Junior Partner

AJ’s career started with the Office of Naval Research building infrared sensors and winning awards from the American Society of Optics. But the startup bug bit in 2013 (while finishing his Masters at NYU) when he joined the Winklevoss-backed crypto exchange, BitInstant. Since then, AJ has been a 2X founder, 5X CTO/Head of Product, and investor (co-founder/managing partner at LvlUp Ventures).

AJ has collaborated with partners like Fidelity, Charles Schwab, SpaceX, Spin Magazine, and more. He is excited to work with this amazing team to build upon their top-decile track record as they find and support incredible founders. AJ is a true generalist VC and his areas of interest are wide: applied AI, robotics, aerospace, healthtech, defense, climate tech, fintech, logistics, and more.

Fun fact: Prior to leaping fully into investing, AJ had a separate artistic career as a charting multi-instrumentalist musician & songwriter, penning songs that have made it onto Billboard & global music charts and been featured on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Good Morning America, and more.