BoCG Ventures was founded with the goal of creating a Venture Operating Model (VOM) based on decades of success and failures in private equity and venture capital. The VOM is designed to fund innovative ventures and position them for success by developing antifragile operating systems to deliver superior results.
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At the heart of our thesis is antifragility. We drive antifragility in each of our engagements, portfolio companies, and partnership models. It is the backbone of our scalability framework and is the pinnacle of the mentality needed to accelerate innovation-driven companies.
In balancing our practice of innovation and management within growth roadmaps, our firm is intrinsically and fully fundamentals-driven. We build the foundation of each growth opportunity with fundamentals across finance, operations, and technology across each scalability roadmap.
As responsible investors and business entrepreneurs, we are duly focused on operational excellence and accountable leadership. Through our emphasis and critical position in scalable operations, we are able to manage risk for every company when executing against scalable roadmaps.
BoCG Ventures is a highly analytical, strategic, and a technology-focused team of experts - driven by a singular vision of pushing the boundaries of innovation through antifragility.
Lyon drives the firm's strategic execution, leading antifragile fund development, venture operating management teams, and global operations across markets. With executive positions at companies such as Herbalife, Avon, and Visalus Sciences, Lyon brings a strong corporate background. Additionally, Lyon has a track record of founding and exiting multiple ventures.
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Chris brings a diverse background as a multi-published scientific author, investment professional, and startup expert from notable institutions such as the University of California, Stadium Goods, and SYSTEM Agency. Currently, Chris leads the firm's investment teams, oversees the operational platform, and manages the structuring and management of the antifragile series fund.
Kjetil comes from big technology firms such as IBM, SAP, PayPal and is an influential early adopter of cryptocurrencies. He remains an early shareholder of both institutional and startup web3 companies such as Kraken and a number of jointly owned portfolio companies with the firm. He currently is a Strategic Partner to joint ventures and the Maracuja DAO infrastructure.
As the Head of Infrastructure and Architecture, Gabriel draws upon his diverse experience in both enterprise and startup companies like Warby Parker, Luminary Media, and Stadium Goods. His patient, composed, hands-on approach drives innovation, optimizes systems, architecture, and ensures sustained growth in technological and product advancements for the firm and its clients.
Andrey leads the Technology and Engineering powerhouse behind the firm’s antifragile ethos. He is the force behind our platforms and the driver behind proprietary technology across portfolio companies and technical leadership. Andrey comes with senior executive expertise at fledging startups turned large corporations such as Mediadata, Jet, Luminary, and Warby Parker. His experience spans early stage employee to corporate digital transformation.
As Head of Business Development, Wissam leads the firm's regional development across the Arabian Peninsula, leveraging his experience at Christie's International Real Estate, Shallon CSP, and Marriott Bonvoy. With expertise in business building and relationship management, he forges strong connections with portfolio and advisory clients. With his expertise in Real Estate, Wissam will soon be leading proptech innovation within portfolio companies.
BoCG Ventures maintains a T-shaped team filled with individuals with vertical expertise and horizontal range in our approach to innovation.
Richard is an expert in international relief and global foreign policy. He is a recipient of humanitarian awards including a shared Nobel Peace Prize. He is an advisor to foreign development and strategy, local state policies, and corporate legal compliance for the firm. Walden attended UPenn for Economics, the Wharton School of Finance, and UPenn Law School while remaining active in the State Bar of California.
Matthew is currently an Internal Medicine Physician and a Strategic Advisor and EIR at BoCG Ventures. With a background in medicine and software, Matt enjoys working with companies intersecting his expertise in healthcare and technology. As a Strategic Advisor and EIR, Matt involves himself in sourcing, diligence, and counsel of healthtech related portfolio companies.
Carlos is a serial entrepreneur with experience across eCommerce, fintech, and artificial intelligence. At BoCG Ventures, he is our in-house expert in blockchain-based development, particularly in smart contract design and development. He comes from senior and executive roles from MIT, Poup, Qual Canal, and Intacto Engineering.
Bilal is an expert in frontend development technologies and works across our portfolio companies such as web3 fintech products. He excels in cross-platform development with strict adherences to best practices in design development and user experience. Fluent in both backend and frontend, he marries design engineering across full stack development.
Gaurang leads Quantitative Analytics across portfolio companies. He is the engine behind our growing data intelligence practices. He focuses on developing automation across products, systems, and operations. Gaurang comes from a diverse background from institutional, corporate, and academic practices.
BoCG Ventures' operating presence across the world continues to grow with high performing leadership, regional management, and client-based growth teams.
Learn about our operations across markets and meet our core management and leadership personnel.
North America
• Los Angeles, California
• Union City, New Jersey
Middle East
• Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
• Dubai, United Arab Emirates
South America
• Brasília, Brazil
“I ventured into cryptocurrencies and blockchain without a fully formulated idea or plan. After subscribing to the BoCG Venture Operating Model, I not only have more than both an idea and plan but also, I am on my way to scaling a corporation I never thought I’d lead with trustworthy business partners and the right strategic partners. Technology entrepreneurship is a complex journey that necessitates forthright and experienced partners available at every step and that’s the level of assurance I have with BoCG Ventures.”
“Lyon possesses superior analytical and problem-solving skills that enable him to be a decisive leader in the field or in the boardroom alike. His strategic planning skills stem from an innate ability to see at least three steps in front of a decision - a proven thought leader and exceptional executive you want to go to war alongside.”
“In her capacity, Chris works directly with founders, boards, and investors while also listening to operating teams. I found her to be thoughtful in understanding multidisciplinary teams in order to be constructive in her scalability plans. Chris’ technical product-engineering leadership combined with her VC/PE expertise was mission-critical to our growth needs and instrumental to the M&A event to Farfetch (FTCH). In particular, she paralleled our financial and engineering roadmaps to meet business needs across markets in the US, Europe, and Asia and across internal operating systems. E-comm, ERP, payments, CS, and mobile were only a few of the systems she influenced to meet stakeholder demands across the company, investors, and customer demands. If your company is seeking scalable growth or ROI and strong execution, Chris is a sure bet.”
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