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10 venture partners

These ten venture partners hold or have held a Venture Partner title at venture firms, in some cases alongside general partner, founder or board roles. Readers can learn how venture partners find and back startups, work with founders after investing, and fit into a firm's investing team.

10 professionals9 companiesData retrieved September 29, 2026

Professionals to explore

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  1. Carlos Gonzalez-Cadenas

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Venture Partner · Index Ventures

    Venture Partner at Index Ventures since April 2026 and former Partner at Index Ventures (2021–2026). The profile lists a particular interest in SaaS, open source, security, financial services, data, AI and cloud infrastructure and developer tooling, and angel investments in 60+ companies. He was Chief Operating Officer (COO) at GoCardless (2019–2021) and Member, Board of Directors there (2021–2024).

  2. Cathy Friedman

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Executive Venture Partner GV · GV (Google Ventures)

    Executive Venture Partner GV at GV (Google Ventures) since 2022, where the profile says she is a senior member of the investing team and advises the life sciences portfolio. She has been a Board Member at Lyell Immunopharma since 2018 and was Chairperson at Grail, Inc (2017–2022) and Board Member at Altaba.com (2016–2026).

  3. Christine Keung

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Venture Partner · J2 Ventures

    Former Venture Partner at J2 Ventures (2023) and General Partner there since December 2023; the profile describes J2 Ventures as a company that fuels early-stage companies. She has also been an Advisor at a Single Family Office since 2023 and was its Operating Partner (2022–2023).

  4. Derick En'Wezoh, MD, MBA

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Venture Partner · Susa Ventures

    Venture Partner at Susa Ventures since June 2026 and former Partner (2021–2026) and Venture Fellow (2020–2021) there. The profile lists AI and machine learning seed investments including Together.ai and Higgsfield AI. He was Founding VP of Growth & Sales Enablement (2019–2021) and Founding Head of Business Development, Research Operations, and Strategy (2017–2019) at Viz.ai.

  5. Di-Ann Eisnor

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Venture Partner · Obvious Ventures

    Venture Partner at Obvious Ventures since 2018. She was Director of Growth at Waze (2009–2018) and Founder of Platial (2005–2011), and her other listed roles include Director Client Services at Site Specific (1995–1997) and Account supervisor at Dentsu (1991–1995).

  6. Dr. Jens Ortgiese

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Venture Partner · Atlantic Ventures

    Venture Partner at Atlantic Ventures since October 2025; the profile lists key areas of AI and enterprise SaaS platforms, clean energy and sustainable tech, mobility and infrastructure tech, automation, low-code and DevOps tools, and cloud and edge data platforms, at seed to Round B. He was Principal at TRUMPF Venture (2023–2025) and Investment Director at STIHL (2018–2022).

  7. Issi Rozen

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Venture Partner · GV (Google Ventures)

    Former Venture Partner at GV (Google Ventures) (2019–2023) and General Partner there since 2023. The profile also lists Co-Founder of Verve Therapeutics since 2018, Member Board Of Directors at Mestag Therapeutics since 2021 and Member Board of Directors at the Institute for Protein Innovation since 2023.

  8. Richard Kerby

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Venture Partner · Equal Ventures

    Venture Partner at Equal Ventures since 2024 and former Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner there (2019–2024). He has been Partner at Field Ventures since 2025, a firm the profile describes as providing capital and support for domain experts building industry-transforming businesses, and is a Board Member at Wrapbook and at Bikky.

  9. Sanjeev Kumar

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Venture Partner · Fusion Fund

    Venture Partner at Fusion Fund since 2023; the profile describes Fusion Fund as investing in enterprise AI, industrial automation and digital biology companies at pre-seed, seed and Series A in the US and Canada. He has also been Advisor, AI & Data Infrastructure at Avataar Venture Partners since 2025 and lists Advisor, Investor Lean Startups - Company Strategy, GTM & Product Management at Various Startups since 2015.

  10. Ulili Onovakpuri

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Venture Partner · Motley Fool Ventures

    Venture Partner at Motley Fool Ventures since July 2025; the profile describes Motley Fool Ventures as an early-stage venture capital fund. The profile also lists Board Member at Envolve Entrepreneurship since 2021 and former board roles at Malaica (2024–2025), DotLab (2024–2025) and Shifted Energy (2022–2025).

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Questions to take into the conversation

  1. 01What do you look for in a founding team before recommending an early investment?
  2. 02How does a venture partner's role in sourcing and supporting companies differ from a general partner's?
  3. 03What should founders have ready before approaching a firm at seed or Series A?

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