Operating Partners
Veep matches founder-led companies with vetted senior operators who can own fundraising, finance, strategy, or other urgent priorities before a permanent executive hire is in place.
Veep helps founder-led and investor-backed companies move critical funding and growth priorities forward with experienced senior operators. From fundraising strategy and financial leadership to go-to-market execution, matched operators take ownership of urgent work rather than delivering recommendations from the sidelines. Flexible engagements give startups the capacity to act now without immediately committing to a permanent executive hire.

Flexible senior operating support for fundraising, finance, strategy, and urgent growth priorities.
Veep matches founder-led companies with vetted senior operators who can own fundraising, finance, strategy, or other urgent priorities before a permanent executive hire is in place.
Choose advisory, project-based, or ongoing support scoped around the work required. Engagements can pause, extend, or scale without requiring a long-term executive commitment.
Add experienced leadership capacity across fundraising, finance, go-to-market, operations, product, people, and strategy while maintaining hands-on ownership of measurable outcomes.
Fundraising can stall when founders are balancing investor conversations with finance, operations, and growth demands. Veep matches companies with senior operators who bring experience raising capital, scaling businesses, and navigating high-stakes decisions. They work inside the business, take responsibility for outcomes, and provide the context and documentation needed for continuity when the engagement ends or a permanent hire arrives.

Veep gives founders access to senior operating ownership without forcing an immediate permanent hire.
Work with former founders, CEOs, GMs, C-suite executives, and experienced functional leaders.
Veep matches operators to the priority, company stage, function, industry, business model, and fit.
Operators step into the work and own execution rather than leaving recommendations with your team.
A 30-day fit guarantee reduces engagement risk, with operator replacement or a walk-away option.
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.
A fundraising consultant helps a company organize and advance its capital-raising work. Depending on the engagement, that may include clarifying the fundraising priority, strengthening financial and investor materials, supporting outreach preparation, evaluating strategic choices, and coordinating execution. Veep’s senior operators work inside the company and take ownership of agreed priorities, bringing practical experience from raising capital, scaling companies, and leading high-stakes decisions.
Talk with Veep about the senior operating capacity your company needs.
Veep supports companies remotely across North America and Europe, with on-site support for key operating moments.
North America
Service Area
Europe
Additional Coverage
Remote And On-Site Support
Delivery Model
Discuss your location, priorities, and preferred operating model with Veep.
Invite-only access to vetted experienced operators.
Leadership shaped by scaling startups and successful exits.
Structured matching based on work, urgency, and fit.
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