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The Funden team

Our Mission

Our mission is to connect high-quality founders to high-quality capital.

Having raised $40M for startups of all sizes, we know how grueling and tiresome fundraising can be. We built Funden to simplify the fundraising process and free up founders and investors to focus on what they do best.

Our team is a world-class mix of leaders and operators within product, finance, law, and more. We're looking forward to working with you.

180 +

Founders using Funden to raise money and expand their network.

$445 million

Total amount being raised across all of Funden.

2,000 +

Intros made between founders and Funden's partner funds.

1000 +

Partner funds within every region, vertical, and stage.

Our team

Charles Pelletier
Venture Scout Director

Charles Pelletier

Talented networker and startup community builder.

Nikita Pashkin
Senior Director

Nikita Pashkin

Venture, PE, finance mastermind with deep industry ties.

Jake Casas
VC-in-Residence

Jake Casas

Founded early stage investment fund SBIG based in Los Angeles.

Zack Louw
Sr. Venture Scout

Zack Louw

Investor relations expert with a focus on the UK and EU market.

Andrew McMahon
Sr. Venture Scout

Andrew McMahon

Venture, IB and former-startup Founder.

Siddharth Sareen
Venture Scout

Siddharth Sareen

Go-to-market expert, Helping brands & start-ups.

Ray De Leon
VP, Operation

Ray De Leon

Driving excellence in operations and business growth.

Raidel Ruiz
CTO

Raidel Ruiz

Leading tech teams to drive impactful change.

Ken Nelson
Director of Finance

Ken Nelson

Driving financial compliance and operational excellence.