A syndicate led by seasoned executives and founders with backgrounds at Oracle Cloud, Google, Walmart, and Y Combinator — investing in ambitious entrepreneurs through deep industry expertise, operational excellence, and a founder-first approach.
We invest in ambitious founders solving hard, meaningful problems with conviction and speed.
A syndicate led by seasoned executives and founders with experience across Oracle Cloud, Google, Walmart, and Y Combinator. We invest in ambitious entrepreneurs, leveraging deep industry expertise, operational excellence, and a founder-first approach.
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Founder of Getcho (YC F24), startup partner with Microsoft and Google, and leadership mentor for UB’s MBA program. Formerly Series 7 and 66 licensed, with experience in securities and investment advisory regulation.
Former Google Global Head, Federated Security/PSS, Walmart CISO, eCommerce
and Deputy CISO. Current SVP/ CISO- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
Kenneth Kashif Thomas is Principal at BackFuture VC, Newton Venture Fellow, and former VP at The Duhart Group.
CFO at Children’s Rescue Fund (founded by Carl Icahn), managing $300M+ in financial operations. Ernie also leads cloud adoption and development infrastructure, streamlining finance and operations.
We invest in visionary teams building breakthroughs.
We are career financiers, operators, engineers, and builders. Our capital comes with practical guidance, not just check-writing. From technical architecture to hiring to go-to-market strategy, we roll up our sleeves where it matters.
Our founders gain access to a network that includes advisors from Google, Oracle, Walmart, and IBM — plus inside tracks to Microsoft for Startups, Google for Startups, and Launch NY. We don’t just invest — we open doors.
Led by former CISOs from Walmart, Oracle, and Google, we help startups build with secure-by-design principles from day one — a competitive edge in fundraising, enterprise sales, and user trust.
We’ve lived the founder journey — from bootstrapping to building, pitching, and scaling. As YC alumni, we understand what it takes to go from an idea to product-market fit, and we back founders who move fast and learn faster.
We’re not career financiers — we’re operators, engineers, and builders. Our capital comes with practical guidance, not just check-writing. From technical architecture to hiring to go-to-market strategy, we roll up our sleeves where it matters.
Our founders gain access to a network that includes advisors from Google, Oracle, Walmart, and IBM — plus inside tracks to Microsoft for Startups, Google for Startups, and Launch NY. We don’t just invest — we open doors.
Led by former CISOs from Walmart, Oracle, and Google, we help startups build with secure-by-design principles from day one — a competitive edge in fundraising, enterprise sales, and user trust.
We’ve lived the founder journey — from bootstrapping to building, pitching, and scaling. As YC alumni, we understand what it takes to go from an idea to product-market fit, and we back founders who move fast and learn faster.
Our thesis is shaped by firsthand experience in Y Combinator — we know what real product-market fit feels like, what early traction looks like, and what it takes to get from Demo Day to Series A. We invest in teams that move fast, build with urgency, and operate with founder-first clarity.
We don’t mistake early usage for long-term fit. We evaluate startups by their retention signals, not just top-line growth. Our experience as founders helps us distinguish between noisy traction and the kind of product obsession that leads to market pull.
We bring financial discipline into the room. Our experience includes managing $300MM+ budgets and scaling lean startups. We help founders grow with capital efficiency, financial clarity, and investor-friendly practices that build trust and unlock follow-on funding.
Our syndicate is built around a network of startup incubators and innovation platforms: Y Combinator, Microsoft for Startups, Google for Startups. We invest in companies that can tap into these ecosystems — and we help them get there if they’re not already in.
Backed by access to Microsoft and Google startup ecosystems, we empower founders with cloud credits, enterprise-grade tools, and go-to-market support designed to accelerate traction, scale operations, and unlock strategic growth.
Our syndicate isn’t just about capital — we deliver strategic support through our parent company, The Duhart Group, which participates in the Microsoft for Startups ecosystem. This gives portfolio companies potential access to Azure credits, co-selling opportunities with Microsoft’s enterprise teams, and expert guidance on integrating tools like Azure, GitHub, and Teams. We don’t just write checks — we open doors.
We provide strategic backing through our venture parnters Google experience and our affiliation with Google for Startups. This gives founders potential access to Google Cloud credits, expert guidance on secure infrastructure, and introductions across Google’s startup and product ecosystem. We don’t just write checks — we help founders scale with Google-grade precision.