
There is no “i” in team and there definitely isn’t an “i” in hardware. Hardware startups thrive because of team chemistry and deep skills across many disciplines. Your first ten hires must excel in at least seven disparate yet interconnected functions. As a hardware founder, you need a team that brings experience, different backgrounds, and radical transparency to help you succeed. That’s us; each of us has helped build startups and successful hardware products. We share your drive to change the world. We think like engineers because we are engineers and we are hardwired for hardware.
ERIC KLEIN
Partner
Eric is all in: he lives and breathes hardware. An electrical bench is right next to his desk. He’s built some of the world’s most well known products and is dedicated to guiding entrepreneurs and teaching them how to build great hardware, discover market fit, and develop world class leaders and teams.
TIMOTHY SKOWRONSKI
Director of Portfolio Dev.
Tim is the master teacher when it comes time to move from prototype to production. Drawing on years of experience building complex systems and products, Tim is in your corner when you enter the challenging world of manufacturing, operations, and scaling your engineering team.
RACHEL SHEINBEIN
Venture Partner
Rachel is like a 5’3” (with shoes) swiss army knife for venture-backed startups. Early in her career she spent years in engineering and operations and still loves diving into the details of a plan. More recently she’s been a partner at a VC firm and active angel investor. Her super power is her ability to make connections – whatever your problem, odds are that Rachel has a cousin or a colleague or a friend from kindergarten that is just the right person to help you.