We Are Venture Dallas
Venture Dallas is a 501c6 non-profit, volunteer-led organization dedicated to growing the innovation ecosystem in Dallas-Fort Worth.
We believe this is one of the best places in the world to grow companies and invest in them. We work to help startup investors understand the opportunities in the region, connect them to high-growth companies, and build collaboration among our venture capital and investment community.
Committee and Board members are dedicated to leveraging their deep ties to the venture and tech community to Venture Dallas activities.
Venture Dallas Board of Directors
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Venture Dallas Co-Founder
& Chair of the Board
J. Aaron Pierce
President
Perot Jain
Venture Dallas Co-Founder
Bryan Chambers
President & Co-Founder
Capital Factory
Venture Dallas Board Member
Louisa McCarty Miller
Investor
7-Ventures
Venture Dallas Steering Committee
Venture Dallas Co-Founder
& Chair of the Board
J. Aaron Pierce
President
Perot Jain
Venture Dallas Co-Founder
Bryan Chambers
President & Co-Founder
Capital Factor
Venture Dallas Board Member
Louisa McCarty Miller
Investor
7-Ventures
Venture Dallas Steering Committee Member
Duane Dankesreiter
Investor
7-Ventures
Venture Dallas Steering Committee Member
Kelley Wilson
Director of Events
Venture Dallas
Venture Dallas Steering Committee Member
JR Garcia
Principal
Green Park & Golf Ventures
Venture Dallas Steering Committee Member
Kevin Lavelle
Founder, Chair of the Board
Mizzen+Main
Venture Dallas Steering Committee Member
Chase Murphy
Partner
Baker Tilly
Venture Dallas Steering Committee Member
Philip Carson
Founding Member & Investor
Cubit Capital
Venture Dallas Steering Committee Member
Meredith Denby
Associate
LH Capital, Inc./Lyda Hill Philanthropies
Venture Dallas Steering Committee Member
Jonathan Fine
Senior Associate
AT&T Ventures
Venture Dallas Past Members
David Evans
Sentiero Ventures
Managing Partner
Venture Dallas Steering Committee
Vik Thapar
Cypress Growth Capital, LLC
Managing Director
Venture Dallas Co-Founder
2019-2025 Board Member
Emily Hyde
Cypress Growth Capital, LLC
Associate
Venture Dallas Executive Director
Ansley Carlisle
Mark Cuban Companies
Associate
Lili Clark
Lyda Hill Philanthropies
Associate
Joe Beard
Collateraledge
Co-Founder & CEO
Venture Dallas Co-Founder
2019, 2020 Board Member
2019, 2020 Host Committee
Cindy Revol
Perot Jain
Principal
Venture Dallas Co-Founder
2019, 2020 Board Member
2019, 2020 Host Committee
Weston Betts
Silicon Valley Bank
Vice President
Marisa Bertha
Liquid Death
SVP of Strategy
Inobat karras
Interlock Partners
Principal
John Simon
Mark Cuban Companies
Business Development
Benjamin Vann
Impact Ventures
Founder & CEO
Shale Gulbas
Guidebook Capital Partners
Principal
Blake Wiley
Access Capital
Co-Founder
Jonathan Crowder
Inteliscapital
Partner
Annabel Reeves
Goldman Sachs
Associate
2022 Venture Dallas Chief of Staff
Chris Gannett
Gannett Partners
Founder and President
Pialy Aditya
Republic
Chief Strategy Officer
Samantha Colletti
Silicon Valley Bank
Managing Director
Venture Dallas Co-Founder