Our Team
At Momenta, we invest in early-stage innovators driving the next wave of industry. As growth partners, we guide clients through changing market dynamics, develop tailored strategies to fit their unique business needs, and help them find the leadership to propel their businesses to new heights.
Forster
Forster
Digital Industry veteran building ‘connected’ products, services, and businesses for over 30 years with senior leadership roles at ThingWorx, Syngenta, Coca-Cola and Philip Morris. He founded Momenta and several industrial automation companies. Ken resides in Switzerland and maintains an office in the 'cloud'.
Dolbec
Dolbec
A venture Industrialist focused on the digital transformation of industries. Held investment leadership roles at: GE, LG Electronics, Orange, 3Com and IBM. Investment career started at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and continued at Greylock. Working to transform the value of operational outcomes thru the intersection of connectivity, data, and machine intelligence.
Harp
Harp
Inquisitive business leader and Digital Industry strategist with a passion for discovering ways to better solve everyday problems and transform business models for industrial products, services and operations. As CEO/COO/CxO he has scaled multiple start-ups and growth stage technology companies. An executive trusted advisor, Doug has helped over 100 enterprises navigate their automation, IT and Digital transformation. He works out of the SF Bay Area and maintains strong ecosystem connections into the Digital Industry, IoT and AI community.
White
White
For more than 10 years, Rich has led Talent Acquisition for Patriarch Partners, a leading New York City Private Equity (PE) firm where he placed C-Suite leaders at more than 50 portfolio companies across 14 industry sectors. Mr. White began his career in Public Relations and Digital Marketing, before serving as Director of Media Relations at FOX News Channel for nearly three years.
Avery
Avery
Kathleen has a broad and deep background in executive search. She specializes in the appointment of senior executives within the Big Data, IoT, Data Security, Networking, AI, and FinTech spaces. She has led searches and acted as a trusted advisor and thought partner for some of Silicon Valley’s fastest-growing venture capital-backed companies. Prior to Momenta, she founded The Avery Group, an executive search and consultancy company, which she sold for a 100x return.
Hanspal
Hanspal
Harinderpal (Hans) Hanspal is a technology industry veteran and entrepreneur with over two decades of experience driving digital business and product transformations across technology, industrial, telecom, media, and entertainment industries. His expertise spans global companies and startups in leadership roles that include business development, product management, corporate strategy, and customer success at GE, Pivotal Software, VMware, and EMC (now DellEMC). As co-founder and COO of Nurego, an Industrial IoT Monetization startup, he helped grow the company from conception to a successful exit to GE. Hans lives in Seattle with his family and, in his spare time, leads the 4200+ member IoT Hub Meetup group.
Mueller
Mueller
Over the past ten years, Sandra has gained a deep understanding of the latest trends, technologies, and best practices in the rapidly evolving Digital Industry market. Prior to that, she spent a decade honing her expertise in B2B and B2C marketing and business development through product and account management within FMCG companies and advertising agencies. Sandra's comprehensive experience makes her a valuable asset to Momenta and its portfolio companies, as she can provide valuable insights and guidance to startups looking to establish their brand identity and develop their marketing strategy, while implementing a well-rounded approach to market.
Smaul
Smaul
Industry Executive with 20+ years of experience working in the digital industry, applying strategic thinking to new go-to-market and business models. Luke has successfully spearheaded large multinational digital transformation projects for Fortune 100 companies before going out on his own to bring his expertise to others. Luke’s passion is creating new business models across various verticals in the discrete and process space using IoT Edge sensors, big data, and advanced analytics. He advises global and early-stage firms focusing on digital strategy, sales/marketing, and go-to-market (GTM) planning leveraging his prior executive experience at GE Digital, Emerson, Flashpoint, and his firm, Chakra.
Maguire
Maguire
Ed is a seasoned Finance Professional with 30+ years of experience, excels in equity research, investment banking, and enterprise software. Known for identifying strategic opportunities and delivering actionable insights through meticulous analysis of technology, operations, competition, and markets. Ed is also a skilled public speaker, writer, and advocate.
Ayers
Ayers
Dave has over 30 years of experience in Digital Industry spanning Global R&D, Product, and Innovation in Energy, Process, and Telecommunication industries. He has served in several executive leadership positions as CTO and VP of R&D in companies such as Xylem, Sensus, and Lucent Technologies/Bell Labs, as well as advisory roles with public companies and academic institutions. His product experience spans full stack industrial IoT solutions from chip, hardware, and RF engineering to connectivity, software applications, and data analytics. Prior to joining Momenta, Dave was VP of Innovation Strategy & Partnerships at Xylem, where he was responsible for enterprise strategy and ecosystem partnerships.
Berard
Berard
Seasoned Digital Industry professional with over 20 years of software architecture, design, and implementation experience. Advisor to industrial enterprises and CTO of Momenta Ventures portfolio of early stage startups. Stephen has extensive experience in the latest IIoT cloud architecture, design, development, and operations. Prior to Momenta, Stephen was the Chief Architect for Schneider Electric’s IoT platform technologies team where he drove the technical platform strategy alongside global business units to support their connected products and services. His prior experience includes over 7 years as technical Program Manager for the Microsoft Windows Core OS team where he advanced data center power management, drove battery life improvements, and defined the connected standby experience.
Dubash
Dubash
Digital Industry
Jamshed has worked in the digital industry for over 30 years, applying IoT, M2M, RFID, and Analytics to industrial and consumer products. He has successfully managed large multinational digitalization projects for Fortune 100 companies at the tactical and strategic levels. Jamshed’s passion is creating business opportunities in the pharmaceutical, life sciences, retail, CPG manufacturing, transportation, and logistics industries using IoT Edge sensors, big data, and advanced analytics. He advises global and early-stage firms focusing on digital strategy, technology review, sales/marketing, and go-to-market (GTM) planning leveraging his prior executive experience at TraceLink, Proctor and Gamble, and Intel.
DeMesa
DeMesa
A Digital Industry pioneer, business and product leader driving digital transformation with leading product and service providers since 2010. Over 25 years of practitioner expertise in Industrial operations, management & automation systems. Former CTO GE Digital - O&G and CxO Siemens Energy and Industry sectors. Led industrial software startups through IPO and acquisitions; as co-founder of Manufacturing Intelligence pioneer IndX, acquired by Siemens and engineering executive at Wonderware, an industrial automation market leader.
O’Such
O’Such
Digital Industry strategy and corporate development leader with over 20 years of experience in highly reliable device, on-premise edge and telco edge computing. Bill’s recent background includes working closely with business owners in networking, telematics, AI, automotive and IIoT to create innovative digital growth strategies. At Wind River Systems, collaborating with Intel Capital and the Intel IoT Group, he developed and executed on M&A and business roadmaps to accelerate Digital Industry strategies in industrial, transportation, networking and cloud. His unique combination of connected product technical and business experience enables him to rapidly develop and execute new growth strategies.
Kriz
Kriz
Miroslav is a seasoned leader in finance, GTM, and product strategy, with extensive experience as an operator, entrepreneur, and AIoT-enabled SaaS specialist. His most recent roles include Head of Finance & Strategy at Axino AI and Head of Strategy at SmartSense by Digi. Miroslav passionately advocates Industry 5.0 and believes in harnessing the power of overlapping technological innovation platforms to drive sustainability. With roots in the Czech Republic, he is committed to fostering connections between the CEE region and the United States through the startup ecosystem.
Duys
Duys
Charlene has provided project support to engineering and executive teams in the high-tech industry for the past 20 years. Business units that she has touched upon include: unified communications, global services and strategic initiatives, as well as immersive telepresence and robotics. Charlene provides essential support services to the Momenta Partners team and client community.