Operating Partners
Veep matches founder-led companies with vetted senior operators who own urgent finance priorities and high-stakes decisions before a permanent executive hire is in place.
Veep connects founder-led and growth-stage companies with vetted senior operators who take ownership of urgent finance priorities, from strategic decisions to hands-on execution. Get experienced leadership without waiting for a permanent executive hire or settling for recommendations alone. Flexible engagements help companies move critical work forward while preserving the focus, context, and control founders need.
Flexible senior operating support for finance priorities, urgent decisions, and broader business initiatives requiring experienced ownership.
Veep matches founder-led companies with vetted senior operators who own urgent finance priorities and high-stakes decisions before a permanent executive hire is in place.
Choose advisory, project-based, or ongoing support scoped to the initiative, giving your company hands-on financial leadership without a long-term commitment.
Access matched senior operators across finance, fundraising, strategy, and related functions through a managed model designed to move critical work forward.
Veep gives founders and CEOs access to vetted senior operators who step into urgent financial work and own outcomes. Operators can support finance, fundraising, strategy, and connected priorities while working within the company’s context. Engagements are scoped to the work rather than a permanent commitment, helping companies build momentum before a full-time executive hire is made.
Veep combines senior operating judgment with a managed matching model built around the work.
Work with former founders, CEOs, GMs, C-suite executives, and senior functional leaders.
Operators step into the work, own outcomes, and provide execution rather than recommendations from the sidelines.
Veep matches operators to the priority, urgency, company stage, function, industry, and business context.
The 30-day fit guarantee reduces engagement risk and supports an operator replacement or full exit option.
Experienced builders helping founders move important work forward.
Co-Founder
Dave Garcia is a Co-Founder of Veep, bringing decades of experience building and scaling products inside high-growth startups. Throughout his career, Dave has launched products from the ground up, led critical organizational pivots, and guided companies through successful exits. His deep understanding of what it takes to move fast without sacrificing quality shapes Veep's approach to matching companies with senior operators who can immediately own outcomes. At Veep, Dave focuses on helping founders and CEOs offload urgent, high-impact work so they can concentrate on strategic priorities. He is passionate about giving founders access to the same caliber of operating talent that only the largest companies typically enjoy, ensuring critical work never sits idle waiting for a permanent hire.
Co-Founder
Jian Yang is a Co-Founder of Veep with an extensive background in raising capital, scaling companies, and leading organizations through successful exits. His experience spans multiple high-growth environments where he directly navigated the operational and financial challenges that founders face daily. Jian co-founded Veep to give other founders and executives access to senior-level operating expertise without the delays and risks of traditional hiring processes. He is dedicated to helping companies move critical initiatives forward with the same rigor and judgment he applied while building and scaling his own ventures. At Veep, Jian focuses on ensuring clients receive matched operators who bring both strategic insight and hands-on execution, helping founder-led and investor-backed companies grow smarter and faster.
Co-Founder
Mark Newhouse is a Co-Founder of Veep, known for building brands, transforming organizations, and successfully selling startups over the course of his career. His broad experience across company stages and industries gives him a unique perspective on the operational gaps that emerge as businesses scale. Mark co-founded Veep to address a recurring problem he witnessed firsthand: critical work without clear ownership, left to founders and CEOs already stretched thin. He is committed to building alongside founders, providing them with vetted senior operators who step in immediately and take ownership of high-impact priorities. At Veep, Mark emphasizes clean handoffs and guaranteed fit, ensuring that every engagement delivers real results and lasting continuity for the businesses Veep serves.
A financial consulting company helps businesses address financial priorities through analysis, planning, decision support, operating improvements, fundraising support, and executive-level guidance. Veep takes a hands-on approach by matching companies with vetted senior operators who can own critical work inside the business. Depending on the initiative, support may be advisory, project-based, or ongoing rather than limited to recommendations.
Talk with Veep about the priorities that need senior ownership.
Invite-only access to experienced operating leaders.
Operators selected for the work and business context.
A defined option to replace an operator or exit.
Share your priority and learn how Veep can match the right operating capacity.
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