Sean Mendy

Founding Partner at Westbound Equity Partners

Menlo Park, California

Overview

Sean Mendy is a Partner at Westbound Equity Partners in Menlo Park, California. He has a strong background in non-profits, grant writing, community outreach, fundraising, and program development, with notable achievements including serving as a Board Member at Bay FC and advising at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Mendy's career highlights include founding Westbound Equity Partners and serving as a Venture Partner at Next Play Ventures, showcasing his expertise in investing in various sectors like Human Capital/HRTech, Digital Health, and FinTech in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Work Experience

Westbound Equity Partners

Founding Partner
2019 - Current
Westbound Equity Partners is an early stage investment platform focused on the diversity opportunity by capitalizing underrepresented founders, investing in companies serving underrepresented consumers, and helping early stage companies build diverse teams. Westbound-backed founders gain access to social capital via the Westbound Network of best-in-class investors, operators, and public figures committed to our mission. In addition to driving impact through our investments, we commit 50% of net proceeds to the Westbound Equity Foundation, which identifies and funds nonprofits closing opportunity gaps for underrepresented talent in America.