Juvo Ventures

Nadeem Syed is the General Partner and sits on the Investment Committee at Juvo Ventures. He has served as the CFO of Western Governors University, the nation’s largest online competency-based University, since June 2021.

Scott Pulsipher is a General Partner and sits on the Investment Committee at Juvo Ventures. He also serves as President of Western Governors University (WGU), leading all academic, operational, and organizational functions.

Sean K. Brown is the Managing Director of Juvo Ventures. He has assisted in standing up Juvo’s inaugural fund, which has now invested in 21 portfolio companies. Sean oversees the management of the fund and reports directly to the General Pa…

Kanak Durga Kunapuli is a Principal at Juvo Ventures and a finance and strategy leader with more than 10 years of experience in EdTech strategy, corporate development, and investment management.

Zane Busteed is a Principal at Juvo Ventures with more than 10 years of experience spanning growth- and seed-stage investing, fundraising, market research, fund operations, and board governance.

Alex Geren is Senior Associate at Juvo Ventures. Prior to joining Juvo Ventures, Alex worked at Goldman Sachs as an Associate in the Corporate Treasury Division, focusing on liquidity forecasting.

Janae Holland is an Associate at Juvo Ventures specializing in impact tracking and reporting, writing investment memos, deal sourcing, portfolio assistance, and market research.

Davis Pulsipher is a Research Analyst at Juvo Ventures, where he supports investment research and analysis across the firm’s edtech and workforce innovation focus areas.

Andrea Call is a staff attorney for the General Partnership and its affiliate Juvo Venture Fund, LP. In her role providing legal support, Andrea focuses on performing legal diligence, drafting and negotiating investment documents, and provi…

Ben Shaw is the Controller for the General Partnership and its affiliate Juvo Venture Fund, LP. He joined in 2019 after sixteen years in public accounting with both national and local firms.

Ashley Griff is an accomplished Executive Assistant at Juvo Ventures, bringing more than a decade of experience supporting senior leadership, managing complex operations, and driving organizational efficiency.

Crystal McFarland is the Director of People & Talent (HR) for the General Partnership and its affiliate Juvo Venture Fund, LP. Her team supports the complete employee life cycle, including talent attraction, recruitment, onboarding, develop…