Operating Partners
Veep matches founder-led companies with vetted senior operators who own urgent priorities across finance, GTM, operations, product, people, fundraising, and strategy.
Move critical work forward with vetted senior operators who step into urgent finance, go-to-market, operations, product, people, fundraising, and strategy priorities. Veep gives founder-led and growth-stage companies experienced ownership before a permanent executive hire is in place, with flexible engagements scoped to the work and a 30-day fit guarantee designed to reduce hiring risk.
Access senior operators who take ownership of urgent work across core startup functions and high-impact company priorities.
Veep matches founder-led companies with vetted senior operators who own urgent priorities across finance, GTM, operations, product, people, fundraising, and strategy.
Choose advisory, project-based, or ongoing support scoped to the initiative, giving startups senior ownership without a long-term executive hiring commitment.
Add experienced operating capacity for companies with real revenue and growing complexity, helping critical work move forward while permanent hiring decisions remain open.
Veep connects startups with vetted operators who step into the work, make high-stakes decisions, and deliver measurable outcomes rather than recommendations alone. Support can span finance, go-to-market, operations, product, people, fundraising, and strategy. Engagements are scoped to the initiative, allowing founders to add senior capacity, maintain flexibility, and receive continuity when the work lands or a permanent hire arrives.
Veep gives founders senior operating capacity matched to the work, urgency, stage, and business context.
Work with former founders, CEOs, GMs, C-suite executives, and senior functional leaders.
Operators step into execution and own critical work instead of leaving recommendations with your team.
Veep selects a matched operator based on your priority, urgency, company stage, function, and fit.
A 30-day fit guarantee helps startups reduce risk while adding senior capacity for urgent priorities.
Experienced builders helping founders move faster with greater operating focus.
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.
An operating partner steps into urgent priorities and owns the work through execution. Depending on the company’s needs, that can include finance, go-to-market, operations, product, people, fundraising, or strategy. Veep’s operators bring experience as founders, CEOs, GMs, C-suite leaders, and functional experts, delivering measurable outcomes rather than simply providing recommendations.
Tell Veep what needs ownership and explore a matched operator.
Veep connects companies with senior operators across North America and Europe, remotely and on site when needed.
North America & Europe
Service Area
Invite-Only Operators
Network
Remote Or On Site
Working Model
Share your operating priority and preferred working model with Veep.
A structured option to reduce operator matching risk.
Access to a curated network of vetted senior operators.
Former founders and executives bringing hands-on operating experience.
Share the work that needs ownership and Veep will help explore the right senior operating support.
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