Alessandro becomes VP New Ventures and Innovation at Enplas and sources investments in CellMax and Nortis. Reporting to Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, he built a team of 8 direct reports.
Jan 2018 to Jul 2019
Kevin tries to raise a consumer brands and enabling technologies early-stage fund with The North Face founder Hap Klopp and serial entrepreneur Shawn Biega.
Jul 2019
Kevin joins SEC registered RIA and multi-family office OceanIQ Capital as CIO heading public and private direct and fund investing. Kevin invest in Gatik’s A in 2020.
Jan 2020
Alessandro takes the role of Sr. Director at Hyundai where he adds on Solid Power, and sources Gatik, Factorial, and Tekion. Alessandro sources Gatik for Hyundai and present in IC for the series A.
Nov 2020
Kevin leaves OceanIQ Capital and creates active value-add syndicate on invite only called Empire Angel Collective with clients, partners, vendors and friends.
Aug 2021
CO-INVEST: Alessandro finally manage to invest in Gatik, pioneer of autonomous vehicle applied to the white space of mid mile delivery, in the series B led by Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), and Kevin and a targeted Principal invest in Eat Just.
Jan 2022
Alessandro becomes VP Chemonics International and invests in Tomorrow.io he wanted already to invest in while at Hyundai.
Sept 2023
Kevin meets Alessandro through an investor of EAC, and they start talking about a fund, sourcing and reviewing investments together for EAC and a fund pipeline.
Jan 2024
CO-INVEST: Kevin and a targeted Principal invest in Beanstalk Farms after the usual 2-3 months of due diligence led by a selected EAC investor subgroup.
The four of us start talking about launching a fund together.
Aug/Sept 2025
CO-INVEST: New investments in Amprion, Avatar Medical, Danu Robotics and OpenLight Photonics wharehouseable into Snatched Ventures Alpha, LP.