We are a group of operators who love investing in and supporting early-stage startups as they ride the next wave of innovation. We formed the Next Wave Operator investment syndicate in partnership with Jeff Bussgang of Flybridge, who teaches a popular entrepreneurship class at Harvard Business School (HBS), where we are all alums.

Investment Partners

Chris Finlayson Agentic AI, GTM, OpenAI

Josh Yang Influencers, Media Products, YouTube TV

Julisa Salas Fintech, SaaS, Ex VP Int’l Toast

Neda Navab Proptech, Fintech, President, Compass

Oliver Jay SaaS, Managing Director Int’l OpenAI

Samir Gosh Web3/Crypto, ex-VP Product FalconX

Kam Phillips-Sadler Vertical SaaS, CEO KidCare

Jeff Bussgang GP & Co-Founder, Flybridge, Sr Lecturer HBS

Stephanie Frias Future of Work, SaaS, CPO, Lyra Health

With decades of experience building companies worth many billions of dollars, we can support our founders in their journey, leveraging our collective experience as well as resources from the broader Flybridge community.      

Pitch Us

Interested in working together? Send a message and if there’s a fit, a member of our investment team will get back to you.