Sergio Monsalve, Founding Partner
Sergio is an investor and successful entrepreneur who has operated global tech businesses in Silicon Valley. He attended Stanford University for his undergraduate degree and received a Masters of Business Administration from Harvard University.
Sergio has invested early in unicorns like Kahoot!, Udemy, and Adaptive Insights during his decade-long career as Partner at Norwest Venture Partners. He has also held leadership roles at high-growth tech companies like eBay, PayPal, and Portal Software. He co-founded the Entrepreneur-In-Residence Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Education and also lectures at the University, mentoring students on entrepreneurship and innovation in education technology.
You can learn more about Sergio here.
Monique Malcolm-Hay, Senior Associate
Monique is an MBA / MA in Education candidate at Stanford University. Monique is passionate about edtech and the future of work and has enjoyed being both an investor and operator through roles at FutureFit AI, Owl Ventures, Techstar's Workforce Development Accelerator, and through leading Stanford GSB's Impact Fund as the Chief Investment Officer. She is also the founder of the "This Week in EdTech" newsletter.
Last year, Monique was honored to receive the McKinsey Achievement Award and be listed as a Top 5 Future Leader by Yahoo Finance. For fun, she loves to mentor, hike, and travel around the world with family and friends.
You can learn more about Monique on her Twitter and LinkedIn.
Emily Prechtl, Digital Marketing Associate
Emily is a Fulbright Scholar who taught English and photography at the University of Prishtina, the Center for the Prevention of Human Trafficking, and Camp Liya for Afghan refugees in Kosovo. She ran digital campaigns for The Impact Center's Women's Executive Leadership Program, and was a founding member of The Portland Grief House. She is also the Director of Multimedia for the annual HOBY MD youth leadership conference in Baltimore, Maryland.
She graduated from Wellesley College in 2020 with a degree in Peace & Justice Studies and Anthropology. She is currently a Fellow at UPenn's Experience Lab career launch program.