Vetted Founders in the NYC Metro

Sokhnadiarra Ndiaye

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Mid-level founder and community growth leader specializing in education and startup partnerships

New York, NY8y exp

“Founder-operator who built and pivoted Muneko from a media translation startup into a media distribution platform for emerging-market film and TV, securing LOIs, pilots, and high-profile industry relationships. Earlier served as COO of a NYC policy advocacy organization at age 18, helping scale it from a small team to 50-70 active members while driving major events and public visibility.”

John Patton

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Executive Atlassian and Agile transformation leader specializing in AI-enabled enterprise collaboration

Aberdeen, NJ6y exp

“Product leader with hands-on experience modernizing enterprise internal tooling and shipping AI-enabled support workflows. At Peloton, they led the end-to-end migration of Jira, Confluence, and JSM from on-prem Data Center to cloud; at Atlas Vega, they implemented a RAG-based Slack/JSM support assistant with strong governance, data hygiene, and measurable support outcomes.”

“Former account manager/collector at Allied Account Services who ran 150–200 outbound calls/day (95% contact rate) and negotiated payment plans through an empathy-led, consultative approach. Also a solo e-commerce founder who launched a Shopify store and drove measurable growth (+55% traffic, +20% conversion, 120% monthly revenue growth in 3 months) and has been simulating SDR workflows in HubSpot with multi-channel outreach and automation/AI.”

“People/HR leader with experience supporting globally distributed teams (US, Canada, UK) and partnering with senior leaders on org design and scalable people processes. Implemented a formal performance review program, including manager training and 1:1 coaching, to improve consistency, transparency, and performance conversations as the company grew.”

Jordan Karp

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Executive founder and political strategist specializing in FinTech and public affairs

New York, NY23y exp

“Entrepreneur with a background in electoral politics who is building a niche lending company for political campaigns and organizations, a space they describe as having no direct competitors. They also bring prior experience starting manufacturing and transportation businesses, giving them an unusual blend of political domain knowledge, finance fluency, and repeat-founder experience.”

“Sales leader with experience scaling national enterprise/public-sector sales across healthcare, tech, and government markets. At Jaco Inc, they grew a business unit from roughly $3M to nearly $100M annually while building a repeatable, metrics-driven organization and national channel partner program. Currently operating in a high-performance strategic account environment at Inovalon, with strength in complex multi-stakeholder SaaS deals and recurring revenue growth.”

“Built a prediction market analytics website from scratch to analyze volume and correlations in decentralized markets, drawing on a sports and finance background. Shows strong early-stage product instincts, backend ownership, and a pragmatic approach to scalability, security, and AI-assisted data workflows.”

Evan Tobias

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Director-level sales leader specializing in Enterprise SaaS and strategic partnerships

New York, NY20y exp

“Sales leader who was the first Director of Sales at Statista and built the function from the ground up, scaling the team from 6 to 27 and ARR from $5M to $33M in five years. Brings strong public sector and healthcare sales experience, including a $500K Kaiser Permanente deal, plus hands-on expertise implementing CRM/process infrastructure and creating new verticals that doubled revenue.”

“Chief of Staff at Molecular Affinities and former Investor Relations & Operations manager at JCAM Investments, with hands-on experience supporting capital raising while simultaneously tightening operations (website, investor onboarding, back office). Strong operator who implements and drives adoption of systems like HubSpot, Asana, and Slack to improve executive productivity and team accountability.”

“Founding-style SDR candidate with recent experience at an AI accounts receivable startup, prospecting into finance and operations leaders across mid-market and enterprise accounts. Stands out for combining intent signals, verified data, and highly specific operational messaging to win meetings with senior stakeholders like the CFO of Coca-Cola MENA, and for articulating a clear framework to build outbound pipeline from scratch.”

Vidhi Shah

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Director-level Brand Strategist and Creative Producer specializing in media and entertainment

Brooklyn, NY8y exp

“Startup operator from a fast-scaling media company who grew from associate to building and scaling the brand solutions team while working closely with founders. Brings a rare mix of client leadership, team building, and operating design, including helping restructure the company from department-based teams into cross-functional silos and crafting accessible messaging for a Web3 marketplace client.”