Who We Are
We're a close community of Columbia-connected founders, selectively expanding to support and collaborate with exceptional entrepreneurs dedicated to mutual success.
Mission & Values
Leadership
2023-2024 Global Board
Roope Marttila
Roope Marttila is a 3x founder of companies serving 450K unique users and creating $310M of value to their clients. He's a Columbia Law School grad who's been an entrepreneur for 15 years.
Michael Goldstrom
Founder, GetMotivated.ai
Juilliard-trained actor turned founder of GetMotivated.ai, created a gamified platform facilitating over 25,000 behavioral health check-ins, for individuals with attention and executive function challenges.
Jay Newton-Small
Founder, PlanAllies
PlanAllies is a B2B SaaS disrupting call centers, moving them away from scripts to open, free flowing conversations that collect superior data.
Sarah Ribner
Founder, PiperWai
Columbia MBA, UPenn alum, and wellness aficionado, is the 2X founder behind PiperWai, a renowned sustainable hygiene brand, and a direct-to-consumer CPG growth consultancy.
Hany K. Syed
Co-Founder, Lens of Sport
VC/PE leader with C-suite experience in social infrastructure sectors. Expert in global cross-border commercialization of venture-backed companies. Co-Founder and CEO of Lens of Sport.
Eugene Major
Founder, Dunbar Capital
Eugene founded a successful financial industry startup, Currently incoming CEO of an early stage biotech university spinout.