2 VCs and 0 funds investing in Organizational Design
Partner & Head of Platform
Northzone (Web3)
Check: No Elena-specific check size or allocation authority is public. Northzone's fund-level parameters must not be presented as her personal discretion. Founders seeking capital should approach the relevant investing partner; portfolio leaders and pre-deal teams can engage Elena on talent, organization and leadership needs.
Elena's platform thesis is that talent and portfolio development are continuous with investment quality: assess critical hiring and organizational needs before a deal, then help founders build teams and leadership systems through growth. She looks beyond conventional credentials for potential and studies the psychology and behavior that shape leadership and performance. Her recent published work treats forward-deployed engineering as a product-discovery function only when complexity and customer edge cases justify it, with success measured by product learning and improving leverage rather than individual services revenue.
Advisor; Partner, Talent at NEA
Blockchain Capital
Check: No Melissa-specific Blockchain Capital check size or allocation authority is public. Her documented work is executive talent, leadership and board development for NEA portfolio companies. Crypto founders should use Blockchain Capital's investors; NEA portfolio leaders can engage her on talent and leadership.
Melissa's operating thesis is that exceptional companies require leaders who can scale themselves along with the organization. She works with founders and CEOs to build, develop, compensate and retain executive teams and boards. Her coaching framework distinguishes mentors, consultants and coaches, treats self-awareness and feedback as business inputs and recommends structured coach selection with a written spec, trial sessions and references. Blockchain Capital lists her only as an advisor; no personal crypto deal thesis should be inferred.