Operating Partners
Vetted senior operators step into urgent finance, strategy, operations, fundraising, and leadership priorities, taking ownership of outcomes before a permanent executive hire is made.
Veep helps founders and leadership teams prepare for critical business transitions with experienced operators who take ownership of finance, strategy, operations, fundraising, and execution. Whether you are clarifying exit priorities or building the capabilities needed for a future transaction, matched senior talent helps move important work forward without waiting for a permanent executive hire.
Senior operators help founders organize critical priorities, strengthen execution, and prepare for complex business transitions.
Vetted senior operators step into urgent finance, strategy, operations, fundraising, and leadership priorities, taking ownership of outcomes before a permanent executive hire is made.
Choose advisory, project-based, or ongoing support scoped around the work required, without committing to a long-term permanent executive hire.
Add experienced leadership capacity when critical work is stalled, helping founder-led and investor-backed companies move important initiatives forward with greater focus.
Exit planning requires more than a high-level strategy. Veep matches companies with senior operators who can own the finance, go-to-market, operations, people, product, fundraising, or strategy work that supports a stronger transition. Engagements are shaped around the initiative, with practical execution, documentation, context, and continuity that help founders prepare without immediately adding permanent executive headcount.
Veep brings senior operating ownership to the work that matters most.
Work with former founders, CEOs, GMs, C-suite leaders, and experienced functional executives.
Receive an operator selected for your priority, urgency, company stage, function, and business context.
Operators step into the work and own results rather than leaving recommendations for your team to execute.
Scope support around the initiative, with options to pause, extend, scale, or transition cleanly.
Experienced founders and operators helping companies move faster with greater focus.
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 planning advisor helps owners and leadership teams identify the business, financial, operational, and strategic work needed for a successful transition. Veep supports this work by matching companies with senior operators who can take ownership of priorities such as finance, strategy, operations, fundraising, people, and go-to-market execution. The goal is practical readiness and stronger continuity, not recommendations alone.
Talk with Veep about the priorities, ownership, and operating capacity your transition requires.
Invite-only access to experienced operating leaders
Context-driven matching for high-impact company priorities
A structured option to change the match or exit
Share your business priorities and learn whether a matched operating partner can help.
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