| 1 |
2026-05-15T15:35:47.847068+00:00 |
255 |
West Africa |
geographic |
deep |
bilateral |
Built technology infrastructure in Uganda. TED Fellow — selected partly for Africa work. Active in Lagos and broader West African tech ec... |
open → |
| 2 |
2026-05-15T15:35:47.847068+00:00 |
255 |
US Tech Ecosystem |
geographic |
deep |
inbound |
Atlanta-based. Osparna network. Brings African tech deal flow into US investor community. |
open → |
| 3 |
2026-05-15T15:35:47.847068+00:00 |
255 |
TED Fellows Network |
institutional |
deep |
bilateral |
TED Fellowship creates a global cross-disciplinary trust network. Fellows span technology, science, art, policy across 50+ countries. |
open → |
| 4 |
2026-05-15T15:35:47.847068+00:00 |
255 |
African Media / Film |
industry |
deep |
bilateral |
MediaHedge and FilmHedge are specifically media intelligence platforms with African content market applications. |
open → |
| 5 |
2026-05-15T15:35:47.847068+00:00 |
480 |
US Intelligence Community |
institutional |
deep |
bilateral |
EVP Technology at IQT. Sat on investment committee. Ran technology assessment for national security community. Keyhole (Google Earth) and... |
open → |
| 6 |
2026-05-15T15:35:47.847068+00:00 |
480 |
DMV Defense Tech |
geographic |
deep |
bilateral |
Core of the DMV defense tech ecosystem. IQT, TASC, and the companies that orbit that community. |
open → |
| 7 |
2026-05-15T15:35:47.847068+00:00 |
480 |
Divine Nine / Black Professional Network |
cultural |
deep |
bilateral |
Phi Beta Sigma Xi Theta. Connects Black professional network to venture/tech ecosystem that this network is systematically excluded from. |
open → |
| 8 |
2026-05-15T15:35:47.847068+00:00 |
480 |
HBCU Ecosystem |
cultural |
moderate |
inbound |
Osparna thesis explicitly designed to surface HBCU talent. Network includes Bruce Marable (Coded By Kids) and others in HBCU-connected ne... |
open → |
| 9 |
2026-05-15T15:35:47.847068+00:00 |
480 |
Newark / NJIT Corridor |
geographic |
deep |
bilateral |
NJIT graduate. Xi Theta chapter. Craig Epps (Rutgers-Newark). Jesus Rodriguez (NJIT adjunct). Science Park HS connection. |
open → |
| 10 |
2026-05-15T15:35:47.847068+00:00 |
480 |
East Africa / Uganda |
geographic |
surface |
inbound |
Jon Gosier connection provides bridge to East African tech ecosystem. |
open → |
| 11 |
2026-05-15T15:35:47.847068+00:00 |
480 |
Venture Capital Ecosystem |
industry |
deep |
bilateral |
Osparna investor. IQT investment committee. Active deal flow: EmployeeCycle, Feya, others. |
open → |
| 13 |
2026-05-15T15:35:47.847068+00:00 |
514 |
US Tech Ecosystem |
geographic |
deep |
inbound |
Strong US connections — brings African perspective and deal flow into US investor and technology networks. Bridge node: opposite directio... |
open → |
| 14 |
2026-05-15T15:37:49.507863+00:00 |
514 |
East Africa / Kenya |
geographic |
deep |
outbound |
Founded iHub in Nairobi 2010. Raised in Kenya. Deep operational relationships across East African tech. |
open → |
| 15 |
2026-05-15T15:37:49.507863+00:00 |
514 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
geographic |
deep |
bilateral |
Savannah Fund GP — invests across Sub-Saharan Africa. iHub inspired 200+ hubs continent-wide. |
open → |
| 17 |
2026-05-15T15:37:49.507863+00:00 |
514 |
TED / Global Innovation Network |
institutional |
deep |
bilateral |
TED speaker. Pop!Tech Social Innovation Fellow 2008. Oxford Business Forum. Met Troy Pearsall at TED Vancouver. |
open → |
| 18 |
2026-05-15T15:37:49.507863+00:00 |
514 |
African Tech Infrastructure |
industry |
deep |
outbound |
Ushahidi (crisis tech), BRCK (connectivity hardware), Gridless (energy). Three infrastructure layers. |
open → |
| 19 |
2026-05-15T15:37:49.507863+00:00 |
514 |
Impact Tech / Humanitarian Tech |
industry |
deep |
bilateral |
Ushahidi used for election monitoring globally. WPDI board. Akirachix board. |
open → |
| 20 |
2026-05-15T15:37:49.507863+00:00 |
514 |
Nigeria / West Africa |
geographic |
moderate |
bilateral |
Organized Maker Faire Africa Lagos. Savannah Fund West African portfolio. |
open → |
| 21 |
2026-05-15T15:38:38.496206+00:00 |
480 |
TED Network |
institutional |
moderate |
bilateral |
Attended TED Vancouver. Met Erik Hersman (iHub/Ushahidi) — bridge to African tech ecosystem. Present for Dan Ariely talk on predictable i... |
open → |
| 22 |
2026-05-15T15:41:31.94277+00:00 |
518 |
HBCU Ecosystem |
cultural |
deep |
bilateral |
BS from HBCU (UMD Eastern Shore). HBCUvc builds pipeline from HBCU students into VC. Largest paid VC internship program for students of c... |
open → |
| 23 |
2026-05-15T15:41:31.94277+00:00 |
518 |
Black VC / Founder Network |
cultural |
deep |
bilateral |
Co-founded Black Founders with Monique Woodard. HBCUvc alumni deployed $10M into Black-owned startups in 2024. Central node in Black vent... |
open → |
| 24 |
2026-05-15T15:41:31.94277+00:00 |
518 |
US Tech Ecosystem |
industry |
deep |
inbound |
Bridges HBCU talent into mainstream VC. Partners: Google, Chan Zuckerberg, Kauffman, NASDAQ. |
open → |
| 25 |
2026-05-15T15:41:31.94277+00:00 |
518 |
Satellite / Aerospace Tech |
industry |
surface |
outbound |
Wrote satellite launch software as software engineer before equity work. |
open → |
| 26 |
2026-05-15T15:41:31.94277+00:00 |
519 |
Black VC / Founder Network |
cultural |
deep |
bilateral |
Co-founded Black Founders 2011. First Black VP at 500 Startups. Central node in Black investor ecosystem nationally. |
open → |
| 27 |
2026-05-15T15:41:31.94277+00:00 |
519 |
Africa Tech Ecosystem |
geographic |
deep |
bilateral |
Led 500 Startups Sub-Saharan Africa investing. Led Geeks on a Plane Africa tour across African startup ecosystems. |
open → |
| 28 |
2026-05-15T15:41:31.94277+00:00 |
519 |
US Venture Capital |
industry |
deep |
bilateral |
500 Startups, Lightspeed Scout, SoftBank advisor. Cake Ventures backed by Pivotal Ventures (Melinda French Gates), BofA, Foundry Group. |
open → |
| 29 |
2026-05-15T15:41:31.94277+00:00 |
519 |
Demographic Change / New Majority Markets |
industry |
deep |
outbound |
Cake Ventures thesis: aging, women spending power, majority-minority shift. Sees markets mainstream VC systematically misses. |
open → |
| 30 |
2026-05-15T15:41:31.94277+00:00 |
519 |
HBCU Ecosystem |
cultural |
moderate |
bilateral |
Black Founders ran HBCU hackathons nationally. Co-founded org with Hadiyah Mujhid. |
open → |
| 31 |
2026-05-15T15:54:54.900441+00:00 |
653 |
US Intelligence Community |
institutional |
deep |
bilateral |
IQT 3.5 years — invested in drones, big data, IoT, autonomous vehicles, sensor networks. Same institution as Troy Pearsall. IQT is where ... |
open → |
| 32 |
2026-05-15T15:54:54.900441+00:00 |
653 |
Black VC / Founder Network |
cultural |
deep |
bilateral |
One of the most prominent Black VCs in the US. Deliberately avoids screening for elite school pedigrees. Chair, NVCA Board — institutiona... |
open → |
| 33 |
2026-05-15T15:54:54.900441+00:00 |
653 |
US Venture Capital |
industry |
deep |
bilateral |
Uncork Capital (8 years). Precursor Ventures ($230M+, 5 funds). 375+ companies backed. Fitbit, Poshmark, Postmates, Eventbrite in prior f... |
open → |
| 34 |
2026-05-15T15:54:54.900441+00:00 |
653 |
First-Time Founder Network |
institutional |
deep |
outbound |
70% of Precursor portfolio are first-time founders. Specifically seeks founders without institutional credentials. "Naive outsider" theor... |
open → |
| 35 |
2026-05-15T15:54:54.900441+00:00 |
653 |
Bay Area / Stanford Network |
geographic |
deep |
bilateral |
Stanford BA + MBA. Stayed in Bay Area. Deep SF/Silicon Valley network from Uncork, Google, IronPort, Zynga ecosystem. |
open → |
| 36 |
2026-05-15T16:53:38.955192+00:00 |
585 |
DC Legal / Regulatory Network |
institutional |
deep |
bilateral |
Arnold & Porter partner — the legal network that underlies Washington power. Every major national security legal matter runs through firm... |
open → |
| 37 |
2026-05-15T16:53:38.955192+00:00 |
585 |
Defense Contractor Ecosystem |
industry |
deep |
inbound |
A&P represents major defense contractors. Bruce's partner network includes counsel for Lockheed, Raytheon, Booz Allen, SAIC. These relati... |
open → |
| 38 |
2026-05-15T16:53:38.955192+00:00 |
585 |
US Intelligence Community |
institutional |
deep |
bilateral |
IQT EVP General Counsel — manages all legal affairs for CIA's venture arm. Every IQT investment, contract, and IC relationship runs throu... |
open → |
| 39 |
2026-05-15T16:53:38.955192+00:00 |
585 |
Foreign Government / Embassy Network |
geographic |
moderate |
inbound |
Arnold & Porter represents foreign governments in Washington. This network is invisible to most VC intelligence tools — but it is the mos... |
open → |
| 40 |
2026-05-15T16:56:24.281624+00:00 |
670 |
US Intelligence Community |
institutional |
deep |
bilateral |
CIA 35 years. Deputy Assistant Director for Global Issues. Founded George Methlie School — trained every new CIA technical officer. The i... |
open → |
| 41 |
2026-05-15T16:56:24.281624+00:00 |
670 |
Five Eyes Alliance |
institutional |
deep |
bilateral |
IQT eyeQ initiative connected Pacific Rim, European, and US national security communities. Primer.AI: focused on Five Eyes Alliance and I... |
open → |
| 42 |
2026-05-15T16:56:24.281624+00:00 |
670 |
Pacific Rim National Security |
geographic |
deep |
bilateral |
eyeQ initiative specifically built consensus across Pacific Rim security communities. Embedded consultation and advice to foreign partner... |
open → |
| 43 |
2026-05-15T16:56:24.281624+00:00 |
670 |
European National Security |
geographic |
deep |
bilateral |
eyeQ initiative included European national security communities. NATO/allied intelligence relationships built over 35-year career. |
open → |
| 44 |
2026-05-15T16:56:24.281624+00:00 |
670 |
Defense Tech / NLP / AI |
industry |
deep |
inbound |
Primer.AI: NLP for IC and Five Eyes. Leidos: defense, intelligence, civil IT. Bridges classified IC mission requirements to commercial AI... |
open → |
| 45 |
2026-05-15T17:04:10.852669+00:00 |
539 |
US Intelligence Community |
institutional |
deep |
bilateral |
CIA career officer. QIC — the internal CIA unit managing the IQT relationship. Carries CIA DST institutional network from years of IC ser... |
open → |
| 46 |
2026-05-15T17:04:10.852669+00:00 |
539 |
IQT / Defense Tech Ecosystem |
institutional |
deep |
bilateral |
QIC alumni bridge the IC and private defense tech ecosystems. Troy Pearsall personal network — confirmed QIC connection. |
open → |
| 47 |
2026-05-15T17:13:13.462056+00:00 |
240 |
DMV Startup Ecosystem |
geographic |
deep |
bilateral |
Product Lab — McLean VA. 15+ board seats across DMV tech companies since 2008. The connective tissue of the DMV B2B tech incubator world. |
open → |
| 48 |
2026-05-15T17:13:13.462056+00:00 |
240 |
IQT / National Security Tech Pipeline |
institutional |
moderate |
inbound |
Visual Sciences was IQT portfolio company. Trust chain: Russ Hayward (QIC) → Troy (IQT) → Jim. Carries IC-adjacent network relationships ... |
open → |
| 49 |
2026-05-15T17:13:13.462056+00:00 |
240 |
eCommerce / Analytics Ecosystem |
industry |
deep |
bilateral |
Visual Sciences → Omniture → Adobe analytics pipeline. GSI Commerce → eBay Enterprise. Tealium (tag management/CDP). Logi Analytics. Deep... |
open → |
| 50 |
2026-05-15T17:37:08.375424+00:00 |
255 |
East Africa Tech Ecosystem |
geographic |
deep |
bilateral |
Built tech in Uganda as TED Fellow. iHub/Ushahidi network via Erik Hersman. Part of the African tech builder cohort that emerged from TED... |
open → |
| 51 |
2026-05-15T17:37:08.375424+00:00 |
255 |
Entertainment / Film Finance |
industry |
deep |
bilateral |
FilmHedge/MediaHedge — film financing technology platform. Deep relationships in film finance, entertainment tech, media. |
open → |
| 52 |
2026-05-15T17:37:08.375424+00:00 |
255 |
WOCstar / Diverse VC Ecosystem |
institutional |
moderate |
bilateral |
LP in WOCstar Fund alongside Troy Pearsall. Connected to Monique Woodard's network and the Women of Color VC ecosystem. |
open → |
| 53 |
2026-05-15T19:33:24.28331+00:00 |
675 |
NJ Urban Education Ecosystem |
geographic |
deep |
bilateral |
P-TECH school leader. Kean University G2G program. Deep relationships across NJ urban school systems, IBM P-TECH network, college access ... |
open → |
| 54 |
2026-05-15T19:33:24.28331+00:00 |
675 |
Prince Hall Masonry Network NJ |
institutional |
deep |
bilateral |
Former Grand Master, Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge NJ. Highest Masonic office in the state. Access to every Prince Hall lodge i... |
open → |
| 55 |
2026-05-15T19:33:24.28331+00:00 |
675 |
Phi Beta Sigma / Divine Nine |
institutional |
deep |
bilateral |
Xi Theta Fall 1986. Line: Rod Merrick, Kevin Butler, Tony Fitch, Donald. Permanent fraternal bond. Active in Sigma network — tweets proud... |
open → |
| 56 |
2026-05-15T22:25:11.210474+00:00 |
678 |
NJ Water/Utility Infrastructure |
geographic |
deep |
bilateral |
Senior Manager GIS, NJ American Water since 2019. Program management of GIS for most densely populated state. Deep relationships across N... |
open → |
| 57 |
2026-05-15T22:25:11.210474+00:00 |
678 |
VA/MD Water Infrastructure |
geographic |
moderate |
bilateral |
GIS Project Manager, Virginia American Water. Established geospatial asset management systems for VA and MD distribution networks. |
open → |
| 58 |
2026-05-15T22:25:11.210474+00:00 |
678 |
GIS / Geospatial Tech Ecosystem |
industry |
deep |
bilateral |
ArcGIS Pro, network analysis, asset management. Recognized in ROI-NJ alongside CEO and EVP. Featured in American Water employee spotlight... |
open → |