Meet Our Team

 
 

Meet our team of startup entrepreneurs, operators, and investors with decades of experience building and scaling businesses across a range of industries, sectors, and stages.

 
 
 
 

MEET OUR TEAM

 

Arjun Kapur

Managing Partner and Founder, Forecast Labs

Over the past 16-years, Arjun has helped build some of the most prominent NYC startups such as Aaptiv, HelloFresh, Tictail, Shutterstock, Squarespace, Ladders, and has been an advisor to Chewy, Calm, and Ollie. In his charters, Arjun managed a variety of functions including Marketing, Product Management, Analytics, FP&A, Content Development, and Engineering. With hands-on experience scaling from seed to post-IPO stage, Arjun has managed P&Ls from $5mm to $1.2bn annually. Arjun leads all investments at Forecast Labs.  

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Danny Groner

Director of Growth PR

Danny leads Growth PR at Forecast Labs. In his role, he shapes the marketing and messaging for Forecast Labs in both external media and internal communications. He also works closely with Forecast Labs portfolio companies to help them reach new audiences and to grow their businesses through high-volume SEO link-building initiatives. Prior to joining Forecast Labs, he served in similar roles at SquareFoot, Aaptiv, and Shutterstock.

Kristy Leong

Director of Operations

Kristy leads the operations at Forecast Labs. In her role, she supports new program development, new business incubation, and key account support for participants of Forecast Labs. Prior to joining the Forecast Labs team, Kristy held roles in marketing, communications, and business development at Comcast Ventures. She also has a background in digital, optimization, and analytics through the ecommerce team at Xfinity and agency work at Digitas Health. 

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Andrew Kwok

Marketing Manager

Andrew is a Marketing Manager at Forecast Labs. In his role, Andrew oversees all media buying, planning, optimization, and analytics for our various TV Advertising programs. Prior to Comcast Ventures, Andrew was a strategist and media analyst at OMD USA agency, driving digital investment strategy for Wells Fargo.

Chris King

Senior Deputy General Counsel

Chris applies his wide range of legal experience to help our portfolio companies and fund on legal matters relating to new portfolio investments, existing portfolio company activities, and legal due diligence. At the global law firm of DLA Piper LLP, he advised startups and emerging growth companies, venture capital funds, and private equity funds in venture financings and M&A transactions. Early in his career, he served as a U.S. District Court Law Clerk in Massachusetts. Chris graduated with a B.S. in Finance from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and received his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center.

Kyle Peters

Partner

Kyle is an investing Partner at Forecast Labs and is responsible for sourcing, supporting and leading investments. Prior to Forecast Labs, Kyle spent nearly 10 years in venture capital, leading finance and operations at Comcast Ventures. In addition to his primary role, Kyle supported the deal team on a number of investments in both enterprise and consumer sectors including Nextdoor and CTI Towers. Kyle is passionate about consumer tech businesses and is grateful to work with and learn from entrepreneurs and other investors.

Chandler Cribe

Senior Analyst, Finance

Chandler focuses on operational accounting and portfolio reporting as a key member of the finance team. Prior to Comcast Ventures, Chandler worked at EVO Payments, specializing in streamlining and automating financial processes for subsidiaries both domestic and international. Chandler helps maintain and create financial controls, provides integral information to management by researching and analyzing financial data and helps evaluate portfolio company statistics. Chandler graduated with a B.S. in accounting from Stony Brook University.

Jenna Doherty

Executive Assistant

Jenna is the Executive Assistant and Office Manager for Forecast Labs. Previously, Jenna worked at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, as Program Coordinator for the O’Neill’s National Theater Institute. Jenna received a B.A. in Drama from Vassar College, and continues to work as a director/ dramaturg, collaborating with writers to develop their dramatic texts.

 

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