Team
Team
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Christian Lawless
General Partner
Prior to founding Conversion Capital, Christian spent over 12 years in public markets across fixed income and equities in both North America and Europe. He has been a leading early-stage technology investor for over a decade, having led investments for the firm including Ramp, Blend (NYSE:BLND), Figure, Improbable, Wisetack, and is a Director at Vesta, Haven, Pylon, Raylu, and Booster Fuels. Christian graduated from Ohio Wesleyan with a degree in Economics.
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Eugene Marinelli
Operating Partner
Eugene was previously founder and CTO of Blend (NYSE: BLND), a Silicon Valley technology company propelling consumer banking into the digital age. As an investor, Eugene advises our portfolio companies on establishing robust, scalable teams and technology. Eugene graduated from Carnegie Mellon with a B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science.
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Erin Collard
Operating Partner
Erin was previously founder and CFO of Blend (NYSE: BLND), a Silicon Valley technology company propelling consumer banking into the digital age, where he currently serves on the Board of Directors. As an investor, Erin focuses on early-stage enterprise and fintech companies helping with financial scale and partnerships. He has over a decade of deep financial and technology experience, having served as both Head Trader and Managing Director at Peter Thiel's fund, Clarium Capital. Erin graduated from the University of Sheffield, and holds a Masters in Economics from University of Warwick.
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David Talpalar
Investor
David focuses on fintech investments across proptech, consumer lending, and e-commerce. He previously spent 3 years as a venture investor at Citi, where he invested in companies such as Roofstock, ICON, Notarize, PayJoy, Cart.com, and more; he also helped portfolio companies grow by facilitating strategic partnerships. David graduated from Duke University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and Economics.
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Adam Yarnold
Venture Partner
Adam is the founder of Fin3 Technologies, Inc., a web3 infrastructure and applications company for financial services. Adam spent 19 years in finance running businesses focused on consumer, real estate, and corporate lending and securitization. He is a graduate of Stanford and Carnegie Mellon Universities and served in the United States Army.
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Alex Kern
Investment Research
Alex focuses on software investments across fintech, AI, data, and crypto. He brings 7 years of research experience across public and private technology markets, most recently with CB Insights where he led their State of Fintech and Fintech 250 research products. Alex graduated from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Courtney Knox
Executive Assistant
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