Selection Committee

December 24,2025

Arturo Pina

Arturo Piña is a founder turned early-stage investor focused on pre-seed companies. He brings hands-on operational experience building and scaling zero-to-one products, from bootstrapped startups to VC-backed growth, including two exits.

August 27,2025

Chris Garabedian

Chris Garabedian founded Xontogeny in June 2016 to support multiple promising technologies from early development through clinical proof of concept. In 2017, Chris joined Perceptive Advisors to develop their Venture Fund strategy and is Portfolio Manager of the Perceptive Xontogeny Ventures Fund, which supports early-stage companies with Series A investments…

July 28,2025

Sabari Raja

Sabari Raja is the Managing Partner at JFFVentures, an early-stage impact venture fund investing in technology-driven solutions that advance economic mobility for underserved learners and workers. She was previously the co-founder and CEO of Nepris, an edtech company connecting students with industry professionals to bring real-world relevance to classrooms. Sabari…

July 28,2025

Nikos Iatropoulos

Nikos is the Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer at IA Global Ventures, where he oversees fundraising, investor relations, deal sourcing, and portfolio management. With a passion for supporting foreign-born entrepreneurs, he draws on his own journey from Greece to the U.S. Prior to IA Global Ventures, Nikos led Rex…