The Rose Tech Ventures Team
David S. Rose
Managing Partner
Described by BusinessWeek as a “world conquering entrepreneur” and by Crain’s New York Business as “the father of angel investing in New York”, David is one of the city’s most active early stage investors. His vision and passion for mentoring and supporting entrepreneurs are what drive the world of RTV. During the Summer of 2010, David will be shuttling between Silicon Alley and Silicon Valley, where he is the Finance, Entrepreneurship & Economics Track Chair of the NASA/Google-sponsored Singularity University.
Molly Gunther
Executive Assistant to David S. Rose
An entrepreneur in her own right, Molly founded and ran her own businesses in the US and Europe before turning to executive administration. She is the ‘responsible party’ who keeps the rest of the entrepreneurs in order, controls everyone’s calendars, and is very good about answering emails and phone calls. Unlike some other people [cough].
Steven Zausner
Venture Fellow
Steven Zausner is a finance and investment pro with over 18 years of capital market experience. He has helped to successfully launch three asset management firms, built and led three research franchises (in New York, London and Moscow), and has extensive experience in business development, marketing, strategic planning, restructuring/reorganization, M&A, and product distribution. Prior to joining RTV, Steven was Managing Partner/Founder at FMA Capital Partners, Managing Director at Vicis Capital Management, and held senior research and analysis roles at Harbert Management, Ace Financial Solutions, Solomon Capital Management, Gryphon Capital Management and Troika Dialog, as well as being a writer/reporter for Forbes Magazine. Steven received his BA from New York University and his MIA in International Finance and Business from Columbia University.
Paul Romaine
Operations Manager
Paul brings a long academic and operations background to RTV, where, like Sneelock in Dr. Seuss’s “If I Ran the Circus” he fills virtually every role other than investing. Paul’s many responsibilities including managing the five story RTV headquarters infrastructure, serving as Librarian of the Rose Collection on the Art of the Book, and Printer’s Devil of the Five Roses Press. Outside of RTV, Paul is President of the American Printing History Association, Secretary-Treasurer of The Typophiles, and a well known academic researcher on bibliographic and antiquarian topics.
Bo Bell
Entrepreneur in Training
New to the entrepreneurial arena, Bo has an extensive background in technology, education, and the arts. He has worn the hats of manager, developer, instructor, and designer, and is equally comfortable in the theatre, the boardroom, or knee-deep in code. A jack-of-all-trades by nature, Bo lends a hand in many of the RTV endeavors, and serves as the manager/point man of the SparkSpace incubator; there, he’s also working on his own tech startup, developing new models for interactive exhibit software. Bo blogs his adventures in entrepreneurship at tyropreneur.com.
Jonathan Badal
Analyst
Jonathan joined RTV after completing his undergrad at Columbia University. His previous work experiences include Limewire, where he reported to the COO and assisted in the analysis of international operations and initiatives, and Omni Home Health, where he helped spin off operations of two of its agencies, after its purchase by Goldman Sachs. Also at Omni, Jonathan set up a system of financial control and brought on an accountant to manage the operations for the agencies. During the summer of 2010, Jonathan was on leave from RTV to serve as the full-time Teaching Fellow for Finance, Entrepreneurship and Economics at Singularity University, the NASA/Google-sponsored postgraduate program training the next generation of global leaders for a world of exponential technological growth. Jonathan currently works with Steven in assessing prospective investments in new, exciting startups, assists RTV portfolio companies in financial analysis and fundraising efforts and manages special projects for Angelsoft, RTV’s major portfolio company.