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Our Team

 

The 1st Course Capital team has a deep network of investors, corporations, and other stakeholders that we bring to bear to support our portfolio companies.

 
 

We bring together the resources for strategy, marketing, sales, operations, finance, people, and anything else an entrepreneur needs to maximize their chance of success.

 
 
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Peter Herz

GENERAL Partner

  • Serial entrepreneur

  • Board member & Advisor to early stage companies

  • BS ECE, Carnegie Mellon University

 
 
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Renske Lynde

GENERAL PARTNER

  • Veteran leader in food, agriculture and nutrition policy & regulatory arenas

  • Board member & investor in early stage food system companies

  • BA, Boston University; MPP, University of California, Berkeley

 
 
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Paul Matteucci

ADVISOR

  • Formerly, Partner, US Venture Partners

  • Founder, FoodCrunch

  • Venture capitalist, entrepreneur, corporate executive, fly fisherman

  • BA, University of the Pacific; MA International Studies, Johns Hopkins; MBA, Stanford University