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Angel Investor
Feb 2025
Send global payments at half the cost, in near real-time. Your customers get their money faster while you save on every transaction.
Why businesses choose Mesta:
• Send USD and Stablecoins to 50+ currencies - reach more markets immediately
• Cut international payment costs by at least 50%+
• Eliminate payment delays and uncertainty
• Track every payments location in real-time - no more guessing where the money is
• Go live in 7 days with simple APIs - not months of complex integration
• Keep compliance teams happy with built-in KYB and monitoring across all jurisdictions
From fast-growing startups to established enterprises, companies use Mestas payment network to
• Cut international payment costs by at least 50%+
• Eliminate payment delays and uncertainty
Ready to revolutionize your global payments? Lets talk.
Board Observer
Oct 2021
Searchlight is a talent intelligence platform that helps companies hire better people, faster. Searchlight brings you a bias-free AI that finds top applicants, assesses candidates, and validates quality of hire. Its unique learning loop utilizes employee outcome data to make each successive hire a better match for the organization. When the right person is in the right role, everyone wins. Founded in 2018 by twin sisters Anna and Kerry Wang, Searchlight is backed by top-tier investors including Founders Fund, Accel, and Y Combinator. Learn more at Searchlight.ai.
Board Member
May 2021
GoFormz is the leading digital forms solution. Businesses around the world use GoFormz in their digital transformation initiatives.
You can easily digitize your forms using GoFormz’s drag-and-drop, no-code form builder. Equip your digital forms with powerful fields, conditional formatting, instant calculations, and more. Fill out and submit forms online or using the GoFormz app on mobile devices. You can collect images, sketches, GPS and maps, barcode data, eSignatures, file attachments, and so much more in your GoFormz forms.
Forms can be automatically routed to teammates, customers, and connected applications, like Box, Google Suite, OneDrive, Salesforce, and more.
With over 100,000 users across more than 150 countries, GoFormz empowers businesses of every size and industry to modernize their operations and improve the way they work. To learn more about our platform (including our top-of-the-line security and HIPAA-secure options) visit our website and sign up for a free trial.
Board Observer
Jul 2019
Skilljar is the world’s leading Customer Education software. Innovative companies such as Tableau, Verizon, Zenefits, U-Haul, and hundreds more rely on Skilljar to onboard, engage, and retain their customers at scale. Headquartered in Seattle, WA, Skilljar is backed by prominent financial institutions including Insight Partners, Mayfield, Trilogy Equity Partners, and Shasta Ventures. Skilljar is currently operating remotely, with employees based in Washington, Oregon, California, Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Texas, Florida, Georgia, and New York.
Co-Founding Member, Former Founding Board Member
Jun 2019
SomosVC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization focused on unlocking opportunities for Latino/a VC investors, developing a community that leaves a lasting impact on the ecosystem. Our mission is simple: to accelerate and elevate the presence of Latinos/as in venture capital. We believe that when venture investors are empowered to show up as their authentic selves, the flow of capital from limited partners to venture capitalists and ultimately to startup founders becomes more diversified, impactful, and representative of U.S. demographics.
Board Member
Aug 2018
BigBox VR’s mission is to combine platform-defining games, social communities, and competitive play to create a VR esport ecosystem. It was founded in Seattle by game industry entrepreneurs who led successful exits and launched top-grossing live service products at Valve, Disney, Sony, and Microsoft.
Population: ONE, the first FreeMotion battle royale VR game, is launching in 2019. FreeMotion gives players the freedom to climb anything and fly anywhere in VR. Building on the success of Smashbox Arena, Population: ONE will combine gameplay with unparalleled social connection only possible in VR.
Board Observer
Dec 2017
Starsky Robotics is an autonomous truck startup aiming to make our roads safer while providing truck drivers with jobs that bring them back to their families.
Learn more at: www.starsky.io
Interested in joining the team? Apply at: https://jobs.lever.co/starskyrobotics?
Board Member
Jul 2017
Camera IQ is the first camera experience manager. We help marketers create new worlds that customers love to explore.
Camera marketing thrives at the intersection of experience design and spatial analytics. Our technology integrates OS platforms, AR toolkits and native apps into a single fabric, so brands can deliver captivating experiences at scale.
Camera IQ. Brand new worlds.
Board Observer
Jun 2017
Deep Sentinel is the only security system that delivers the experience of a personal guard at every customers property. Deep Sentinels 24/7 guards review and respond to alerts from cameras positioned around the perimeter of customers properties. This ensures that any suspicious activity is identified within seconds and crime can be stopped before a potential burglar even gets a chance to enter.
The product uses deep learning with wireless security cameras to enable live guards to intervene within seconds of a perimeter breach and before the criminal enters the property -- at this price point, everyone can now access the protection of private security guards.
The product starts at 4699 for the 1-camera starter kit, including a smart hub, and all the hardware needed to get set up.
Board Member
Jun 2017
Deep Sentinel is the only security system that delivers the experience of a personal guard at every customers property. Deep Sentinels 24/7 guards review and respond to alerts from cameras positioned around the perimeter of customers properties. This ensures that any suspicious activity is identified within seconds and crime can be stopped before a potential burglar even gets a chance to enter.
The product uses deep learning with wireless security cameras to enable live guards to intervene within seconds of a perimeter breach and before the criminal enters the property -- at this price point, everyone can now access the protection of private security guards.
The product starts at 4699 for the 1-camera starter kit, including a smart hub, and all the hardware needed to get set up.
Experience · 25 entries
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Founder (5)
Board (11)
2025
Venture Partner
Apr 2025
Copper Sky Capital (formerly AZ-VC) is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in Seed and Series A software companies in the American Interior.
Angel Investor
Feb 2025
Send global payments at half the cost, in near real-time. Your customers get their money faster while you save on every transaction.
Why businesses choose Mesta:
• Send USD and Stablecoins to 50+ currencies - reach more markets immediately
• Cut international payment costs by at least 50%+
• Eliminate payment delays and uncertainty
• Track every payments location in real-time - no more guessing where the money is
• Go live in 7 days with simple APIs - not months of complex integration
• Keep compliance teams happy with built-in KYB and monitoring across all jurisdictions
From fast-growing startups to established enterprises, companies use Mestas payment network to
• Cut international payment costs by at least 50%+
• Eliminate payment delays and uncertainty
Ready to revolutionize your global payments? Lets talk.
Venture Partner
Feb 2025
At Village Global, early-stage capital is just the beginning. We help you go faster with $500M AUM, a vibrant founder community, expert advice, and game-changing customer intros. Chaired by Reid Hoffman and backed by Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and more. Come build with the best network in tech.
Founder
Jan 2025
Private podcast, resources, and exclusive community for Managing Partners responsible for the strategy and success of global VC firms managing $50M - $5B AUM of institutional capital.
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