experienced team

Multicycle industrial company builders and investors

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

Operators Who Understand
High-Stakes Building

Jeff Crusey

Co-Founder & GP

Jeff Crusey has spent his career building inside the hardest industrial environments, which gives him judgment forged in reality rather than in conference rooms. He backs founders early and helps them avoid common pitfalls while accelerating their climb from zero to one.

Jeff Crusey

General Partner
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Ryan Duffy

Media Partner

Ryan is a media specialist turned deep tech operator at Array Labs, where he now heads business development for cutting-edge satellite hardware. Featured in the New York Times and an early, instrumental hire at Morning Brew and Payload, he’s now co-founder of Per Aspera, building massive audiences and networks around deep tech.

Ryan Duffy

Media Advisor
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Thomas Lim-Finsterbusch

AI Advisor

A deeply experienced software engineer with expertise in AI, Thomas is a former founder and VC. He was part of the Google[X] team and founding CTO at Cape (acquired by Motorola). Thomas was also a Partner at Gradient Ventures and experienced building AI applications in the financial sector.

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AI Advisor
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Brian Mullins

Industrial Advisor

Head of Platform at Blacklake, with deep experience in early-stage USG programs including DARPA. Led warfighter augmentation efforts predating Project Maven (Anduril). Former Director of Stanford’s Human Perception Lab and most recently CEO of Mind Foundry, and Oxford AI spinout.

Brian Mullins

Industrial Advisor
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Steve Finder

Talent Advisor

Former SpaceX Head of Talent and Tim Cook’s go-to at Apple, Steve is focused on operational advisory for PE/VC backed companies in Space, Defense, and Deep Tech. He supports founders and investors with talent strategy and hiring as well as teams transitioning into the US market.

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Talent Advisor
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Kevin Compher

Ventrue Partner

Kevin is a deep tech investor and repeat founder (Foundation, OpenSpatial) with experience across the US Intelligence Community and In-Q-Tel. He has led dozens of investments in aerospace, robotics, and autonomy. Kevin works directly with technical founders navigating zero-to-one challenges in national security and industrial markets.