At TCV, we firmly believe that it’s our people who make the difference, and we are delighted to share nine major firm-wide promotions.

We are excited to announce the promotion of Muz Ashraf and Amol Helekar to General Partners. Both Muz and Amol have played integral roles in accelerating our investments across multiple sectors, including FinTech and technology-enabled services, and have been instrumental in driving growth for many of our portfolio companies.

In addition, we promoted seven professionals across both our investment and operations teams. David Eichler, Mike Kalfayan, Matt Robinson, and David Zhang have been promoted to Investing Partners, and John Delfino, Aaron Ford and Julia Roux have been promoted to Operating Partners. These elevations recognize the vital contributions these individuals have made to TCV’s progress and highlight the high quality and depth of our leadership bench.

General Partner promotions:

Muz Ashraf

Muz is based in London and joined TCV in 2015. He is passionate about investment opportunities in the internet, software, FinTech and technology-enabled services sectors. He serves on the board of directors of Mollie and RELEX Solutions, and his other current investments include Celonis, Klarna, Mambu, Miro, Redis Labs, Spryker and The Pracuj Group. His former investments include Retail Merchant Services (acquired by SaltPay).

Prior to TCV, Muz was an investor with Vector Capital in San Francisco, where he focused on sourcing, evaluating and executing investments across the software, internet and security sectors.

Muz started his career as an investment banker at Merrill Lynch, working with technology companies on strategic M&A transactions and financing activities. He also worked at T. Rowe Price, where he researched technology investment opportunities in Europe. He earned his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and holds a B.A. in Economics and an M.S. in Management Science & Engineering from Stanford University.

Amol Helekar

Amol, based in New York, joined TCV in 2009 and focuses on investments in the FinTech, software and tech-enabled services sectors. He serves on the board of directors of Clio and Trulioo, and his other current investments include Built, OneSource Virtual, Payoneer (NASDAQ: PAYO) and Razorpay. He was also actively involved with TCV’s investment in AxiomSL.

Prior to TCV, Amol spent several years with McKinsey & Company, advising clients on strategy engagements in the energy, financial services and technology sectors. Amol received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and holds a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University.

Partner positions: 

John Delfino

John, based in Menlo Park, California, joined TCV in 2014, and serves as General Counsel overseeing deal structuring, investments and exits, as well as a range of additional legal and operational matters. Prior to joining TCV, John was at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, advising private equity clients on corporate and securities law services, including mergers and acquisitions, buyouts and fundraising. In addition, John has experience working with private equity and other alternative asset management firms in their formation, fundraising activities and ongoing operations of their investment funds.

John earned a B.A. in Economics and Accounting from the College of the Holy Cross and a J.D./M.B.A. from Santa Clara University.

David Eichler

David, based in Menlo Park, joined TCV in 2013, and focuses on investments in education, HR, FinTech and other software sectors. He serves on the Board of Directors of Perceptyx and his current investments include Built, HireVue, Humu, Nerdy (NYSE: NRDY), Newsela, OneSource Virtual, and Watermark. David’s previous investments include Avalara (NYSE: AVLR), LinkedIn (public investment; acquired by Microsoft) and Tastyworks (acquired by IG Group).

David spent a year away from TCV (2016-2017) working at HireVue in Utah, where he helped develop the company’s sales & marketing strategy. Prior to joining TCV, David was at The Blackstone Group, focusing on technology mergers and acquisitions, and before that he was at Lighthouse Capital Partners. He has an A.B. in Music and Economics from Brown University.

Aaron Ford

Based out of our Menlo Park office, Aaron founded our Data Intelligence Group, which helps TCV make data-driven decisions across the investment lifecycle. He originally joined TCV in 2013 as an investor in the consumer internet sector, where he contributed to TCV’s investments in Airbnb, Dollar Shave Club, GoFundMe, and Rover. Prior to joining TCV, Aaron worked in TMT investment banking at J.P. Morgan. He received his B.A. in Mathematics and Economics from Williams College.

Michael Kalfayan

Mike, based in London, joined TCV in 2014, and focuses on investments in the internet, software and FinTech sectors. His current investments include Believe (Euronext Paris: BLV), FlixMobility, Mambu, Miro, Perfecto, Qonto, Redis, Revolut, Sportradar (NASDAQ: SRAD), SuperVista AG, and Trade Republic.

Mike spent a year away from TCV (2016-2017) working at SiteMinder, where he was Head of Business Operations. Prior to that, Mike was an investor with Summit Partners, where he focused on technology and healthcare sectors. Mike graduated cum laude from Harvard University, where he received an A.B. in Social Studies. He also holds an L.L.B. from the University of Law.

Matt Robinson

Matt, based in New York,  joined TCV in 2011, focusing on healthcare IT and services investment efforts. For the past six years, Matt has helped lead the firm’s IT infrastructure software investment efforts. Matt is actively involved in TCV’s investments in Aviatrix, Devo Technology, HashiCorp (NASDAQ: HCP), OneTrust, Vectra, and Venafi. His prior investments include Cradlepoint (acquired by Ericsson) and Silver Peak (acquired by HPE). Prior to joining TCV, Matt worked at UBS as an analyst in the Global Healthcare Group, advising healthcare clients on a range of transactions spanning M&A, equity and debt offerings. Matt also spent time evaluating healthcare investment opportunities at General Atlantic in New York. Matt received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in Biochemistry from Indiana University.

Julia Roux

Based in New York, Julia serves as Head of Investor Relations at TCV. She joined TCV in 2019 to lead the firm’s fundraising and investor relations activities. She brings global fundraising experience in private equity across the technology and emerging markets growth sectors. Prior to TCV, Julia was a Managing Director at Autonomy Capital. She previously worked in private equity at Silver Lake in New York, focusing on global fundraising efforts in Europe, Middle East, and Asia, and was the Head of IR for Vinci Partners based in New York and São Paulo. While at Silver Lake and Vinci Partners, she also supported the deal teams focused on the Brazilian tech sector. She began her career at J.P. Morgan in New York. Julia holds a Master’s degree in Finance from Copenhagen Business School and a Bachelor of Economics from the European Business School, Oestrich-Winkel.

David Zhang

David, based in Menlo Park, California, joined TCV in 2018, focusing on investments in digital media, FinTech and e-commerce. His current investments include Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB), Brex, Klarna, Nubank (NYSE: NU), and WealthSimple. David was recognized by Business Insider as one of the Top 25 rising stars in Venture Capital (2019).

Prior to joining TCV, David invested in global internet companies at Dorsal Capital Management and worked in TMT investment banking at Goldman Sachs. David began his career by co-founding an online real estate start-up in Asia. David attended the undergraduate program at the University of Notre Dame and received a B.S. in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

“We are delighted to announce these promotions, which recognize the great work done to date by our colleagues,” says Jay Hoag, TCV Co-Founder and General Partner.  “Since inception in 1995, TCV has been an active partner to world-leading technology companies, and these professionals embody the core values of our firm and culture we bring to the teams we work with: we expect excellence, and we win, as a team.”

We look forward to their continued contributions for many years to come. Please join us in congratulating our colleagues on their promotions.

The General Partners of TCV

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