Who we are

We’ve sat in your seat.

The partners

Operators first.

Ben Elowitz

Ben Elowitz

Managing Partner

  • Co-founded Blue Nile (IPO/NILE)
  • Co-founded Wetpaint, acquired
  • Host of The Raiser’s Edge

A multi-time entrepreneur, investor, and strategic advisor, Ben has held founding, executive and board roles at startups (Wetpaint/VGGL, Fatbrain.com, Blue Nile/NILE, Madrona Venture Labs, Dolly/Updater, Zeitworks), and numerous advisory roles with other companies and venture investors. Ben has become well-known for finding the Golden Path that gets investors to “yes,” and for navigating difficult moments with just the right messages for success. He digs in deep with CEOs and management teams to help them solve their most difficult (and often existential) problems.

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Dennis Capovilla

Dennis Capovilla

Managing Partner

  • President & CEO, Southwall Technologies (SWTX)
  • Apple
  • Xerox
  • Palm

An experienced career executive in hypergrowth and turnaround environments, Dennis is adept at navigating complex paths to success even at volatile times. He has led companies through NASDAQ listing events, working across domains including software/digital, enterprise, manufacturing/industrial, automotive, and energy/clean-tech. Dennis has advised numerous startups through growth and positioning opportunities and led large teams across public and private companies (Xerox/XRX, Apple/AAPL, Southwall Technologies/SWTX, and Fatbrain.com/FATB-BNBN).

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The research

We study top raisers the way analysts study markets.

Structured research on the CEOs who raise well and the investors who fund them: what the best do differently, quantified. It feeds everything: the client work, The Raiser’s Edge, and a research-based book in the works.

On the podcast

The Raiser’s Edge

Conversations with top raisers and the investors who back them, on what separates the founders who get the term sheet. It’s the research program, out loud.

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Two promises

What you can hold us to.

Uncompromising confidentiality.

Integrity and discretion with no leaks.

Uncompromising candor.

The straight truth, even when it’s not what you’d hoped.

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