Team
Aubrie Pagano is General Partner and Managing Member at Alpaca VC, where she leads the firm's AI-native investment strategy, anchored to the Aquarius Economy thesis she authored. She has led investments across commerce, industrials, energy, and applied AI, served on multiple boards, and is often the first call when founders need an operator during critical moments. Harvard. 30 under 30. Does not wear black turtlenecks.
Ryan Freedman is Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Alpaca VC, where he brings two decades of experience building investment platforms across real estate, technology, and specialty finance. He takes a relationship-first and data-first approach to everything he builds, and Alpaca VC is no different. He also enjoys racing Alpacas.
Josh Jagota is a Principal at Alpaca VC. As a former operator at venture backed startups like Betterment and Dwelling, he brings a unique lens and sensibility to investing and portfolio support. He also spearheads the buildout of Gordon, Alpaca VC's proprietary AI ecosystem. We often wonder if he ever sleeps.
Ray Updyke is Senior VP, Operations & Finance at Alpaca VC, where he leads operations, finance, and compliance across Alpaca VC and Alpaca Real Estate. He keeps us on track so we can move faster; he's the wind beneath our furry wings.
Lorraine Sanders is Head of Content at Alpaca VC, where she oversees brand, content, and communications for the firm and its portfolio companies. She is the nicest of all the alpacas.
David Goldberg is a Board Partner at Alpaca VC, where he now works to support portfolio companies through board service, strategy, and capital raising. He also looks younger than he is and is a padel champion.
Daniel Fetner is a Board Partner at Alpaca VC, where he now works to support portfolio companies through board service, strategy, and capital raising. He can outwork anyone except on the golf course.