The Minds Behind What’s Next
Founders, investors, scientists and operators from selected Legacy Lounge lineups — the people whose experience informs our conversations on the intelligence infrastructure ecosystem.
Affiliations reviewed October 6, 2026; historical titles noted.
Founder & Managing Partner, Succedia Ventures; Creator, Legacy Lounge
Teresa founded Succedia Ventures and created Legacy Lounge. Her work focuses on healthspan infrastructure, intellectual property, data systems and commercialization. She convenes founders, investors, scientists and operators to examine the decisions behind durable companies.
Selected announced lineups
· San Francisco
Co-Founder & General Partner, 49 Palms Ventures
250+ technology companies advised on monetization, growth and go-to-market. Joshua co-founded 49 Palms Ventures, which invests in AI companies and supports pricing, packaging and revenue-model design. He previously led Simon-Kucher’s North American practice.
Founder & General Partner, Cartography Capital
Ben founded Cartography Capital to invest at the intersection of deep technology, infrastructure and sustainability. Before venture investing, he worked at Square and Opendoor and was the first hire at SMBX, bringing experience across product, sales and business development.
Senior Director, Product Management, Veeva Batch Release; Co-Founder, Propel Software
Brian leads product management for Veeva Batch Release, building software for pharmaceutical product qualification. He co-founded Propel Software and previously held product roles at Apeel Sciences, Equilar and Oracle. His experience spans enterprise software, product data and regulated manufacturing.
Partner, Goodwin; Co-Chair, Climate Technology Practice
$60 million: Supio’s 2025 Series B, advised by a Goodwin team Andrew co-led. Andrew represents emerging technology companies through formation, financing, governance and acquisitions. His practice spans AI, climate technology, deep tech, robotics, SaaS and digital health.
· Palo Alto
Co-Founder & Advisor, SignalRank
Kayvan co-founded SignalRank and serves as an advisor. Previously COO of Plug and Play and CEO of Nest GSV, he brings experience building innovation ecosystems and supporting founders. SignalRank applies systematic models to company, investor and financing-round analysis.
Managing Partner, AI Fund, Alumni Ventures
20+ years of venture investing experience across the U.S. and Asia Pacific. Ray leads Alumni Ventures’ AI Fund. His earlier roles include managing director of HP’s new business ventures and senior positions at Cisco covering investments, M&A, incubation and consulting.
General Partner, NFX
Genome Compiler raised $6 million before its acquisition by Twist Bioscience in 2016. Its founding CEO, Omri Amirav-Drory, now leads NFX Bio. His experience spans genetic-engineering software, corporate development at Twist and investing in companies including Mammoth Biosciences and Immunai.
Chief Investment Officer, Paris-Roubaix Group
Brett is Chief Investment Officer of Paris-Roubaix Group, a San Francisco single-family office. His investment experience spans venture capital, private equity, real assets, alternatives and direct investments, bringing an allocator’s perspective to company building and private markets.
Director & Deputy Head of C.Lab, Cathay Innovation
Cathay Innovation announced its $1 billion Fund III in May 2025. Arnaud serves as Director and Deputy Head of C.Lab, its strategic advisory arm. Previously Deputy Head of BNP Paribas’ San Francisco Innovation Lab, he connects corporations and startups across financial services, health and retail.
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Associate Partner, Antler US
Rio is an Associate Partner at Antler US. Previously a Senior Strategist at frog, he worked on growth strategy and innovation, turning ideas into commercially viable products and services. His background also includes growth equity and early-stage venture investing.
Principal, Antler — at the July 2026 event
Ryan’s work has focused on pre-seed investing and founder recruitment for Antler’s San Francisco residency. His background includes deep-tech and AI investing, product, deployment and go-to-market work. He began his career in industrial cybersecurity at Deloitte and studied Computer Engineering at Notre Dame.
· Mountain View
Operator, Suncoast Ventures
More than a decade across entrepreneurship, corporate innovation and startup ecosystems. Chima supports founder development at Suncoast Ventures. He previously led healthcare innovation initiatives at Elevance Health and Google Launchpad programs in Latin America, connecting startups with larger organizations.
Associate, Intellectual Property, Fenwick
More than 10 years advising technology companies on intellectual property. Fredrick develops patent portfolios, evaluates transaction risks and counsels companies across AI, robotics and life sciences. His experience includes scaling portfolios from a handful of patents into the hundreds.
Executive Advisor, Duddy Executive Services
More than $250 million in P&L responsibility at 3M and Johnson & Johnson, according to his firm’s biography. Steve advises founders and CEOs on commercialization, regulatory planning and operations, drawing on executive experience across medical devices and healthcare.
· Palo Alto
Partner, Fenwick
In 2016, Kristine helped establish Fenwick’s New York office as a founding partner. She advises emerging and high-growth technology companies on financings, acquisitions, public offerings and intellectual property transactions. Her representative clients include Cohere, Meta, Square, Khosla Ventures and Lightspeed.
Medical Oncology Fellow, Stanford University
Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Healthcare in 2019, Alex is a Stanford medical oncology fellow. He studies cellular immunotherapies and drug-regulatable CAR T cells, examining how engineered T cells can target cancer more precisely.
Partner, BDev Ventures
Named a 2025 Woman of Influence by Silicon Valley Business Journal, Keshia is a partner at BDev Ventures. She works with B2B software founders through a venture model that combines capital with proprietary tools for go-to-market execution and growth.
