Operating Partners
Veep matches companies with vetted senior operators who take ownership of urgent finance, operations, and strategy priorities, helping reduce avoidable costs through hands-on execution rather than recommendations alone.
Reduce unnecessary operating costs without slowing the work that matters. Veep connects founder-led and growing companies with vetted senior operators who take ownership of finance, operations, go-to-market, product, people, and strategy priorities. Get hands-on execution, flexible engagement terms, and clearer accountability before making a permanent executive hire or adding long-term headcount.
Hands-on senior operating support helps companies reduce waste, clarify ownership, and improve execution without immediate permanent hiring.
Veep matches companies with vetted senior operators who take ownership of urgent finance, operations, and strategy priorities, helping reduce avoidable costs through hands-on execution rather than recommendations alone.
Choose advisory, project-based, or ongoing support scoped to the initiative. Flexible terms help companies address expense challenges without committing to a permanent executive hire.
Add experienced operating capacity where it is needed most. Matched operators can support finance, go-to-market, product, people, fundraising, and strategy while maintaining business context and accountability.
Expense reduction is more effective when someone owns the work from diagnosis through implementation. Veep embeds vetted senior operators who examine priorities, improve operating discipline, and move critical initiatives forward across finance, operations, and other functions. Engagements are scoped to the work, helping companies gain senior capacity while avoiding an immediate permanent executive commitment.
Veep combines senior operating judgment with flexible support focused on measurable business progress.
Work with former founders, CEOs, GMs, C-suite leaders, and functional experts.
Operators step into the work, own outcomes, and reduce the burden on founders and CEOs.
Structure support around the initiative instead of a long-term permanent hiring commitment.
A 30-day fit guarantee helps reduce engagement risk through operator replacement or exit options.
Experienced builders helping founders 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.
Expense reduction is the process of identifying and addressing unnecessary, inefficient, or poorly managed operating costs while protecting the work that supports business performance. It can involve improving financial visibility, clarifying ownership, redesigning processes, and prioritizing resources. Veep supports this work by matching companies with senior operators who can evaluate priorities and take responsibility for implementation.
Talk with Veep about the priority that needs senior ownership.
Access to a curated network of senior operating talent.
Former founders and executive leaders bring practical judgment.
A structured option to replace an operator or exit.
Share the priority, context, and urgency so Veep can discuss a suitable senior operator match.
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