Monica Cronmiller

Most bios are a highlight reel. I understand why. But what I actually want is for the people in this class to get to know me, because any given day, any given conversation, can directionally change what gets built and who it reaches for generations after us. So here's the real version.

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I got into venture after I burned out on the sharking at a Swiss wirehouse. What I loved about it, and still love about it, is that the job is pattern recognition under uncertainty. You dig into data nobody else is reading carefully, you place calculated bets on where the future is going, and occasionally, you find a hidden gem before anyone else does.

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My day job is CapTable Ventures, a venture capital as a service firm I founded for family offices. I run the kind of outsourced VC arm I wish existed when I was inside one: sourcing, diligence, structuring, portfolio management, with the family keeping control and owning the portfolio directly. Before this, I was a Principal inside a single family office's venture portfolio and ran corporate venture work at Constellation Brands, supporting a $250MM portfolio. Companies I've worked alongside have been acquired by Iridium, PwC, and NextGen Healthcare.

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My nights and weekends go to a stealth venture: AI enabled infrastructure for coordination and safety across human and autonomous systems. I wrote the code, designed the schema, filed the provisional patent. It's not what finance people usually do with their free time. That's sort of the point.

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If you're in this class with me, come find me. I'd rather know you than impress you.