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Stewart Pond

Former General Partner, Operator Stack at Operator Stack · Former Principal at Cota Capital

San Francisco, California

Writes $100K – $350K checks · typically $250K

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About

General partner at Operator Stack with expertise in strategy, partnerships, and finance. Formerly held leadership roles at Cota Capital and Capital One Ventures, where he led enterprise and fintech investments in breakout companies including Evinced, Eightfold AI, Enveil, and Socure. Also served as Head of Corporate Development at Yelp.

Experience

  1. EncordPhysical AIcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Operator Stack FundEarly Stage VC2024 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Cota CapitalPrincipal2021 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Capital OneSenior Associate - Capital One Ventures2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Hercules CapitalAssociate2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Guggenheim InvestmentsFixed Income PM2011 — 2014Santa Monica, California, United States

Skills & more

Financial Modeling9Financial Analysis6Fixed Income Portfolio Management4Valuation6Capital Markets4Fixed Income4Hedge Funds4Asset Management2

Languages English · Spanish

  • Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) — CFA Institute

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Amir Kabir
General Partner at Overlook Capital

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Who is Stewart Pond?
General partner at Operator Stack with expertise in strategy, partnerships, and finance. Formerly held leadership roles at Cota Capital and Capital One Ventures, where he led enterprise and fintech investments in breakout companies including Evinced, Eightfold AI, Enveil, and Socure. Also served as Head of Corporate Development at Yelp.
What check size does Stewart Pond write?
Stewart Pond typically writes checks of $100K – $350K.
Where did Stewart Pond go to school?
Stewart Pond studied at Wake Forest University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Finance).

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