Gil is a seasoned entrepreneur turned venture capitalist. Gil launched his first company Mind Games in 1982 to develop games for the original Apple II. Gil then started a software consulting firm with Fortune 100 clients in the U.S., Asia and Europe.
In 1995, Gil helped pioneer Internet advertising by founding Real Media, the first online ad network and ad server company. After Real Media was acquired in 2001, Gil pioneered the next wave of online advertising as CTO of TACODA, the first behavioral targeting, ad network. Following AOL’s acquisition of TACODA in 2007, Gil founded Genacast Ventures in partnership with Comcast Ventures.

Dan is a Principal at Route 66 Ventures, where his focus is on venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) investment opportunities. By reviewing a company’s management team, value proposition, market opportunity and growth potential, he identifies prospects to keep our expanding portfolio strong. Dan works closely with each of our companies, assisting in a variety of capacities and goal attainment.
Previously, Dan was an investment banker specializing in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), valuation, and public and private equity and debt offerings. His investment banking career began at a boutique investment bank where he worked exclusively with emerging technology companies. Most recently, he worked for Bank of America (Merrill Lynch) in New York, specializing in M&A and equity and debt offerings. Dan joined Route 66 Ventures in 2013.

Jen O’Daniel joined CIT in 2003 to help start CIT GAP Funds where she leads seed and early stage investments in tech companies. O’Daniel holds biweekly roundtable for female founders and a biweekly roundtable for startup founders. She is also the co-founder and managing director of VT Investor Network (VTIN) a 75+ member angel group that invests in Hokie-led startups

Jim joined TDF early in 2004 and is the Managing Partner at the Fund. He has more than two decades in the Communications and Technology sector initially in operating positions and the last 17 in venture capital. Before joining TDF Ventures, Jim was a Partner at J.P. Morgan Communications Partners at their Telecom, Media and Technology Fund in San Francisco, CA. Before JPMorgan, he was a Partner at AT&T Ventures. Jim has led investments in over 15 exits via acquisition or public offerings. Prior to venture capital, Jim held operational positions at AT&T and Lucent Technologies.

At AT&T, Jim was the Product Manager for AT&T’s largest P&L, Consumer Long Distance Service. He also served as the Executive Assistant to AT&T’s Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Development. Previously, Jim was a Lucent Technologies Account Executive ranking in the top 1% of national sales. He received a BSEE from Columbia University and is a member of their Engineering Advisory Board.

Jim earned a Master of Science in Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Tim Sullivan is a successful entrepreneur with a 20-year track record of building emerging technology companies, specializing in cybersecurity. Presently, he is Chairman of Syncurity, an Arlington VA startup focused on security orchestration. Previously, as CEO of nPulse Technologies, Tim leveraged his industry knowledge and relationships to lead the company from three employees in Northern Virginia to a sale to the leading Silicon Valley cybersecurity company in less than three years. nPulse products are used by the U.S Intelligence Community, leading Wall Street banks, healthcare companies, and Tier 1 telco providers. In May 2014, FireEye purchased nPulse Technologies.

Prior to nPulse Technologies, Tim founded and was CEO of Bethesda MD-based Fidelis Security Systems, another leading cybersecurity company, where he was a key player in the development of the data leakage prevention (DLP) market. In August 2012, General Dynamics purchased Fidelis.

Tim is an active mentor in the venture CEO community, particularly with colleagues focused on providing cybersecurity solutions to the U.S. Intelligence Community. He is an alumnus of the MindShare and MissionLink CEO networks. Currently, he participates in the Alphatec CEO network and the Mid Atlantic Venture Association’s Company Innovator and CEOConnect groups. Tim has spoken frequently at leading industry conferences such as Americas Growth Capital and the Northern Virginia Technology Council, and Mach37 on the cybersecurity market and building cybersecurity companies.

Tim is a former U.S. Marine Corps Infantry Platoon Commander. He holds both a BA and an MBA from Columbia. He has been married for 32 years to Mary Cobb Sullivan. They have two children, Alexander (29) and Charlotte (22).

Tim is a board member of Dog Tag Bakery, a Washington DC organization whose mission is to enable wounded warriors to transition to the private sector by teaching them entrepreneurship.

Tim is an avid golfer. He also enjoys sport fishing, hiking, and traveling.

Jake joined Kinetic Ventures in 1987. His investment activities focus on transaction-based and SaaS solutions, emerging mobile concepts, and power/clean technologies. He is a director of APX Holdings, LeaseTerm Solutions, AnyPresence, and 9Lenses. Earlier investments include SmartSynch (acquired by Itron; NASDAQ: ITRI), Clear Standards (acquired by SAP AG; NYSE: SAP), Peace Software (acquired by First Data Corp.), Innova (NASDAQ IPO, acquired by DMC), Xenergy (acquired by Energy East), and Liberty Technologies (NASDAQ IPO). Earlier in his career, Jake worked as a currency trader with the Bank of New York. He received his BA degree from Roanoke College and his MBA from Harvard Business School..