Our Team
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Allen Jebsen
CO-FOUNDER
For nearly a decade, Allen has spent his career working with entrepreneurs and helping small businesses. Allen joined StartEngine in 2016, an equity crowdfunding platform whose mission it is to democratize access to capital for entrepreneurs, and was primarily responsible for revenue growth. Under his leadership, StartEngine grew from inception to revenues of $28m annually and is now valued at over $1B. Over his eight years at StartEngine, Allen led sales, marketing, operations, services and creative teams. Allen is a licensed FINRA broker and holds the Series 7, 63, 79, and 24 licenses.
Allen holds a Bachelors of Science degree from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. A proud alum, Allen credits USC for inspiring his passion for entrepreneurship and business.
In his free time, Allen enjoys playing golf and tennis, walks in Santa Monica with his fiancée Niki and watching the New York Jets win (mostly lose).
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Foster Jebsen
CO-FOUNDER
In addition to being the Co-Founder of Spur Capital, Foster is the Head of Finance and Revenue Operations at Seso – the modern operating system for agriculture to manage their workforce and back office. In the last two years, Seso has grown its business by more than 10x and raised over $50M from top-tier investors led by Index Ventures and Bond Capital.
Foster previously helped scale high-growth technology companies in strategic finance roles at both Attentive Mobile and Latch. He started his career as an investor focusing on innovative publicly-listed companies.
Foster holds a business degree from the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania. He lives in New York City with his wife Julie and baby daughter Sophie. In his free time, he enjoys playing racquet sports, spending time with family and friends, and exploring NYC.
Board of Advisors
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Richard Heard
ADVISOR
Richard served as CFO & President of Insight Investments Corp, a leading technology solutions provider. Under his leadership, Insight Investments experienced remarkable growth over the past 35 years and in 2012 was named one of the “Top Fastest 100 Growing Private Companies" by the Orange County Business Journal for the fourth consecutive year. Today, the company has over 300 employees and serves some of the largest organizations worldwide, providing a comprehensive suite of technology acquisition, leasing, and management solutions.
Richard was named the Ernest & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2011 and is also a recipient of the Henry R. Kravis Entrepreneur Award, which honors outstanding entrepreneurial achievements.
He is currently the founder of Cache Capital, an investment firm that provides asset financing to growing companies, and is a former member of the Young Presidents Organization.
Richard is a proud alum of Arizona State University and holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from the Claremont Graduate School. He currently resides in Wilson, Wyoming.
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Rick Olshansky
ADVISOR
Rick’s business career includes leading multiple successful startups from inception through sale and leadership positions in the entertainment industry.
He developed, constructed, built, and served on the Board of Directors of Pacific Park, the amusement park on the landmark Santa Monica Pier. The Park was sold at a significant profit to a REIT after 10 years of successful operations.
Rick also founded ProOne Water Filters, an e-commerce company that specialized in the design, distribution and sale of gravity based water filters. The company was recently sold to Culligan (a multi-national water focused company) after 12 years of annual increased earnings and a successful pivot from a B to B emphasis to a B to C operation.
Rick also held several senior positions in the entertainment industry including Executive Vice President of Business Affairs at NBC Universal Television and Co-President at AMC Studios.
Rick graduated with honors from the University of Michigan Law School and currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
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