Meet our team
We're a team of makers, thinkers, and entrepreneurs. We approach work with curiosity and experimentation, using what we’ve learned over the past decade to create meaningful digital products that connect with people, just like you.
Taylor Meyer
Managing Partner
Co-Founder of UConnection | MBA Kenan-Flagler | Software Engineering, Harvard University | 9 Years Product Management & Digital Strategy
Zach Hunter
Managing Partner
Co-Founder of UConnection | Design, University of North Carolina | 9 Years UX/UI Design, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, & Digital Strategy
Alex Rafiee
Managing Partner
Investor in MyTennisLessons | Co-Founder of FitnessTrainer | Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 5 Years Angel Investor
Prash
VP, Technology
M.S. Software Engineering | B.A. Management | 14 Years Technical Product Management, Asana, Git, GitHub, AWS, Java, HTML, CSS, SQL, PHP, Laravel
Bernie
VP, Finance
M.S. Accounting | B.A. Accounting | 27 Years Book Keeping, Accounting, Financial Reporting, Tax, Quickbooks Online, Excel
Jay
Director, iOS
M.S. Software Engineering | 11 Years Objective-C, Swift, Xcode, C, C++, Java, Javascript, HTML, CSS
Pritesh
Director, Web Dev
M.S. Software Engineering | 13 years PHP, Java, Javascript, C#, C++, SQL, Laravel, HTML, CSS, Git, Github
Dev
Director, Android
M.S. Software Engineering | 11 Years Java, Raspberry Pi, Javascript, C, C++, HTML, CSS
Aakash
Data Scientist
B.S. Information Science, Harvard University | 8 Years Facebook Ads, Digital Marketing Expert | $12M+ Managed In Marketing Spend
Jackie
Director, Design
B.A. Design | 10 Years UX/UI Design, Graphic Design, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Invision, Google Analytics
Dill
Web Dev
B.S. Software Engineering | 8 Years PHP, Java, C#, C++, SQL, Laravel, HTML, CSS, AWS, Git, Github
Alicia
Technical Product Manager
B.S. Commerce Marketing & Information Technology, University of Virginia | Photoshop, Asana, HTML, CSS, Python
Milan
Web Dev
B.S. Software Engineering | 5 Years React JS, Node JS, PHP, MySQL, Laravel, HTML, CSS, AWS, Git, Github
Kajal
WEB DEV
B.S. Software Engineering | 5 Years Node JS, PHP, MySQL, Laravel, HTML, CSS, Git, Github
Meeko
Chief Barketing Officer
Meeko’s classic bowtie and no-pants combo makes him the resident style guru at the Chapel Hill office.
Meet our advisors
Our mission to provide resources and inspiration for entrepreneurs is guided by the best. Learn more about the advisors who are supporting us on this journey.
Scott
CEO, Ultimate Software (NASDAQ: ULTI)
Multi-Billion Dollar Software Company | Number 1 On Fortune Magazine’s “Best Workplaces in Technology” List for 2018
Peter
CEO, The Fox Companies
B.S Economics, Stanford | Manages Over 1.5M Square Feet Of Office & Retail Space | Founding Investor, Jimmy John's | Active Technology Investor
Dennis
CEO, Hair Cuttery
Employs Over 11,000 Licensed Stylists & Is Approaching 1,000 Operating Locations
Scot
CEO, Emerald Multi-Family Office
Family Office, Wealth Advisor | Firm Currently Manages $1.5B In Assets
Terry
Founder, MarkeTech
PhD Statistics | MBA Wharton Business School |Built And Sold MarkeTech Systems International to NYSE: PBI
Farid
CEO, R&G International
Owns and manages numerous U.S. and international companies | Specializes in defense manufacturing, aviation, real estate, sports, and IT.