The Shaper Mission
Shaperism is the belief that individuals can shape the world for the better. Too many people are too quick to accept perceived constraints and don’t deeply believe they can make a difference; they view outcomes as luck or destiny. Yet much of the world we live in was built by shapers who believed in exceptionalism and believed that they could change the future — and worked relentlessly to shape it.
Our mission is to build companies that shape the world. We do this by finding exceptional talent, cultivating individual shapers, and working with that talent to build businesses that can transform industries. We focus on building businesses in industries we understand well (i.e. data and middleware businesses) where we have a playbook that can defy the odds.
Over the next 10 years, we aspire to build at least 50 companies that transform industries.
Why Start Shaper
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Travis May is the Founder and CEO of Shaper Capital, a company dedicated to building businesses that solve data fragmentation across industries.
Travis has a proven track record as a serial entrepreneur, having previously led the two biggest data exits of the last 20 years as co-founder and CEO of both LiveRamp and Datavant. LiveRamp, which pioneered data onboarding, is now a publicly traded company (NYSE:RAMP); he scaled it to over $200 mm in revenue. Travis then founded Datavant, which became the leading platform for healthcare data interoperability. Under his leadership, Datavant merged with Ciox Health in a $7 billion transaction, creating the largest health data ecosystem in the United States.
Travis graduated with magna cum laude and phi beta kappa honors from Harvard University with degrees in economics and mathematics. He has been recognized by Forbes’ “30 Under 30” list and AdAge’s “40 Under 40” for his impact in technology and business. Travis lives in North Carolina with his family and is focused on building the next generation of world-changing companies.
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Elyse Jones Benedicto is the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of Shaper, where she builds and scales the operational infrastructure that supports Shaper and our companies.
Prior to Shaper, Elyse held executive roles at category-defining technology companies. As Chief Trust and Safety Officer and Chief Legal Officer at the marketplace Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT), she oversaw operations as the platform scaled to $400 million in sales and led its acquisition by IXL Learning in 2023. Before that, Elyse was VP of Legal at Zocdoc during a period of rapid growth and a $2 billion valuation, and Head of Business Development and General Counsel at MealPal, where she guided the company through global expansion and its Series B funding.
Elyse began her legal career at Davis Polk & Wardwell and as a clerk for the Honorable Rosemary S. Pooler on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. She holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and a B.A. from Columbia University with degrees in Economics and Philosophy.
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Marty Espe is Shaper Capital’s Chief Financial Officer and acts as fractional CFO to Shaper’s portfolio companies.
Marty previously served as CFO at Krikey AI and has served as the fractional CFO to multiple early-stage companies from inception through rapid growth and multiple fundraises. Most recently he launched the enterprise partnerships business at Ethos which grew from <$1M ARR to over $100M ARR in 2 years. Prior to Ethos, Marty was a data analyst at Uber, working on the driver growth and Uber for Business teams. He began his career as a mechanical engineer at Siemens Energy.
Marty holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering/BA in Chemistry from Yale College and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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James Arra is the Commercial Operating Partner at Shaper Capital, where he helps portfolio companies develop and execute winning commercial strategies.
Previously, James served as President and Chief Commercial Officer at LiveRamp, leading the commercial team that drove revenue growth from $8M to $460M. He is passionate about building scalable, sustainable businesses, leveraging innovative digital technologies, and mentoring future leaders. His expertise spans enterprise and SMB markets, high-velocity commercial operations, and global business oversight.
James holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, San Diego.
Kent Rakip is the Technical Operating Partner at Shaper, helping companies across the portfolio build and scale productive engineering organizations that deliver high-quality technology.
Kent previously led backend engineering at Plaid, where he drove multiple initiatives to modernize, scale, and harden the services powering Plaid's data connectivity while rapidly expanding the team with top-tier talent. Prior to Plaid, Kent worked as an engineer at various small startups after beginning his career at Microsoft. Kent holds a BA in Computer Science from Harvard College.
Jamie Webber serves as the Head of Talent Acquisition at Shaper, where she builds the recruiting infrastructure powering founding and executive hiring across the portfolio.
With over a decade of experience in recruiting, Jamie specializes in scaling high-impact talent functions for companies of all sizes. Prior to Shaper, she held leadership roles at Amazon, Protege, Datavant, and Checkr, where she built scalable recruiting infrastructures, launched comprehensive talent operations programs, and led international recruiting efforts. She brings deep expertise in technical and business recruiting, alongside hands-on experience managing external networks and coaching executives. Jamie holds a bachelor's degree from Northeastern University and an MBA from Western Washington University.
MJ Kievman is a Builder-in-Residence at Shaper, leading strategic and operational initiatives across Shaper and its portfolio companies.
MJ is a patented inventor and began her career in the life sciences space as the Founder & CEO of a biotechnology and consumer health startup, leading a development-stage therapeutic program through its initial submission to the FDA while also launching a consumer product into national retail. She has partnered with multiple research universities to evaluate the commercial potential of emerging cancer technologies.
Outside of work, MJ manages the medical records review process for an animal rescue and serves on the Board of NextMinds, an education nonprofit that builds invention and innovation programs for kids K-12.
She holds a B.A. in English with a concentration in Creative Writing from Colby College.
Julian Bouma is a Venture Builder-in-Residence at Shaper, leading strategic and operational initiatives across Shaper and its portfolio companies.
Julian's career has been defined by building systems and teams that scale. He began in management consulting before transitioning into product management and technical leadership roles. He is passionate about talent cultivation and productivity enablement through technology, believing that the right combination of these can unlock exponential customer and business value.
His interdisciplinary background spanning business strategy, engineering, and operations has enabled him to bridge technical and commercial perspectives, from leading complex organizational transformations and product launches to architecting developer infrastructure and managing P&L turnarounds.
Julian holds a BA in Computer Science from Harvard College.
Scott Schlegel is a Technical Venture Builder-in-Residence at Shaper, partnering with founders to lead technical initiatives across Shaper and its portfolio companies.
Scott is a multi-exit, product and technology executive specializing in VC-backed startups during Series A and B stages of growth. He builds high-performing/high-trust teams, solves complex business and engineering challenges, and enables companies to navigate hyper-growth.
Scott's career began in the early days of the commercial web. As the second front-end engineering hire at LinkedIn, he stayed through its IPO, implementing the technology, processes, and culture that enabled its rapid growth. He holds a BA in Computer and Video Imaging from Cogswell Polytechnical College.
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Keshav Krishnan is the Director of Accounting and Finance Operations at Shaper, with over a decade of experience spanning Big 4 public accounting firms and startups. He previously served as Director of Finance at an AI startup, where he oversaw core accounting operations, financial reporting, and internal controls, while supporting budgeting, forecasting, and strategic financial planning. Beyond accounting oversight, he partners closely with executive leadership on financial planning, performance analysis, and capital allocation.
Chanel Le is the Financial Operations Manager at Shaper, where she leads end-to-end accounting operations across the firm’s portfolio companies.
Prior to joining Shaper, she held leadership roles at Datavant, Azuga, and ScaleArc, where she implemented financial systems, led multiple successful audits, and supported M&A activities. She has deep expertise in technical accounting areas as well as hands-on experience managing payroll, benefits, and HR integrations.
Laura Hodgson serves as the Operations Specialist and Executive Assistant at Shaper, where she provides dedicated support to CEO Travis May, while owning execution across portfolio-facing talent and operational workflows. With over 15 years of experience providing administrative and operational support to Founders and their businesses, Laura is a proven leader in organizational efficiency. She is passionate about bridging strategy and execution, consistently driving process improvements that empower organizational success.
Prior to joining Shaper, Laura was one of the first 35 employees at Flatiron Health, where she supported Senior Leadership and managed the Executive Operations team for over a decade. She also assisted in the development of the Center For Learning Health Care at the Duke Cancer Research Institute.
Laura holds a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master's degree from Boston Conservatory.
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Bobby Samuels is the Co-Founder and CEO of Protege, the platform for AI training data, enabling seamless and compliant data exchange to address one of the biggest bottlenecks in the AI industry: a lack of access to the right training data.
Before founding Protege, Bobby held multiple leadership roles at Datavant. As General Manager of Privacy Hub, he led efforts to expand Datavant’s privacy-preserving technology solutions, building on its position as the leading platform for healthcare data interoperability. Before Datavant, Bobby worked in partnerships and product at LiveRamp.
Bobby holds a BA in Economics from Harvard College and an MBA from Stanford University.
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Brian Overstreet is the Co-Founder, President & CEO of Arbital Health, the neutral third-party adjudicator of value-based care contracts that is unlocking and accelerating the $1 trillion shift to value-based care in the U.S. healthcare system.
Brian is an accomplished entrepreneur in the healthcare data and analytics industry. Over his twenty-year career, he has started and led two different healthcare data companies from idea to founding to prototype to product to revenue to scalable growth to profitability to M&A exit. Advera Health Analytics provided drug safety data, analytics, and workflow tools to the life sciences market and was acquired in 2022 by TriNetX. Sagient Research System provided drug pipeline tracking and predictive analysis tools and was acquired by Informa in 2012.
Brian’s broad experience ranges from recruiting and guiding executive teams, raising venture and corporate financing, building strategic partnerships, creating recurring revenue streams, and executing on product development and enterprise sales roadmaps.
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Chris Taylor is the Co-Founder and CEO of Fractional AI, an AI services provider grounded in engineering excellence. Fractional AI builds custom generative AI software to transform businesses.
As CEO of Fractional AI, Chris has scoped hundreds of applied AI projects—from complex workflow automations to new product launches. Prior to building Fractional AI, Chris was the Chief Revenue Officer of Wove (acquired by Samba TV) and a founding sales leader at LiveRamp (NYSE: RAMP).
Chris holds a BS in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Jeremy Baksht is the Co-Founder and CEO of Catena Clearing, where he is building Catena Telematics, a universal data API that connects ELDs, TMS, and fleet systems. Catena delivers real-time, permissioned truck data to brokers, shippers, and fintechs, streamlining carrier onboarding, fraud prevention, and risk scoring for smarter logistics decisions.
Jeremy has driven growth and innovation at B2B companies like data.world, Revelio Labs, Deckard Technologies, and Dusty Robotics. At Walmart Data Ventures, he led strategic initiatives, including acquiring Volt Systems. Previously, at Bloomberg Enterprise Alternative Data, he built and scaled data businesses, drove the acquisitions of his first two fintech ventures: Estimize and ACE Portal. Earlier in his career, he worked in investment banking at Citigroup and JPMorgan, advising global industrial clients on complex transactions.
Jeremy holds a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Texas and an MBA from UVA Darden. He lives in New York with his family including two boys & a goldendoodle and is passionate about boxing, yoga, chess, and reading science fiction.
Kartik Chopra is the founder and CEO of Adelphi, a company dedicated to revolutionizing secure data sharing within the intelligence and defense sectors. Kartik launched Adelphi with Travis May, aiming to address the growing fragmentation of intelligence data and systems. Adelphi’s mission is to ensure that the intelligence community can seamlessly and securely share data across applications while maintaining the highest levels of security, enhancing human intelligence (HUMINT) operations.
Kartik was recruited to the CIA after undergrad and played a key role in building globally distributed AI infrastructure, supporting major U.S. foreign intelligence operations, including contributions to President Trump’s unannounced visit to North Korea. He specialized in leveraging data and technology to identify critical intelligence targets and improve operational decision-making. After he left the CIA, Kartik founded Devron, where he pioneered the first federated AI platform adopted by top financial institutions, intelligence agencies, and the Department of Defense. His work enabled real-time operational insights and decision-making by securely analyzing globally distributed datasets.
Karik immigrated from India at age 10 and pursued a degree in Computer Science and Quantitative Economics.
Matthew Matos is the Co-Founder and CEO of BEAMRaiL, a Cary, N.C. AI company building the next generation of software for public safety. With nearly a decade of experience in law enforcement, including roles in criminal investigations and leadership as a sergeant, Matthew has firsthand insight into the challenges officers face with outdated systems and fragmented data.
Driven by a belief that those who protect communities deserve better tools, he founded BEAMRaiL to bring modern, AI-powered infrastructure to law enforcement. The company is developing a secure intelligence layer that enables agencies to search, analyze, and act on information across systems in seconds, without compromising privacy or security.
He is passionate about building products that combine thoughtful design, advanced technology, and real-world utility, aiming to make BEAMRaiL the standard for public safety technology.
Bob is the Co-Founder and CEO of Jay. Bob formerly led the Provider and Life Sciences businesses at Datavant, which he helped build from an early stage. Prior to that, he led operations at Roivant Sciences and earlier in his career worked as a lawyer at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and at hedge fund D. E. Shaw. Bob holds a J.D. and M.B.A. from Yale and a B.A.S.H. in Symbolic Systems and English from Stanford University.
Scott Schlegel is a Technical Venture Builder-in-Residence at Shaper, partnering with founders to lead technical initiatives across Shaper and its portfolio companies.
Scott is a multi-exit, product and technology executive specializing in VC-backed startups during Series A and B stages of growth. He builds high-performing/high-trust teams, solves complex business and engineering challenges, and enables companies to navigate hyper-growth.
Scott's career began in the early days of the commercial web. As the second front-end engineering hire at LinkedIn, he stayed through its IPO, implementing the technology, processes, and culture that enabled its rapid growth. He holds a BA in Computer and Video Imaging from Cogswell Polytechnical College.
Jamie Webber serves as the Head of Talent Acquisition at Shaper, where she builds the recruiting infrastructure powering founding and executive hiring across the portfolio.
With over a decade of experience in recruiting, Jamie specializes in scaling high-impact talent functions for companies of all sizes. Prior to Shaper, she held leadership roles at Amazon, Protege, Datavant, and Checkr, where she built scalable recruiting infrastructures, launched comprehensive talent operations programs, and led international recruiting efforts. She brings deep expertise in technical and business recruiting, alongside hands-on experience managing external networks and coaching executives. Jamie holds a bachelor's degree from Northeastern University and an MBA from Western Washington University.
Laura Hodgson serves as the Operations Specialist and Executive Assistant at Shaper, where she provides dedicated support to CEO Travis May, while owning execution across portfolio-facing talent and operational workflows. With over 15 years of experience providing administrative and operational support to Founders and their businesses, Laura is a proven leader in organizational efficiency. She is passionate about bridging strategy and execution, consistently driving process improvements that empower organizational success.
Prior to joining Shaper, Laura was one of the first 35 employees at Flatiron Health, where she supported Senior Leadership and managed the Executive Operations team for over a decade. She also assisted in the development of the Center For Learning Health Care at the Duke Cancer Research Institute.
Laura holds a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master's degree from Boston Conservatory.
Keshav Krishnan is the Director of Accounting and Finance Operations at Shaper, with over a decade of experience spanning Big 4 public accounting firms and startups. He previously served as Director of Finance at an AI startup, where he oversaw core accounting operations, financial reporting, and internal controls, while supporting budgeting, forecasting, and strategic financial planning. Beyond accounting oversight, he partners closely with executive leadership on financial planning, performance analysis, and capital allocation.
Matthew Matos is the Co-Founder and CEO of BEAMRaiL, a Cary, N.C. AI company building the next generation of software for public safety. With nearly a decade of experience in law enforcement, including roles in criminal investigations and leadership as a sergeant, Matthew has firsthand insight into the challenges officers face with outdated systems and fragmented data.
Driven by a belief that those who protect communities deserve better tools, he founded BEAMRaiL to bring modern, AI-powered infrastructure to law enforcement. The company is developing a secure intelligence layer that enables agencies to search, analyze, and act on information across systems in seconds, without compromising privacy or security.
He is passionate about building products that combine thoughtful design, advanced technology, and real-world utility, aiming to make BEAMRaiL the standard for public safety technology.
Chanel Le is the Financial Operations Manager at Shaper, where she leads end-to-end accounting operations across the firm’s portfolio companies.
Prior to joining Shaper, she held leadership roles at Datavant, Azuga, and ScaleArc, where she implemented financial systems, led multiple successful audits, and supported M&A activities. She has deep expertise in technical accounting areas as well as hands-on experience managing payroll, benefits, and HR integrations.
Kent Rakip is the Technical Operating Partner at Shaper, helping companies across the portfolio build and scale productive engineering organizations that deliver high-quality technology.
Kent previously led backend engineering at Plaid, where he drove multiple initiatives to modernize, scale, and harden the services powering Plaid's data connectivity while rapidly expanding the team with top-tier talent. Prior to Plaid, Kent worked as an engineer at various small startups after beginning his career at Microsoft. Kent holds a BA in Computer Science from Harvard College.
Bob is the Co-Founder and CEO of Jay. Bob formerly led the Provider and Life Sciences businesses at Datavant, which he helped build from an early stage. Prior to that, he led operations at Roivant Sciences and earlier in his career worked as a lawyer at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and at hedge fund D. E. Shaw. Bob holds a J.D. and M.B.A. from Yale and a B.A.S.H. in Symbolic Systems and English from Stanford University.
Julian Bouma is a Venture Builder-in-Residence at Shaper, leading strategic and operational initiatives across Shaper and its portfolio companies.
Julian's career has been defined by building systems and teams that scale. He began in management consulting before transitioning into product management and technical leadership roles. He is passionate about talent cultivation and productivity enablement through technology, believing that the right combination of these can unlock exponential customer and business value.
His interdisciplinary background spanning business strategy, engineering, and operations has enabled him to bridge technical and commercial perspectives, from leading complex organizational transformations and product launches to architecting developer infrastructure and managing P&L turnarounds.
Julian holds a BA in Computer Science from Harvard College.
MJ Kievman is a Builder-in-Residence at Shaper, leading strategic and operational initiatives across Shaper and its portfolio companies.
MJ is a patented inventor and began her career in the life sciences space as the Founder & CEO of a biotechnology and consumer health startup, leading a development-stage therapeutic program through its initial submission to the FDA while also launching a consumer product into national retail. She has partnered with multiple research universities to evaluate the commercial potential of emerging cancer technologies.
Outside of work, MJ manages the medical records review process for an animal rescue and serves on the Board of NextMinds, an education nonprofit that builds invention and innovation programs for kids K-12.
She holds a B.A. in English with a concentration in Creative Writing from Colby College.
Marty Espe is Shaper Capital’s Chief Financial Officer and acts as fractional CFO to Shaper’s portfolio companies.
Marty previously served as CFO at Krikey AI and has served as the fractional CFO to multiple early-stage companies from inception through rapid growth and multiple fundraises. Most recently he launched the enterprise partnerships business at Ethos which grew from <$1M ARR to over $100M ARR in 2 years. Prior to Ethos, Marty was a data analyst at Uber, working on the driver growth and Uber for Business teams. He began his career as a mechanical engineer at Siemens Energy.
Marty holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering/BA in Chemistry from Yale College and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Kartik Chopra is the founder and CEO of Adelphi, a company dedicated to revolutionizing secure data sharing within the intelligence and defense sectors. Kartik launched Adelphi with Travis May, aiming to address the growing fragmentation of intelligence data and systems. Adelphi’s mission is to ensure that the intelligence community can seamlessly and securely share data across applications while maintaining the highest levels of security, enhancing human intelligence (HUMINT) operations.
Kartik was recruited to the CIA after undergrad and played a key role in building globally distributed AI infrastructure, supporting major U.S. foreign intelligence operations, including contributions to President Trump’s unannounced visit to North Korea. He specialized in leveraging data and technology to identify critical intelligence targets and improve operational decision-making. After he left the CIA, Kartik founded Devron, where he pioneered the first federated AI platform adopted by top financial institutions, intelligence agencies, and the Department of Defense. His work enabled real-time operational insights and decision-making by securely analyzing globally distributed datasets.
Karik immigrated from India at age 10 and pursued a degree in Computer Science and Quantitative Economics.
Jeremy Baksht is the Co-Founder and CEO of Catena Clearing, where he is building Catena Telematics, a universal data API that connects ELDs, TMS, and fleet systems. Catena delivers real-time, permissioned truck data to brokers, shippers, and fintechs, streamlining carrier onboarding, fraud prevention, and risk scoring for smarter logistics decisions.
Jeremy has driven growth and innovation at B2B companies like data.world, Revelio Labs, Deckard Technologies, and Dusty Robotics. At Walmart Data Ventures, he led strategic initiatives, including acquiring Volt Systems. Previously, at Bloomberg Enterprise Alternative Data, he built and scaled data businesses, drove the acquisitions of his first two fintech ventures: Estimize and ACE Portal. Earlier in his career, he worked in investment banking at Citigroup and JPMorgan, advising global industrial clients on complex transactions.
Jeremy holds a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Texas and an MBA from UVA Darden. He lives in New York with his family including two boys & a goldendoodle and is passionate about boxing, yoga, chess, and reading science fiction.
Chris Taylor is the Co-Founder and CEO of Fractional AI, an AI services provider grounded in engineering excellence. Fractional AI builds custom generative AI software to transform businesses.
As CEO of Fractional AI, Chris has scoped hundreds of applied AI projects—from complex workflow automations to new product launches. Prior to building Fractional AI, Chris was the Chief Revenue Officer of Wove (acquired by Samba TV) and a founding sales leader at LiveRamp (NYSE: RAMP).
Chris holds a BS in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Brian Overstreet is the Co-Founder, President & CEO of Arbital Health, the neutral third-party adjudicator of value-based care contracts that is unlocking and accelerating the $1 trillion shift to value-based care in the U.S. healthcare system.
Brian is an accomplished entrepreneur in the healthcare data and analytics industry. Over his twenty-year career, he has started and led two different healthcare data companies from idea to founding to prototype to product to revenue to scalable growth to profitability to M&A exit. Advera Health Analytics provided drug safety data, analytics, and workflow tools to the life sciences market and was acquired in 2022 by TriNetX. Sagient Research System provided drug pipeline tracking and predictive analysis tools and was acquired by Informa in 2012.
Brian’s broad experience ranges from recruiting and guiding executive teams, raising venture and corporate financing, building strategic partnerships, creating recurring revenue streams, and executing on product development and enterprise sales roadmaps.
Bobby Samuels is the Co-Founder and CEO of Protege, the platform for AI training data, enabling seamless and compliant data exchange to address one of the biggest bottlenecks in the AI industry: a lack of access to the right training data.
Before founding Protege, Bobby held multiple leadership roles at Datavant. As General Manager of Privacy Hub, he led efforts to expand Datavant’s privacy-preserving technology solutions, building on its position as the leading platform for healthcare data interoperability. Before Datavant, Bobby worked in partnerships and product at LiveRamp.
Bobby holds a BA in Economics from Harvard College and an MBA from Stanford University.
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Abigail Bertelson is the founder & CEO of Zenith Health, building the evidence base to inform the thousands of questions that women currently struggle to answer with data during pregnancy – aiming to ensure “we don’t have the data” is no longer the bottleneck to informed health decisions.
Prior to founding Zenith Health, Abigail held multiple roles at Datavant – including leading the Rapid Retrieval offering, focused on patient-mediated medical record retrieval serving life sciences use cases in clinical trial eligibility and registry building, as well as serving as Chief of Staff to the CEO following the company’s $7B merger with Ciox Health. Abigail has also led teams and new initiatives at Zillow, where she helped to stand up a new business model and agent product offering within the Premier Agent business line.
Abigail graduated from Stanford University with a BA in Economics and a minor in International Relations and is based out of New York City.
James Arra is the Commercial Operating Partner at Shaper Capital, where he helps portfolio companies develop and execute winning commercial strategies.
Previously, James served as President and Chief Commercial Officer at LiveRamp, leading the commercial team that drove revenue growth from $8M to $460M. He is passionate about building scalable, sustainable businesses, leveraging innovative digital technologies, and mentoring future leaders. His expertise spans enterprise and SMB markets, high-velocity commercial operations, and global business oversight.
James holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, San Diego.
Elyse Jones Benedicto is the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of Shaper, where she builds and scales the operational infrastructure that supports Shaper and our companies.
Prior to Shaper, Elyse held executive roles at category-defining technology companies. As Chief Trust and Safety Officer and Chief Legal Officer at the marketplace Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT), she oversaw operations as the platform scaled to $400 million in sales and led its acquisition by IXL Learning in 2023. Before that, Elyse was VP of Legal at Zocdoc during a period of rapid growth and a $2 billion valuation, and Head of Business Development and General Counsel at MealPal, where she guided the company through global expansion and its Series B funding.
Elyse began her legal career at Davis Polk & Wardwell and as a clerk for the Honorable Rosemary S. Pooler on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. She holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and a B.A. from Columbia University with degrees in Economics and Philosophy.
Travis May is the Founder and CEO of Shaper Capital, a company dedicated to building businesses that solve data fragmentation across industries.
Travis has a proven track record as a serial entrepreneur, having previously led the two biggest data exits of the last 20 years as co-founder and CEO of both LiveRamp and Datavant. LiveRamp, which pioneered data onboarding, is now a publicly traded company (NYSE:RAMP); he scaled it to over $200 mm in revenue. Travis then founded Datavant, which became the leading platform for healthcare data interoperability. Under his leadership, Datavant merged with Ciox Health in a $7 billion transaction, creating the largest health data ecosystem in the United States.
Travis graduated with magna cum laude and phi beta kappa honors from Harvard University with degrees in economics and mathematics. He has been recognized by Forbes’ “30 Under 30” list and AdAge’s “40 Under 40” for his impact in technology and business. Travis lives in North Carolina with his family and is focused on building the next generation of world-changing companies.
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