grIP's bench covers three key categories for founders: Go-To-Market, Strategy + Capital, and Protection + Compliance. Every grIP Operator and Mentor is exceptional at one thing and brought in for moments where that experience matters.
Find your problem. Find the right person for it.
Know exactly what you need? Each department also offers pre-scoped sprints with fixed deliverables, defined timelines, and a matched grIP Operator ready to go.
For founders facing a legal, IP, regulatory, or government contracts issue that has been sitting too long while the downside keeps growing quietly in the background. These are the Operators brought in when the stakes are real and the margin for error is small.
If you already know what needs attention, Protection + Compliance sprints offer a faster path in.
Every sprint is run by a matched grIP operator. Same bench, same standard, scoped for a specific problem.
For founders who have built something valuable and aren't certain their IP protection matches what they've actually created.
You get: A full IP review — what's protected, what isn't, and what needs to be addressed before a raise or a partnership conversation.
Timeframe: 1 week · 1 working session + written audit.
Start this sprint →For founders heading into a significant commercial agreement who need a practitioner to review it before they sign.
You get: A reviewed contract with flagged risks, recommended changes, and a plain-language summary of what they're agreeing to.
Timeframe: 1 week · Async review + 1 debrief session.
Start this sprint →For founders preparing for a raise, a federal contract bid, or an expansion into a regulated market.
You get: A written compliance posture assessment — gaps identified, priority fixes ranked, timeline for remediation.
Timeframe: 2 weeks · 2 working sessions + written assessment.
Start this sprint →
Protection + Compliance
Co-Founder and Partner of Potomac Ridge Consulting. Former Chief Acquisition Officer at the VA. Oversaw nearly $20B in federal spend.
Protection + Compliance
Advised on 100+ M&A and financing transactions for startups, PE-backed companies, public companies, and institutional investors.
Protection + Compliance
Secured regulatory approvals from CBER and CDRH, including Class I & II Devices.
Protection + Compliance
Founder and CEO of 4M Therapeutics. Previously served as Chief Medical Officer at Lexicon Pharmaceuticals and Vice President of Clinical Development at Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Protection + Compliance
Federal procurement expert. Former Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner. Oversaw $50B+ in federal contracts.
“I help founders access or navigate federal government contracts, and I help them understand the system and resolve the problems that come up once they're in it.”
Managing Director
Laura Querubin is the Managing Director of grIP Venture Studio.
With over 16 years of experience across Colombia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, she works at the intersection of venture capital, entrepreneurship, and international partnerships.
Laura mobilizes capital, expertise, and institutional partners to unlock opportunities for high-growth companies. She also advises founders and investors on growth strategy and cross-border expansion, with a focus on Latin America's emerging markets.
Prior to grIP, she served as Senior Investment Advisor at Invest in Bogotá, where she led efforts to attract global companies and impact investment. She also advised the President of iNNpulsa, shaping its international strategy and building strategic partnerships. Earlier in her career, she served as Cultural Attaché at the Embassy of Colombia to the United Kingdom and as a freelance producer for the BBC.
She is also an entrepreneur at heart and has founded and operated two tourism companies.
Laura holds a Master of Public Administration (MPA) in International Development from the London School of Economics and is a triple-major honors graduate of the University of Texas at Austin.
Contact Laura: laura@gripventure.com
Head of Strategy and VC Programs
Melinda Wang is a corporate & securities attorney and outside general counsel.
She advises clients on a wide range of matters across industries, including fintech, blockchain technology, e-commerce, insurance, transportation, renewable energy, real estate, proptech, alternative investments, consumer goods and entertainment.
With a background spanning Big Law, in-house leadership and boutique private practice, she has extensive experience working closely with businesses at every stage of their lifecycle. This includes negotiating and executing M&A transactions, structuring corporate finance and commercial transactions, preparing companies for IPOs, creating risk mitigation programs, managing SEC-related matters, serving as corporate secretary for U.S. and international entities, overseeing internal investigations and designing compliance frameworks.
She was previously Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc. (OTC: EVOA) and Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at XL Group plc (NYSE: XL), and was associated with Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in New York and London and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in New York, where she worked on initial public offerings, high-yield debt offerings and M&A transactions.
In addition to her law practice, Melinda is an active angel investor, contemporary art curator, educator and startup founder.
Education: Princeton University, AB, summa cum laude, 1999. University of Pennsylvania Law School, JD, 2002.
Founder of grIP Venture Collective
Jed Weiner is Partner and Head of Corporate Practice at Alconbury Law PLLC.
He advises emerging and seasoned companies and investors in corporate finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, board matters, corporate governance, executive compensation, management equity, restructuring, corporate compliance, and commercial transactions.
Jed has worked in private practice at top-tier law firms, including as a corporate attorney at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York, London, and Palo Alto. He served as general counsel for Tunnel Hill Partners with $300 million in revenues, and as lead counsel of a global business division of Brady Corporation, a publicly-traded U.S. multinational.
Jed has represented clients across a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, automotive, waste management, software, life sciences, energy, retail, banking, and telecommunications. He's also prepared SEC filings for U.S. public companies and led securities and M&A transactions both in-house and in private practice.
Additionally, Jed serves as outside general counsel for startups and private equity portfolio companies. Having significant experience with international transactions, operations, and compliance, he oversaw complex legal and business issues in Europe, Middle East and Africa for Brady Corporation. Jed led cross-border securities and M&A transactions for Blackstone and KKR at law firm Simpson Thacher.
Jed served in leadership roles as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve, deactivating as a Lieutenant Commander in 2012.
That's what the intake is for. Tell us what's happening in plain language and we'll identify the right category, the right Operator, and whether a sprint or full engagement makes the most sense. You don't need to diagnose the problem before starting the conversation.