Affiliate Network

by Investment Interest

Seasoned entrepreneurs and executives make up WIN’s Affiliate Network. This diverse group provides WIN and its portfolio companies with expertise across all stages of a Company’s life cycle. Although all Affiliates typically have the opportunity to invest in nearly all companies we back, each Affiliate is committed to providing on-demand mentorship to WIN portfolio companies upon the Company’s request. Being an Affiliate is much more than providing capital.

James Barrese CTO, PayPal	Former VP of Engineering, Charitable Way; Manager, Accenture; Programmer, Stanford University	Interests Cleantech
Osama Bedier	Former Vice President, Google; VP of Platform & New Ventures, PayPal	Interests Cleantech, Cloud Computing, Consumer Web, Mobile
Rob Chesnut SVP & General Counsel, Chegg	Former SVP & General Counsel at LiveOps; SVP of Trust & Safety at eBay	Interests Cleantech, Consumer Web, Mobile, Security
Alex Kazim SVP, hp.com	Former Founder & CEO, Ongo Inc.; Founder & CEO, Tokoni Inc.; President, Skype; SVP eBay New Ventures; VP Marketing & Business Operations, PayPal	Interests Cleantech, Consumer Web, Mobile, Platforms
Greg Papadopoulos Venture Partner, New Enterprise Associates	Former CTO, Sun; Professor, MIT; Entrepreneur, Multiple Startups; Engineer, HP and Honeywell	Interests Cleantech, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Infrastructure
Harsh Patel Investor/Entrepreneur	Former Partner, RRE Ventures; Principal, In-Q-Tel; Co-founder & CTO, Orbit Commerce	Interests Cleantech, Consumer Web, Enterprise, Mobile
David Wright Executive Vice-Chairman, GridIron Systems	Former CEO & Chairman, Amdahl Corporation; CEO and Chairman, Legato Systems; EVP - Office of CEO, EMC; CEO & Chairman, Verari Systems	Interests Cleantech, Infrastructure, Mobile, Platforms, Social, Tools
Jed York CEO & President, San Francisco 49ers	Former Analyst, Guggenheim Partners	Interests Cleantech, Consumer Web, Life Sciences, Social