Our People


Our Team

Rob Walling


General Partner

Rob Walling has bootstrapped multiple startups to exit, most recently Drip. He runs MicroConf, co-hosts Startups for the Rest of Us, and has been advising, mentoring and investing in startups for more than a decade.

Einar Vollset
General Partner

Einar Vollset is a YC-alum, former Cornell CS Professor, and the founder of Discretion Capital, a B2B SaaS focused M&A investment bank. He sold his first startup to Google in 2010, and exited his most recent in 2016.

Tracy Osborn
Principal + Program Director

Tracy Osborn is a 500 Startups-alum and former startup founder. She’s the author of Hello Web Design, and she also writes and self-publishes friendly introductions to tech topics at Hello Web Books.

Alex McQuade
EMEA Program DIRECTOR

Alex McQuade has worked alongside hundreds of bootstrapped businesses, in addition to growing his own. He exited his business in 2020, and prior to that, ran operations at the Dynamite Circle.

Courtney Roberts
Operations Director

Courtney is an executive-level professional with 17+ years of experience in strategic planning, practice management, organizational management, human resource, IT, finance, compliance, and executive leadership.

 

Our Mentors

We’re lucky to have some of the best subject-matter experts and experienced entrepreneurs as official TinySeed mentors.

Mentor calls are scheduled through the accelerator year, and mentors often join our in-person events and conferences. TinySeed founders can also request direct access to a mentor during and after their accelerator year.