WE ARE STRUCTURE CAPITAL
WE ARE ZERO WASTE
WE ARE THE FUTURE

Architects of the Zero Waste Economy℠

Our portfolio companies span a range of verticals, but they have one thing in common: they strive to eliminate waste. They create significant value out of under-utilized assets. They use precious resources efficiently, reduce overhead, empower individuals, put people to work and help communities grow. They enable more timely and relevant products and experiences, remove friction, and shorten the distance between supply and demand. They use cutting edge technology fueled by AI and deep data learning to re-invent disruption.

CREATING ZERO WASTE BY ACCESSING

Under-Utilized Assets & Excess Capacity

Time
Skills
Possessions
Space

We see the invisible.

We see the potential in an idle car or tow truck, an empty stadium seat, a drawer full of outgrown kids clothes, or a vacant workspace. We invest in companies that give structure to the invisible and turn it into something valuable.

Why Now?

Speed
People expect instant gratification.
Mobilization
If something cannot be done on a smart phone then it cannot be done.
Efficiency
We want everything to be easy. One tap.
Trust
Social connections and ratings provide reputation and trust.
Geography
It’s now easy to connect based on specific mobile location.

Our Team

Not your typical venture team. We’re a diverse team with a vast set of complementary expertise rooted in entrepreneurial success. We have created and built companies that have been acquired for hundreds of millions of dollars. We’ve spotted the billion-dollar plus ‘unicorns’ with early investments in Uber and Salesforce.

With over 70 years combined experience, we bring ideas, guidance and support to our portfolio companies across a wide range of expertise including: Engineering, Sales, Marketing/PR, Science, Media/Entertainment, Law, Politics/Policy.

We value diversity, empathy and sustainability. We believe they fuel the financial success of our portfolio.

Meet the Team

THE SWISS ARMY KNIFE
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MIKE WALSH
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MIKE WALSH
THE SWISS ARMY KNIFE

Mike has designed missile defense systems, designed and sold air and water pollution control systems and was an early angel investor in Salesforce.com. After a decade of software sales and sales management, Mike successfully founded and sold an enterprise social networking company, while attending business school at Haas and Columbia University. Following the sale of Leverage, Mike focused his efforts on investing and was a first round investor in Uber. Leveraging his early investment success and love for helping early stage companies, Mike launched Structure Capital in June of
2013 and invested in 50 companies during the first
year of business.

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THE CONNECTOR
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JILLIAN MANUS
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JILLIAN MANUS
THE CONNECTOR

Jillian Manus is an experienced banking and media executive, a technology investor and entrepreneur. She is Managing Partner of an early stage Silicon Valley venture fund, Structure Capital. Branded” Architects of the Zero Waste Economy” they invest in underutilized assets and excess capacity.

Jillian serves on numerous boards including: Stanford University Digital Health, Stanford University School of Medicine Board of Fellows, Advisory Board of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, NASDAQ Entrepreneurial Center Board of Directors, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, and Communities in Schools.

Prior to Structure Capital, Jillian was Founder of Broad Strategy, Manus Media and Global Goal Sports Management. She served as Co- Director of TMT for Credit Suisse Zurich, and Director of Development for Universal and Warner Bros and Associate Publisher of the national publication Upside, reporting on the financial strategies of the technology industry.

As a frequent global public speaker, Jillian provides business and political commentary in the media, primarily on CNBC’s Squawk Alley and Bloomberg Business news. She also co-hosts Gimlet Media’s business podcast “The Pitch.”

Ms. Manus attended The University of Oxford & NYU, where she served on the Board of Trustees. Throughout her careers, she has been a strong advocate for inclusion and diversity, frequently speaking on the topic of “Investing in Values, not just Valuations”.

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THE DIGITAL BOSS
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JACOB SHEA
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JACOB SHEA
THE DIGITAL BOSS

Jacob has spent his career focused on the interchange of technology, marketing, and business. Jacob has been coding for 20+ years, and continues to parachute in with startups to advice on platforms and technology. Hired at 19 as a programmer at Dell Computers in Austin, he worked on the largest eCommerce store in the world, while at Dell for 3 years. He then started a tech consulting firm building enterprise software for 7 years advising Dell and their teams on platforms, application development, big data and logistics. Moving to San Diego he co-founded a Digital Agency building digital products and campaigns for big brands such as Yahoo Sports, Qualcomm, NFL, Comcast, etc.

After selling the agency, he played leadership roles in technology and advisory roles for Dell, NASCAR, F1, NFL, Qualcomm and Pixar. He currently is an advisor to brands and early growth-stage companies, angel investor, and he first joined as a Director, Portfolio and LP Community, and Entrepreneur in Residence at Structure Capital, and now is a Partner for the fund. Jacob stepped in as Chief Technology Officer for Copia during the Y-Combinator W’16 batch, a portfolio company.

Jacob proudly has a daughter in tech, currently in University studying Computer Science and Mathematics.

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Our Special Sauce

The special sauce we offer our portfolio companies is a creative branding experience called Brand Camp. The talented team of Goodby, Silverstein & Partners (GSP) is our grand partner for Brand Camp, who is part of the Omnicom Group, the third largest global ad agency.

Together we distill, we craft, we create a truthful narrative of the brand, which is the foundation of the brand that these companies can build upon.

"It's Powerful, It Works, its Fast, It’s Fun. It’s the Future"

— Rich Silverstein, Co-Chairman and a Creative Director at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners —

The sharing economy helps people and companies do more with less — a necessity as the global population grows and the world’s natural resources deplete.

— Mike Walsh —

Portfolio: Mission Driven Entrepreneurs

We look for founders who are fueled by ideas and ideals. They define success in terms of building value for investors, customers, employees, and their community. Both tenacious and empathetic, they’ll overcome any obstacle to succeed. These are the entrepreneurs that turn ideas into powerful brands with a purpose and a point of view.