EM

Emerging Operator Fund

VC
Los Angeles, CAWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$200K – $4.0M

Portfolio

3+ companies

Team

11 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Supports operator-led B2B SaaS startups in the seed stage, focusing on founders solving core enterprise challenges.

Meet the Team

HM

Heather Marks

Founder & Managing Partner

Restaurant Tech
POS Systems
Foodservice Automation
SD

Sterling Douglass

Venture Partner

restaurant software integrations
startup technology in F&B
platform tools
DB

Dave Bagley

Investment Director

deal sourcing
investment operations
restaurant & entertainment sectors
DF

Dana Foster

Principal

B2B Software
Enterprise SaaS
TK

Taylor Katzman

General Partner

Beverage & Restaurant Supply Chains
Procurement & Operator-Tech Systems
MM

Matt Menna

Founding Operating Partner

real estate
design & hospitality concepts
scaling restaurant & entertainment brands
JD

John Davie

General Partner / CEO of Buyers Edge Platform

supply chain technology
purchasing platforms for F&B
restaurant tech
PR

Padma Rao

Venture Partner

marketing & product
customer acquisition & retention
growth for restaurant tech
MF

Mathew Focht

Founding Managing Partner

restaurant entertainment concepts
restaurant technology investments
real estate
supply chain
RK

Rom Krupp

Venture Partner

restaurant analytics
customer experience technology
innovation in guest engagement
DM

Damian Mogavero

Venture Partner

business intelligence for hospitality
data platforms
SaaS solutions in F&B

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Enterprise

Does Not Invest In

Biotech
Healthcare

Portfolio Companies (3)

Other

TA

TaskFlow.io

Enterprise SaaS
OR

Ordermark

Restaurant Tech
KI

Kitchen United

Foodservice SaaS

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