Alfredo Mercedes
Talent Partner & Head of Platform
United States
Overview
Work Experience
Platform
2025 - Current
Limited Partner & Scout
2022
VU Venture Partners is a global $100M multi-stage investment fund. VU uses an ‘agile at scale’ operational approach towards investing which enables us to cover markets broader, deeper, and faster than a traditional fund. Investments include Open.AI, SpaceX, and Figure Cohort 23
VU Venture Partners is a multi-sector and multi-stage venture capital fund and is a scalable venture capital fund platform.
Growth & Strategic Partnerships Manager
2024 - 2025
Built and managed strategic and innovative growth partnerships for our core offering, the Airgap App Store, to empower mission-critical defense and national security operations. Series A; backed by Sapphire Ventures
Defense Unicorns is a software startup that provides open-source software and AI capabilities for National Security systems.
Raised $35,504,329.00 from Ansa Capital and Sapphire Ventures.
Associate, GTM Lead
2023 - 2024
Daversa Partners is the world’s leading executive retained search firm, trusted by top VC and PE firms to consult, build, and support over 10,000 tech companies united by a shared vision- push the throttle of innovation. - Recruited and helped lead the firm’s GTM practice, focusing on Cyber and Defense tech, driving global executive search engagements for top software and technology companies. - Collaborated with cross-functional teams to enhance search execution, business development, CRM systems, software tools, and market intelligence initiatives. - Drove $4M in team revenue through end-to-end executive search placements.
Co-Founder & Lead, People of Color Employee Resource Group
2022 - 2024
Senior Consultant
2022 - 2023
Consultant
2020 - 2022
Founded by Paul Daversa, Daversa Partners builds the executive teams for growth stage and venture backed companies.
Enlisted Chief of Staff, Operations
2020 - 2022
Lead 4 personnel who were directly responsible and crucial in planning, training, deployment, and utilization of H&S Company with 250+ personnel, and ~$30M in equipment, enhancing overall war-fighting capabilities.
81mm Mortar FSCC Lead
2019 - 2020
81mm Mortar Gunner
2016 - 2019
Expert in Spades ♠️
eCommerce Account Executive
2020 - 2021
Top ~1 performing sales rep in Central FL
Head Supervisor, Beach Patrol Lifeguard
2017 - 2020
Trained, supported and led the most elite staff of ~30 first responder waterfront lifeguards. Responded to all public safety matters pertaining to the ~1 mile jurisdiction of Edgewater Beach
Vice President, Student Government Association
2019 - 2019
First all Black Student Body Executives in University's 190+ year existence - Most voted Executive ticket in student body history - Visiting member of the Board of Trustees & directly responsible for $1M+ in budget allocation and sourced endowment of $225M
Honors Intern, White Collar Crimes Divison
2019 - 2019
Highly selective and competitive intake and application process. ~12,000 applicants nationwide