Operating Partners
Veep matches entrepreneurs with vetted senior operators who can own urgent finance priorities, fundraising work, planning, and high-stakes decisions before a permanent hire is in place.
Move critical financial work forward with experienced operating partners who help entrepreneurs navigate growth, fundraising, planning, and execution. Veep matches founder-led companies with vetted senior operators who take ownership of urgent priorities, deliver measurable outcomes, and provide hands-on capacity without requiring an immediate permanent executive hire. Support is available remotely across the United States and can include on-site help for key operating moments.
Flexible senior operating support helps entrepreneurs address financial priorities, fundraising needs, and broader company execution challenges.
Veep matches entrepreneurs with vetted senior operators who can own urgent finance priorities, fundraising work, planning, and high-stakes decisions before a permanent hire is in place.
Choose advisory, project-based, or ongoing support scoped to the initiative. Engagements can pause, extend, or scale as priorities change without a long-term commitment.
Gain embedded senior capacity across finance, go-to-market, operations, product, people, fundraising, and strategy while maintaining founder focus and execution momentum.
Entrepreneurs often carry financial planning, fundraising, reporting, and operating decisions alongside every other company priority. Veep provides matched senior operators who step into the work, apply judgment in the business context, and own outcomes rather than simply offering recommendations. Flexible engagements give United States startups access to practical capacity while they evaluate future leadership needs or prepare for a permanent hire.
Veep gives entrepreneurs senior ownership matched to the work, urgency, and context of their company.
Work with former founders, CEOs, GMs, C-suite leaders, and experienced functional operators.
Receive an operator selected for your priority, company stage, function, industry, and business context.
Operators step into execution and own outcomes instead of leaving recommendations for founders to implement.
Access senior support without immediately committing to a permanent executive hire across the United States.
Experienced founders and operators built Veep to help companies 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.
Startup financial consulting gives entrepreneurs experienced support with financial priorities such as planning, fundraising, reporting, analysis, and decision-making. Veep goes beyond traditional recommendations by matching companies with senior operators who can step into the work and own outcomes. Engagements may be advisory, project-based, or ongoing, depending on the company’s priority and the level of execution support required.
Talk with Veep about the senior capacity your company needs.
Invite-only access to experienced senior operating talent
Operator selection based on company context and priority
30-day fit guarantee with swap or exit options
Share your priority, context, and timeline so Veep can explore a suitable operating partner engagement.
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