Jim Belosic is the CEO and Founder of SendCutSend, a software-driven manufacturing company modernizing American fabrication through speed, accessibility, and automation. Under his leadership, SendCutSend has surpassed a $110 million annual revenue run rate, serving more than 300,000 customers, including 59% of the Fortune 500.

A serial entrepreneur for over 25 years, Jim has founded and scaled multiple ventures across software, marketing, and manufacturing. His rare combination of software expertise and hands-on fabrication experience enabled him to design a vertically integrated manufacturing platform that delivers custom parts in as little as 24 hours.

Jim is focused on expanding domestic manufacturing capacity by building a distributed network of high-tech facilities across the United States. His emphasis on customer experience and continuous improvement has helped SendCutSend achieve a 92 Net Promoter Score and earn recognition as #131 on the 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast 500.

Jordan Black is the CEO and Co Founder of Senra Systems, a manufacturing technology company modernizing wire harness production.

Jordan began his career as a technician repairing roller coasters at the Santa Monica Pier, where he developed a hands on appreciation for complex electromechanical systems. After internships at Ford and Enerpac, he became deeply focused on rebuilding American manufacturing culture and attracting technical talent back into the workforce.

Following graduation, Jordan joined SpaceX as a manufacturing development engineer for wire harnessing, supporting new product introduction across Dragon, Falcon, and Spacesuit programs. He was later promoted to become the youngest manager in Avionics, leading a research and development team and traveling globally to identify and improve suppliers.

After five years solving supply chain and production challenges, he left SpaceX to build a new approach to manufacturing. Within weeks of incorporating, Senra was building harnesses out of an apartment. Three years later, the company operates multiple factories in Southern California and supplies major aerospace primes and emerging industrial leaders.

Senra is now focused on scaling skilled assembly into high throughput production using software driven manufacturing and automation, with plans to deploy factories globally.

Lukas Czinger serves as Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Divergent Technologies, Inc. and Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of CZV, Inc. Czinger Vehicles is an American car company driving the future of the performance automotive industry. Divergent is the creator of the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPSTM), the world’s first end-to-end digital manufacturing platform enabling rapid design, additive manufacturing, and automated assembly. Headquartered in Torrance, California, Divergent is reshaping the future of defense, aerospace, and automotive production.

Lukas joined Divergent in 2017 as a member of the founding team and has held various technical and leadership positions over the past 8 years, expanding his responsibility from leading the automation and robotics department to overall company operations. Notable achievements include hiring the core management team, leading the development of the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPSTM), inventing the company’s fixtureless robotic assembly system, leading the company’s capital raising, and directing the company’s strategy to serve the aerospace and defense market at scale.

Lukas has been recognized by Forbes as a leader in Manufacturing & Industry on the 30 Under 30 list for 2023 and is a recognized speaker on the future of digital manufacturing and the transformation of the American industrial base. He further serves as a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Prior to Divergent, Lukas led a career in investment banking at Centerview Partners. Lukas graduated from Yale University with a degree in Electrical Engineering.

Sam D’Amico is the founder and CEO of Impulse - a San Francisco based hardware startup focused on driving electrification through next-gen home appliances. Impulse's first product is a battery-integrated induction stove that solves common installation challenges, unlocks impressive performance, and provides grid energy storage. Sam comes from an extensive background in hardware engineering, and has worked on consumer tech across Meta and Google.

Jacques Sisteron joined the Upfront investment team in 2022. Before Upfront, Jacques worked at Apeel as a manager in the Strategy division, where he focused on bringing their materials-based shelf-life extension product to market in the EU, developing new pricing models, and prioritizing and quantifying value for new product introductions.

Jacques graduated early cum laude from Cornell with a B.S. in Applied Economics & Management, focusing on environmental, resource, and energy economics. He received a Cornell merit scholarship for his Master of Engineering in Materials Science and Engineering after obtaining his B.S.