What We Do
At Verge, we believe that New Mexico can reach its full potential.
We bring together the best entrepreneurs — as investors, founders, managers and advisors — to develop world class companies in NM.
We leverage the $5B in research dollars spent here every year.
We live here. We’ve been successful here. We know how to get things done here.
New Mexico is a global powerhouse when it comes to technological development. We have been for years. We’ve got the smartest scientific and engineering minds in the world at our national research labs, tier-1 research universities, and military research facilities spending more than $5 billion in research and development each year.
Bill Bice
General Partner
Bill is a serial entrepreneur, starting his first business as a freshman in High School, organizing road races like the Duke City Marathon.
Larry Lujan
General Partner
Larry is passionate about helping individuals, businesses and communities prosper so that they can continue to grow themselves and help the state of New Mexico.
Ron J. McPhee
General Partner
From startups to market-leading global brands, Ron is one of the Southwest’s most successful healthcare technology entrepreneurs.
Thomas J. Stephenson
Managing General Partner
The longest-tenured professional venture capitalist in New Mexico, Tom has been investing in and growing New Mexico businesses since 1997
Chris Gregory
Director of Finance
Chris is a CPA and has served as the independent auditor of numerous venture capital and private equity funds. Chris manages the accounting and audit functions of Verge and coordinates investor relations.
David Franklin
Entrepreneur in Residence
David was co-founder, CEO and Chairman of Santa Fe-based Strategic Analytics Inc. until its sale to Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ: VRSK). David was Managing
Director at McLagan Partners and a financial analyst in M&A at Morgan Stanley.
Erin Barrio
Communications Manager
Erin has been with the Verge Fund since 2015, and became the Communications Manager for the firm in late 2017. She focuses on internal communications with Limited Partners, social media and external communications, and helping portfolio companies with their marketing strategies. Erin received both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from New Mexico State University where she majored in English with an emphasis on literature and rhetoric.
Paul Short
Venture Partner
Paul founded InnovASIC, growing the company to $5M in revenue and raising $7.5M in venture capital financial during a period of industry contraction. Paul was an engineer with NMSU’s Physical Science Laboratory and
with Honeywell.
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