Focus
Phil joined Crosslink in 2014 and focuses on investments in enterprise applications, infrastructure, vertical software, and frontier technology.
Experience
Phil brings over a decade of experience as a technology investor with a primary focus on themes within AI, cloud / data infrastructure, developer tools, and robotics in enterprise and vertical markets. He is passionate about serving as a partner with early-stage founding teams, with an eye towards helping strong technical teams build category-defining companies. At Crosslink, Phil’s investments include Armory, BetterUp, Forma.ai, Iron Ox, Overjet, Verodin (FEYE), and Weave (IPO NYSE: WEAV), among other companies.
Prior to Crosslink, Phil was an investor with NYC-based venture capital firm Tenfore Holdings, with early investments in Optoro and Trulioo during his tenure. Before beginning his venture capital career, Phil wrote and published research on the technology sector at Credit Suisse and RBC, where he covered companies such as Google, Amazon, LinkedIn, eBay, Priceline, Yelp, and many others.
Outside of work, Phil is a dedicated surfer, skier, and drummer in the local SF music scene, all of which have taken a back seat to his newest role as a father.
Portfolio Companies
Armory, BetterUp, Forma.ai, Inscribe, Iron Ox, Knapsack, Molekule, Near Space Labs, OPT Industries, Overjet, Syncari, Vectice, YotaScale
Select Prior Investments
Bonfire (GTYH), Enview (MTTR), Flo (FBHS), Verodin (FEYE), Weave (IPO NYSE: WEAV)
Education
BA, Economics, University of Pennsylvania