WHEN YOU GET ONE OF US,
YOU GET ALL OF US.
THE EXECUTIVE BENCH FOUNDERS CAN'T AFFORD YET.

how we operate

At most VC firms, you meet a partner, work with an associate, and hope the introductions are useful. At Oceans, every founder works with the full partner group on every meaningful decision: recruiting, go-to-market, capital, operations. Whoever's done it picks up the phone.

meet the team

Co-Founder & General Partner
Steven Rosenblatt

Sold Quattro Wireless to Apple — the product he launched there became iAd. President of Foursquare through scale and acquisition. One of a16z's first checks in New York. Twenty years of building, hiring, and shipping. Leads investments and partners with founders on go-to-market and strategy.

Co-Founder & General Partner
Josh Rahn

Opened Facebook's New York office in 2007 — before News Feed, before the App Store. Spent nine years scaling the platform. Helped build NYC's tech ecosystem from the earliest internet days. Leads investments with an operator's instinct for product and the founders defining what's next.

Co-Founder & Chief People Officer
Glenn Handler

Sheryl Sandberg's first business-side recruiter at Facebook. Opened Google offices worldwide. Two decades hiring the people who built generational companies. Works hands-on with Oceans founders to make the hires that define everything.

Founding Partner, Operations
Sara Barek

Twenty years operating in tech. Built and scaled multiple startups, including Clearforest — acquired by Thomson Reuters. Helps founders pressure-test product assumptions, obsess over their customers, and build operations that compound.

Founding Partner, Finance
Brian Lew

Over two decades building in tech and media. Sourced, evaluated, structured, and negotiated enterprise-level acquisitions and investments at Time Warner, deploying capital through digital asset strategies. Experienced in developing software and semiconductor related businesses across engineering, product, and sales.

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