Our Team
Operators and investors who've been in the trenches
We bring decades of experience building and scaling technology companies. We roll up our sleeves and work alongside our founders.
Bryan Ortiz
Managing Partner
Serial entrepreneur and operator with 25 years of experience building, managing, and scaling technology companies through multiple successful exits. Bryan leads Zitro Capital's investment strategy and firm operations, bringing an operator-first mindset to every deal — partnering with founders to scale ventures, build world-class teams, and drive the strategic execution that turns ambitious startups into market-defining companies.
Emily Harrington
Partner
Seasoned investor and former SVP at Goldman Sachs with over 18 years orchestrating high-impact deals across venture capital and private equity. Emily has deployed over $500M into breakthrough technology companies and now drives Zitro Capital's strategic vision, sourcing and backing the boldest founders reshaping AI, deep tech, and next-generation infrastructure.
Michael Whitaker
Partner & CFO
Former Director of Finance at J.P. Morgan and a CPA/CFA charterholder with 14 years navigating complex fund structures and high-growth portfolio economics. Michael architects Zitro Capital's financial strategy, leading fund operations, LP relations, and capital allocation with a track record of maximizing returns across multiple fund cycles.
Jonathan Pierce
Technical Partner
Former Principal Engineer at Google and early technical leader at two unicorn startups, Jonathan brings 16 years of elite engineering expertise to Zitro Capital. He leads rigorous technical due diligence on every deal and embeds directly with portfolio companies to accelerate product development, scale distributed systems, and build world-class engineering organizations.
McKenna Strauss
VP of Platform
Former Head of Portfolio Operations at Andreessen Horowitz with a decade of experience scaling startups from seed through IPO. McKenna drives Zitro Capital's platform strategy, building an unrivaled network of executive talent, strategic partners, and go-to-market resources that give portfolio founders a decisive competitive edge.
Andrew Collins
Technical Advisor
Former Distinguished Engineer at AWS and architect behind multiple billion-dollar cloud platforms, Andrew brings 20 years of systems-level expertise to Zitro Capital. He advises portfolio companies on cloud infrastructure, large-scale data systems, and production AI/ML pipelines, helping founders build technology that operates at world-class scale.
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