Stewart Pond
Partner at Operator Stack Fund
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2024 - Current
Backing founders at the pre-seed/seed stage across Enterprise software, Fintech, Supply Chain/Logistics, and AI. Some of our investments include: Nue.io Distributional Layer2 Loop Logistics Bluedot Good Drone Company (GDC) Opal Camera Vooma Greenscreens.ai
Operator Stack is an early-stage technology fund and operator network that invests across logistics or supply chains, FinTech, and B2B SaaS.
Principal
2021 - 2024
I led early stage investment opportunities (Seed - Series B) across Enterprise B2B, Fintech, Insurtech, Proptech and Vertical SaaS. Led investments in: Farther Finance Radius Agent Glow Layr Token.io Qu POS Citcon
Cota Capital is a technology investment firm that partners with exceptional teams to build and grow timeless companies.
Investor - Series A
2021 - 2021
The leading software for integrating accessibility into web and mobile development.
Raised $57,000,000.00 from Engineering Capital, Insight Partners, Capital One Ventures, Benhamou Global Ventures and M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund.
Investor - Series A
2020 - 2021
Enveil is a privacy enhancing technology company that specializes in secure data usage, collaboration, and monetization services.
Raised $40,000,000.00 from Mastercard, C5 Capital, DataTribe, IQT, Cyber Mentor Fund, USAA, GC&H Investments, Capital One Ventures, 1843 Capital and Bloomberg Beta.
Senior Associate - Capital One Ventures
2018 - 2021
Sourced and Led Investments in: Observe, Evinced, Socure, Snowflake, Enveil, Styra (OPA), CodeSignal, Eightfold.ai, OvationCXM (fka Boomtown)
Capital One is a diversified banking company that offers early and later stage venture, and debt financing investments.
Raised $954,000,000.00 from Berkshire Hathaway.
Venture Debt & Equity
2016 - 2018
Hercules Capital offers clients an alternative investment vehicle through which they can have access to venture capital investments.
Raised $6,500,000.00 from AloStar.
Private Credit Team
2014 - 2016
Portfolio Manager
2011 - 2014