Team

Our Team

We have a cohesive team that has worked together in the past and combines senior level consumer and tech operational experience with finance professionals who have extensive transactional, valuation, capital allocation, and SPAC investing expertise. Our combined network for sourcing targets gives us access to venture capital, private equity, and public companies considering SPAC/spinoff combinations. We are founder-friendly and seek to partner with a proven, exceptional management team that is already in place, rather than become involved in or replace management.

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Paula Sutter, Chairwoman

Paula has been our Executive Chairwoman since February 2021. she began her career over 25 years go at the Donna Karan Company serving in a variety of roles. She currently serves on the board of ThredUp Inc. (“ThredUp”), a high-growth re-commerce platform backed by Goldman Sachs and Park West.
paula@paulasutter.com

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Mike Blitzer, Co-CEO

Mike has been our co-CEO since February 2021 and a Director since January 2021. He is the founder and co-CIO of Kingstown Capital Management, which he founded in 2006 with less than $5 million of capital and grew to a multi-billion asset manager with some of the world’s largest endowments and foundations as clients.
blitzer@kingstowncapital.com

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Guy Shanon, CFA, Co-CEO

Guy has been our co-CEO and a director since February 2021. He is co-CIO of Kingstown Capital Management, where he co-manages the firm’s portfolio and directs research efforts related to Kingstown’s special situation investment strategy.
guy@kingstowncapital.com

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Brian Pitz, CFO

Brian has been our Chief Financial Officer and a director since February 2021. He is Founder & CEO of Amagansett Technology Capital Partners LLC, a deep relationship and data-driven boutique advisor focused on public and private technology companies at all stages.
brian@amtechcapitalpartners.com

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Nick Shekerdemian, Director

Nick has been a director since February 2021. He is the Founding Partner of The Venture Collective, a venture capital firm focused on the intersection between transformational technology and deep positive impact.
nick@theventurecollective.com

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Erin Clift, Special Advisor

Erin serves as a Special Advisor. She currently serves as the Chief Marketing Officer at Waze, the world’s largest community based navigation platform fueled by over 140 million active Wazers in more than 185 countries.
erin.clift@gmail.com

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Kevin Shannon, Chief of Staff