Savano Capital Partners | Icebreaker

Savano Capital Partners | Icebreaker

Members

Jan D'Alessandro

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Strategic business development executive with 15+ years of experience driving partnerships and revenue growth in technology and media companies. Proven track record of establishing high-value strategic alliances, developing new revenue streams, and leading go-to-market initiatives. Proven ability to build and manage partner ecosystems while collaborating across product, legal, finance, and marketing teams to drive business objectives, and negotiating complex business transactions. As Head of Business Development & General Counsel at public & private venture-backed companies (including AOL, Yahoo, The Find (acquired by Facebook), Topspin Media (acquired by Apple) and Backplane (founded by Lady Gaga/acquired by PE firm Eastern Advisors), I have dedicated my career to helping companies scale through growth partnerships that drive impact at scale, harnessing the power of technology to make the world a better place and empowering companies to do well by doing good. I founded Blue J Strategies in 2016 with Jimmy Chamberlin (Smashing Pumpkins) in order to mobilize our collective networks and expertise to help companies scale efficiently. I am a partnership builder and have extensive experience structuring and managing partnerships across the media, technology and nonprofit sectors, as well as a proven ability to evaluate, negotiate and close strategic partnerships, set strategy as a member of the executive team, manage legal affairs, devise and implement effective cross- departmental programs, and inspire and lead teams. As Chief Legal & Philanthropy Officer for Pledge 1%, a nonprofit founded by Marc Benioff and Scott Farquhar, whose mission is to inspire, educate and empower every company to be a force for good by donating 1% of their time, product, profits and/or equity, I have helped companies like Airbnb, Braze, Chime, Reddit, Rubrik, Toast, Unity and more unlock over $2.4B in new philanthropy. I authored playbooks on how companies can donate equity to fund their social impact work, lead the Boardroom Allies, a coalition of leading vcs who have committed to supporting their companies in setting aside equity, and represent the organization at key industry events, securing partnerships with leading technology companies, venture capitalists, investment banks, and exchanges. I am a venture partner at 4 funds, sourcing deal flow and mentoring founders, and a frequent public speaker on negotiating strategies, entrepreneurship, corporate social responsibility, and promoting diversity in the workplace.

Leisan Garifullina

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Growth Equity Investor