• www.linkedin.com

    Paul English

    PARTNER

    LinkedIn

    Paul cofounded Kayak, Lola, GetHuman, Moonbeam, Xiangqi.com, Intermute, Boston Light and Speed Games.

    Paul also cofounded the nonprofits Institute for Applied AI, Embrace Boston, Summits Education, the Winter Walk for Homelessness, and the Bipolar Social Club.

    See also paulenglish.com

  • Michael Burke

    CTO

    LinkedIn

    Michael is a data science, distributed systems, and decentralized technology solutions expert with over a decade of experience in operationalizing data science initiatives.

    He earned an MBA from Boston University and previously held management roles across a range of verticals.

  • Sam Cohen

    DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT AND DESIGN

    LinkedIn

    Sam is a product strategist and designer with a passion for creating magical user experiences by bridging the gap between aesthetic appeal and functional utility.

    He graduated from NYU’s Stern School of Business and previously worked as a financial analyst at Oberon Securities and Crestline Investors.

  • Eliza Bladon

    DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

    LinkedIn

    Eliza is a jack of all trades. Her background is in operations, HR and event planning.

    She has previously worked at Boston based companies such as Lola, Wayfair, and care.com.

  • Paul Schwenk

    PARTNER

    LinkedIn

    Paul is developing new consumer software products, getting back to his engineering roots.

    Previously Paul worked in various management positions at Lola.com, KAYAK, and Intuit.

  • Kate Tyshchenko

    ENTREPRENEUR IN RESIDENCE

    LinkedIn

    Kate is a problem solver and data enthusiast with extensive experience working across the entire product pipeline.

    Kate earned an MS in Engineering and Management from MIT, where she started Moshion, a healthcare device startup. She also serves as a board member for Cash for Refugees, an organization dedicated to assisting displaced Ukrainian families.

  • Bakhtawar Bilal

    PRODUCT MANAGER

    LinkedIn

    Bakhtawar is a product manager focused on advocating for user experience through carefully tracked product metrics and usability studies.

    She earned an MBA from Lahore School of Economics and currently leads a Research and Design lab at Arbisoft.

  • John Bullock

    CORP DEV

    LinkedIn

    John was a co-founder and Managing Partner of Windspeed Ventures, where he was the main interface and board member for numerous start-up investments. His other responsibilities included managing multiple portfolios.

    Before this, he was an early (pre-revenue) Wellfleet Communications/Bay Networks member and a senior development engineer at Motorola Corp.

  • Ada Richard

    AI ASSISTANT

    Ada is a passionate and results-oriented AI assistant at Boston Venture Studio

Advisory Board

In addition to the above team at BVS, we also have an exceptional team of advisors.