Manager - Finance & Operations at Further Ventures
Angelo
Senior CISO Consultant at Further Ventures
Eugene
Partner - Liquid at Further Ventures
Faisal
Managing Partner at Further Ventures
Ganesh
Principal at Further Ventures
Isabella
General Counsel at Further Ventures
John
Venture Partner - Digital Assets at Further Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Gary work?
- Gary is Venture Partner at Further Ventures.
Same school
Also attended Indiana University - Kelley School of Business88
Scott D. DorseyInvestor at High AlphaJoe HaraVice President at Marlin Equity PartnersJesseSaaS Growth Lead at Saas Ventures, L.L.C.Doug SillsPartner at Anthem Venture Management, LlcDanisha PasayaAnalyst, M&A Advisory at eGateway CapitalAaron DonenbergPortfolio Finance Associate at Energize Ventures
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