Tanveer Kathawalla

Founder & Managing Director

2019 - Current

Merchant Banking Platform for Critical Industry Companies: We support CEOs, management teams, and investment firms from venture to growth who are scaling companies or deploying capital at the intersection of government and technology with M&A, corporate development, and commercialization advisory . Selected Engagements Include Aero Analytics, Rhoman Aerospace, Kable AI, AGERpoint Investment Focus: defense & industrial companies in special situations (distressed/turnaround/) to venture to growth stage opportunities: Selected Portfolio: Hyperloop (Series B), Spacetech (Hedron)(Pre-Seed and Seed), Healthcare (Basil Systems (Seed), Legacy (Series A), Anduril (Series D)

Investor

2023

Re-inventing the defense industry

Investor

2022

Legacy, Inc. aims to humanize the path to parenthood by giving customers access to sperm analysis, DNA fragmentation, and sperm freezing, all from the comfort of their homes. Y-Combinator backed startup with leading investors including Bain Capital Ventures, FirstMark Capital, Section 32, TQ Ventures, Tribe Capital, and celebrity investors including Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, Orlando Bloom and DJ Khaled

Cohort VII

2023

Private Equity & Venture Captial Partner Accelerator

Visiting Fellow

2021

Advisory Board Member

2020

I am grateful to support an IBM spin-out management team that is using AI/ML to improve patient outcomes.

Venture Partner

2019

Global Head of M&A/ Corporate Development

2023 - 2024

Led and oversee a defense-focused global corp dev/M&A team that has closed multiple acquisitions to date.

Vice President, General Manager Americas

2021 - 2023

Led a spin-out AI/ML business unit with direct P&L responsibility that served US federal, Fortune 500, and state and local markets. Appointed to the DHS advisory board and served on the global leadership team.

Strategic Advisor

2020 - 2021

Led the team to the first set of revenue-generating contracts in the US and supported the Global CEO and management team with strategic finance guidance during two rounds of growth funding. Led executive recruiting that resulted in the first US leadership hire.

COO & CFO

2019 - 2019

Also served as the Board Secretary.

CFO, Investor & Board Observer

2016 - 2019

Venture Capital backed (MIT Engine, Shasta Ventures, Flybridge) a Small Satellite company that commercialized the first optical communication telecommunication service. First business focused founding team member.

Venture Capitalist

2016 - 2016

Grateful to have learned from an incredible group of founders, investors, and colleagues about early-stage venture capital.