Operating Partners
Vetted senior operators step into urgent finance, strategy, operations, product, people, fundraising, or go-to-market priorities connected to a transaction or business transition.
Veep connects founder-led and investor-backed companies with vetted senior operators who can own critical finance, strategy, operations, and go-to-market work around a merger or acquisition. Get experienced execution without waiting for a permanent executive hire, while maintaining flexibility through advisory, project-based, or ongoing engagements shaped around the transaction’s priorities and business context.
Flexible senior operating support for transaction preparation, execution, integration, and other high-priority business initiatives.
Vetted senior operators step into urgent finance, strategy, operations, product, people, fundraising, or go-to-market priorities connected to a transaction or business transition.
Choose advisory, project-based, or ongoing support scoped to the work rather than a long-term commitment, with hands-on ownership instead of recommendations alone.
Add experienced operating capacity when founders, CEOs, or existing teams need help moving critical merger and acquisition work forward without immediately making a permanent executive hire.
Merger and acquisition work often creates urgent priorities across finance, operations, strategy, people, and go-to-market execution. Veep matches companies with senior operators who take ownership of the work, bring experience from founding and scaling businesses, and help maintain momentum before a permanent executive hire is made. Engagements remain flexible, with a managed matching process and a 30-day fit guarantee.
Veep gives companies senior ownership when important work cannot wait for a permanent hire.
Work with former founders, CEOs, GMs, C-suite leaders, and functional experts.
Receive an operator selected for the priority, urgency, company stage, and business context.
Operators step into the work and own outcomes instead of leaving recommendations behind.
Scope support around the initiative, with options to pause, extend, scale, or exit.
Experienced builders helping companies move critical 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.
An exit advisor helps owners and leadership teams prepare for and navigate a business sale, merger, acquisition, or other transition. Depending on the situation, support may involve strategy, financial readiness, operational preparation, leadership coordination, or execution of priority work. Veep provides senior operators who can own critical operating initiatives around an exit, complementing legal, accounting, investment banking, and other specialized transaction advisors.
Talk with Veep about the operating work your merger or acquisition requires.
Veep supports companies across North America and Europe through remote and selected on-site operating engagements.
North America and Europe
Service Area
More than 75 operators
Network
Within 72 hours
Matching
Share your priorities and explore the right operating model with Veep.
Access to vetted senior operating professionals
Operator selection shaped around business context
Option to replace the operator or walk away
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