team

Serial entrepreneurs, seasoned operators, 
and experienced investors

Jess Mah

Founder

Jess Mah
  • U.C. Berkeley: Bachelor’s in computer science. Served as President of the CSUA (Computer Science Undergraduate Association). Founded TEDxBerkeley.
  • Harvard Business School Presidents Program: youngest person to graduate from the nine-year executive program.

 

Jess Mah launched her first six-figure business in middle school—and she’s been building ever since. She’s been on the founding team of 10+ companies and serves on five boards.

Over the past decade, Jess has led teams of hundreds as a CEO. Today, she runs Mahway, a venture creation firm which launches companies with founders across fintech, bio, AI, legal tech, and more.

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Andrea Barrica

Founding Partner

Andrea Barrica
  • 500 Global: Venture Partner
  • InDinero: Co-Founder
  • O.School: Founder
  • University of California, Berkeley

 

Andrea is a serial founder and former venture partner at 500Startups, where she led or supported investments in 100+ startup companies and helped founders raise over $100M in venture capital funding. She was also the CEO/Founder of O.school, a global sexual wellness education platform, and also was co-founder and the G2M leader at inDinero.

Axel Albin-Lax

Founding Partner

Axel Albin-Lax
  • Chief Product Officer at InDinero
  • Principal Product Designer & Enterprise Architect at both Novartis and Roche
  • Co-founded multiple successful startups
  • B.A. in Philosophy from Harvard University

 

Axel Albin-Lax has a diverse background in product design and business development. Currently, Axel serves as an Operating Partner at Mahway, running the Venture Innovation and R&D function for the firm. Axel is also involved as an Advisor at Astonishing Labs and EagleCorps, as well as a Member of the Board of Advisors at AlphaLit. Prior to this, Axel held positions at companies such as inDinero, Roche, and Novartis, where Axel contributed to product design and enterprise solutions architecture.

Cristian Mendivelso

Chief of Staff

Cristian Mendivelso

Luca Traverso

Entrepreneur-In-Residence

Luca Traverso

Juliet Sea Chen

Investor Experience

Juliet Sea Chen

Jenn Kuca

Associate Partner

Jenn Kuca

Adam Nold

IT

Adam Nold

Gabe Murillo

Recruiting & Talent Acquisition

Gabe Murillo

Gabi Balbuena

Recruiting Coordinator

Gabi Balbuena

Raziel Cruz

Team Jess

Raziel Cruz

Mickhail Baraquel

Accounting

Mickhail Baraquel

Ramon Quibol

Senior Accountant

Ramon Quibol

Pen Banelga

Accounting

Pen Banelga

Brim Mates 

Team Andrea

Brim Mates 

Pauline Macaset

Team Andrea

Pauline Macaset

Sherryn Nantes

Team Jess

Sherryn Nantes

We’re founders, builders, and operators who have launched numerous companies, employed hundreds, raised millions, and created hundreds of millions in market value. We envision a new way to create world-changing companies, and we founded Mahway to make it happen.

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