Prior to founding KingsCrowd, Chris served as an Consultant at L.E.K. Consulting, where he focused on private equity due diligence. Before his time at L.E.K., he ran finance ops at Freebird, a travel tech startup. He also founded Simple.Innovative.Change, a Fintech publication focused on alternative investments and lending and was a finalist for the 2018 LendIt Fintech Journalist of the Year. Chris graduated from Boston College with a Business degree in Operations, Info Systems, and Marketing.

Olivia comes to KingsCrowd with a background in venture capital and technology. She spent time at Glasswing Ventures, an AI-focused venture fund in Boston, before joining the KingsCrowd team. There she helped develop machine learning algorithms for the opportunity qualification of preseed and seed-stage startup companies. Prior to her time at Glasswing, Olivia worked in a lab studying the neural correlates of attention. She holds a degree in Neuroscience from Wellesley College.

Léa is passionate about impact investing and sustainability. Prior to KingsCrowd, she worked for Stanford’s accelerator, StartX, helping to select the most promising entrepreneurs. She also led the first award-winning study on the Malawian startup ecosystem. In her free-time, she volunteers to help entrepreneurs in Cameroon, Brazil and Colombia. Léa holds a degree in Anthropology from France and is currently enrolled in the UC Davis MBA program. She enjoys travelling, learning new languages, and being a handball goalkeeper.

Teddy comes to KingsCrowd with a background in venture capital and investment banking. He worked at Deutsche Bank as an investment banking analyst in the Technology, Media, and Telecommunications group. Prior to that, he served as an associate at Alchemi Capital, a venture capital firm in Boston that invests in early-stage technology companies. Teddy holds a degree in Economics and Psychology from Wesleyan University, where he was captain of the varsity soccer team. He is currently enrolled in the M.S. in Finance program at Boston College.

Brian is the Founder of Crowdwise.org and VentureWallet.co and an angel investor in 150+ startups through equity crowdfunding. An Aerospace/Mechanical engineer by training, a seasoned engineering leader, and a self-taught software developer, Brian also serves on the Crowdfunding Professional Association’s (CfPA) Board of Directors and is an advisor to numerous startups.

Prior to Kingscrowd, Chris managed a multi-office quality assurance department for advertising giants Hill Holliday and Erwin Penland. A promoter of WCAG, shift-left DevOps, and remote team-management, he also comes with experience in design, UX, and web development.

Sam Fiske is a lifelong student of media with a keen interest in strategy, operations, and original content. He’s spent the last six years transforming Technori from a community pitch event to a thriving digital media brand geared towards founders and investors. Sam is a believer in the online markets and finding novel ways to increase financial literacy through tools like KingsCrowd. His work as a multimedia journalist has appeared in AP, Vice, WSJ, Military Times, U.S. News World & Report, WGN Radio, and Cannabis Business Times. Sam has also led projects for brands such as Salesforce, Capital One, and Home Chef.

Scott Kitun is a media entrepreneur and investor with two exits, including Technori to Kingscrowd in 2022, and is Co-founder and COO of Songfinch — the leading custom song platform — which Scott helped grow into a 9-figure business backed by some of the biggest names in tech and music (Valor Equity, Goodwater Capital, Atlantic Records, Quincy Jones, Doja Cat & The Weeknd to name a few). As an investor, Scott’s made over 20 seed investments with 4 exits, 3 unicorns and an MOIC above 5.