Operating Partners
Veep matches founder-led companies with vetted senior operators who step into urgent priorities and high-stakes decisions across finance, operations, strategy, and other functions.
Move critical work forward with senior operators who take ownership of urgent finance, go-to-market, operations, product, people, fundraising, and strategy priorities. Veep matches founder-led companies with vetted operating talent through flexible engagements scoped to the work—not long-term commitments. Get execution, judgment, and continuity without waiting for a permanent executive hire or settling for recommendations alone.

Access senior operators who own urgent priorities across functions, initiatives, and business-critical operating work.
Veep matches founder-led companies with vetted senior operators who step into urgent priorities and high-stakes decisions across finance, operations, strategy, and other functions.
Choose advisory, project-based, or ongoing support scoped to the initiative. Operators take responsibility for execution while engagement terms can pause, extend, or scale with the work.
Gain embedded senior operating capacity without immediately committing to a permanent executive hire. Matched operators own outcomes and provide documentation, context, and continuity.
Veep helps founder-led and growing companies move urgent work forward when ownership is unclear or a permanent executive hire is not yet in place. Vetted operators embed directly into finance, go-to-market, operations, product, people, fundraising, or strategy priorities. Engagements are scoped to the initiative and designed around hands-on ownership, judgment, measurable outcomes, and a clean handoff.

Veep combines senior judgment, managed matching, and hands-on ownership to help important work move.
Work with former founders, CEOs, GMs, C-suite leaders, and experienced functional executives.
Operators step into the work and own execution instead of leaving recommendations with your team.
Veep matches operators to the priority, urgency, company stage, function, industry, and business context.
A 30-day fit guarantee reduces engagement risk and supports an operator swap or full exit 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 business process consultant examines how work gets done, identifies ownership or execution gaps, and helps improve the way teams operate. Veep goes beyond recommendations by matching companies with senior operators who take responsibility for urgent priorities across functions such as operations, finance, go-to-market, product, people, fundraising, and strategy. The operator works inside the business and helps deliver outcomes, documentation, and continuity.
Talk with Veep about the operating capacity your company needs.
Access vetted operators with substantial leadership experience.
Operators are selected for the work and business context.
Clients can swap an operator or walk away without penalty.
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