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Change Agents, Innovators & Entrepreneurs

Building the Future of Innovation

Our team includes multi-time founders, corporate innovators, accredited investors, and seasoned mentors. Collectively, we have helped scale hundreds of startups & driven change at some of the world’s largest enterprise organizations.
 
60% Female. 35% BIPOC. Our team is distributed across the US, with backgrounds across industries and skillsets.
Fred Schonenberg

Fred Schonenberg

Founder and CEO
 
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Vanessa Ivette Rosado

Vanessa Ivette Rosado

Vice President, Growth
 
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Pritam Bhattarai

Pritam Bhattarai

VP of Innovation & Partnerships
 
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Sean Dicke

Sean Dicke

Senior Manager of Innovation & AI Commercialization
 
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Palak Dharia

Palak Dharia

Senior Manager of Innovation & Partnerships
 
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Breana Leiva

Breana Leiva

Senior Manager of Innovation & Partnerships
 
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Nicole Payne

Nicole Payne

Senior Manager of Innovation & Partnerships
 
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James Oleson

James Oleson

Associate Manager of Event Marketing & Engagement Experiences
 
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Niña Daynata

Niña Daynata

Executive Assistant
 
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Pauleen Glemao

Pauleen Glemao

Sales Enablement Assistant
 
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Albert Ocana

Albert Ocana

Executive Assistant
 
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Alice Ponti

Alice Ponti

Strategic Advisor
 
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Mark Treiber

Mark Treiber

Strategic Advisor
 
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Join our Team!

What do we look for in a successful candidate?
  • CLIENT-CENTRICITY - Overdelivering on Value for Clients
  • SIMPLICITY - Making the Complex Easy to Understand
  • BIAS TOWARDS ACTION - Get It Done
  • COLLABORATION - Teamwork & Integrity
  • GRIT - Growth Mindset, Obstacles are Opportunities
  • ENTHUSIASM - Passion to Do Great Work
  • INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY - Always Learning
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About VentureFuel

VentureFuel is an independent innovation advisory that helps the world's best organizations commercialize innovation to ignite change through startup collaborations. VentureFuel provides organizations across the public, private and non-profit sectors the tools to drive transformative change with less risk, more speed, and greater proximity to the consumer than traditional innovation models. Click here to learn more.

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