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Brett Markinson
CEO & FOUNDER
Brett Markinson is the CEO and founder of Innovent Group. Brett has been a serial entrepreneur for 30 years, actively involved in the development of 35+ businesses, with a focus on companies which leverage disruptive technology. His businesses have been nominated 4 times for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of Year Award and he has been a part of the winning team twice with Hautelook.com and LowerMyBills.com. Brett also founded and serves as executive chair of Incentify, an enterprise SaaS software company innovating the tax credit marketplace for Fortune 500s. Brett also serves on the Board of Advisors for the Babson College Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship.
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David Jette
COO & EIR
David Jette is entrepreneur-in-residence and Chief Operating Officer of Innovent Group. He has fifteen years experience as a founder, entrepreneur and executive in tech, finance, arts, and public policy. David leads the operational, technical and creative development of the Innovent Group portfolio of companies. David is passionate about the intersection of finance, technology and society, and those innovations that unlock value and promote universal access to housing, lending, and decarbonization. David is also a volunteer public policy and legislative consultant for California Public Banking Alliance and Public Bank Los Angeles, working with policy makers on municipal banking legislation and institutional design in his home city and state.
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Keith Yoder
BUSINESS OPERATIONS MANAGER
Keith Yoder serves as business operations manager for all portfolio companies at Innovent Capital Group. Keith brings deep knowledge to the execution of loan and real estate transactions, market research and analysis for new opportunities, and manages day-to-day operations for companies within the portfolio. Keith has a particular interest in blockchain technology and digital finance applications, and loves looking at unique ways to approach age-old problems, together.
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Amy Harmon
PROJECT MANAGER
Amy Harmon is the Project Manager for Innovent Capital Group. Amy oversees deployment and marketing of the company's social media application, Quibble and provides creative, administrative and operational support to all portfolio companies. Amy has over fifteen years experience in the entertainment and hospitality industries where she led operations for large Los Angeles-based restaurant groups and founded and serves on the board of an arts non-profit. Amy is also a wine enthusiast and a sommelier certified by the Court of Master Sommeliers.
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Jade Markinson
BUSINESS / INVESTMENT ASSOCIATE
Jade Markinson works primarily as an associate for the Innovent Seed Fund and also serves as a support across internal projects for the team, with a focus on research. She is a recent NYU graduate with a degree in research psychology. Her past work experience includes working in research and development within an incubator 25Madison, across 5 different consumer facing startups. She also worked in business development and marketing since pre-launch at an alcohol startup, Onda before joining the Innovent team.
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Kristine Soares
BACK OFFICE MANAGER / CPA
Kristine Soares provides back office support from human resources and reporting to accounting for Innovent Capital Group as well as internal incubations.