Operating Partners
Vetted senior operators step into urgent priorities and high-stakes decisions across finance, go-to-market, operations, product, people, fundraising, and strategy.
Get experienced operating leadership without waiting for a permanent executive hire. Veep matches founder-led and growth-stage companies with vetted senior operators who take ownership of urgent priorities across operations, finance, go-to-market, product, people, fundraising, and strategy. Flexible engagements provide hands-on execution, clear accountability, and continuity while your company moves forward.
Flexible senior operating support helps companies own urgent priorities without immediately committing to a permanent executive hire.
Vetted senior operators step into urgent priorities and high-stakes decisions across finance, go-to-market, operations, product, people, fundraising, and strategy.
Choose advisory, project-based, or ongoing operating support scoped to the initiative, with hands-on ownership instead of recommendations from the sidelines.
Veep provides managed access to senior operating capacity for companies facing growing complexity and needing measurable progress before a permanent hire.
A part-time COO can take ownership of the work that keeps landing on founders and CEOs. Veep matches your company with a vetted operator selected for the priority, urgency, business context, and required function. Engagements can be advisory, project-based, or ongoing, helping you add senior judgment and execution without making a permanent hiring commitment.
Veep combines senior operating judgment with a managed model designed around the work that needs to get done.
Access former founders, CEOs, GMs, C-suite executives, and functional leaders with hands-on operating experience.
Receive a matched operator selected for your priority, company stage, function, industry, business model, and fit.
Pause, extend, or scale engagements around the work instead of accepting a permanent multi-year commitment.
A 30-day fit guarantee reduces engagement risk and supports an operator swap or full exit option.
Experienced builders helping companies access senior operating capacity.
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 part-time COO provides senior operating leadership without joining as a permanent full-time executive. They can own urgent work across operations, finance, go-to-market, product, people, fundraising, or strategy. Rather than only offering recommendations, the operator embeds in the business, takes responsibility for outcomes, creates clarity around ownership, and helps move critical priorities forward.
Tell Veep what needs ownership, and explore a matched operator for the work.
Invite-only access to experienced operating leaders
Matching shaped by priority, context, urgency, and fit
Operator swap or walk-away option reduces engagement risk
Share your priority with Veep and learn how a matched senior operator can help move it forward.
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