Operating Partners
Veep matches companies with vetted senior operators who take ownership of urgent priorities across strategy, finance, operations, go-to-market, product, people, and fundraising.
Move critical priorities forward with a fractional strategist who brings senior judgment, hands-on ownership, and focused execution to your business. Veep matches executives and founder-led companies with experienced operators for finance, go-to-market, operations, product, people, fundraising, and strategy work—without waiting for a permanent hire or settling for recommendations that leave execution on your team.
Flexible senior operating support helps executives address urgent priorities, strengthen execution, and maintain momentum without permanent hiring.
Veep matches companies with vetted senior operators who take ownership of urgent priorities across strategy, finance, operations, go-to-market, product, people, and fundraising.
Choose advisory, project-based, or ongoing support scoped to the work. Engagements can pause, extend, or scale without requiring a permanent executive commitment.
Add senior execution capacity when critical work needs an owner. Matched operators embed with your business, deliver outcomes, and support clean continuity when the work lands.
Executives often carry unresolved strategy, operations, finance, and growth work while waiting for the right permanent hire. Veep provides matched senior operators who step into the work, make decisions, and own outcomes in the context of your business. Engagements are scoped to the initiative, with a 30-day fit guarantee and support available across North America and Europe.
Veep gives executives practical access to senior operators who own the work, not just the recommendations.
Work with former founders, CEOs, GMs, C-suite leaders, and experienced functional operators.
Receive a matched operator selected for your priority, company stage, function, context, and fit.
Operators step into execution, make decisions, and carry responsibility for moving critical work forward.
A 30-day fit guarantee reduces engagement risk and supports an operator swap or full exit.
Experienced builders created Veep to help leaders move faster.
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 fractional strategist provides senior-level strategic judgment and hands-on execution without becoming a permanent full-time hire. Depending on the engagement, the strategist may help clarify priorities, lead an initiative, own a function, guide decisions, or coordinate execution across teams. Veep’s operators focus on outcomes and business context rather than delivering recommendations that remain with the executive team.
Talk with Veep about the senior operating capacity your business needs.
Veep supports companies across North America and Europe through remote and targeted on-site operating work.
North America
Service Area
Europe
Additional Coverage
Invite-Only
Network Model
Discuss your company’s priorities and operating requirements with the Veep team.
Invite-only access to experienced operating leaders.
Curated matching based on work, urgency, and business context.
Engagement protection with operator replacement or exit option.
Share your priority, context, and desired level of ownership so Veep can discuss the right engagement.
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