Investors

Rafic oversees the science and technology strategy and roadmap for Mubadala Capital Ventures ’ global investment funds. He has previously served as Executive Fellow of Globalfoundries, developing strategies for technology differentiation across process nodes. Rafic developed the iDDT pulse method for testing integrated circuits. He currently serves as member of…

Marisa has more than 25 years of experience in tech as a VC investor, advisor, and operator working for companies like SAP, Microsoft, and Workday across the U.S. and Australia. In 2021, Marisa Founded ALIAVIA Ventures, a California-based venture capital firm investing in early-stage female founders building world-changing technology companies…

Eileen Tanghal is the co-founder and Managing Director of Black Opal Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund investing in hard tech healthcare. Eileen has almost twenty years of venture capital experience and has been involved with and sat on the boards of over 40 high-tech startup companies in the US…

Lucas J. Pols is an accomplished angel investor, entrepreneur, and the host of the popular podcast VC Unfiltered. As the founder and General Partner of Pegasus Angel Accelerator and Former President of Tech Coast Angels, Lucas has dedicated his career to mentoring aspiring investors and empowering early-stage startups. Lucas trains…