Our Team

We offer members of the Georgia Kickstart Fund the unique experience of managing, investing and tracking seed-stage investments in a controlled environment.

Members have gone to successful careers in entrepreneurship, venture capital, management consulting, investment banking, and technology.
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Associate applications will reopen in March 2026!

Meet Our Team

Co-Managing Partners

Halle Bynum: Co-Managing Partner | Sr.
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Michael Hearnes: Co-Managing Partner | Sr.

Partners

Abinav Sidamreddy: Deal Sourcing | Sr.

Austin Chastain: Portfolio Management | Sr.

‍Ben Abrams: Portfolio Management | Sr.

‍Casey Maguire: Recruiting & Operations | Sr.

‍Griffin Haas: Communications | Sr.

‍Jack Jarashow: Communications | Jr.

‍James Nichols: Portfolio Management | Sr.

‍Manu Pareek: Recruiting & Operations | Sr.

‍Taylor Sutton: Deal Sourcing | Jr. | Incoming Co-Managing Partner

‍Tybet New: Recruiting & Operations | Jr. | Incoming Co-Managing Partner

Associates

Aashna Raj: Recruiting & Operations | Soph. | Incoming Partner

Andre Akinyemi: Portfolio Management | Jr.
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Brett Serwin: Communications | Sr.
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Devin Dickey: Recruiting & Operations | Jr. | Incoming Partner

Dylan Kiperman: Communications | Jr. | Incoming Partner

Harshil Joshi: Deal Sourcing | Soph. | Incoming Partner

Holly Hunt: Communications | Sr.
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Joshua Mattison: Recruiting & Operations | Soph. | Incoming Partner

Jude Black: Portfolio Management | Jr. | Incoming Partner

Kyle Waters: Deal Sourcing | Sr
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Latham Wai: Portfolio Management | Soph. | Incoming Partner

Sarayu Reddy: Deal Sourcing | Soph. | Incoming Partner

Trey Hill: Deal Sourcing | Soph. | Incoming Partner
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