Our Team

A tight-knit family office, bringing together each member’s unique ideas and experiences

The first family business started back in 2005, while we were between the ages of 5 - 14, with to mission to raise enough money to buy our mother a pair of cowgirl boots. This lead to us being featured in the Boston Globe, NPR, multiple University level Textbooks and more. After MyRoombud, we each set off down different career paths to improve our individual skills and opinions. In 2020, the timing was right to join forces again.

Whether it’s traveling the world, playing on an adult softball team, or building a business, our family has supported and worked with each other to learn, challenge ourselves, and grow. We seek to explore, develop, and encourage new ideas, different perspectives, and connect networks around the world.


Griffin brings his passion for sustainability, cutting edge machine learning software and breakthrough hardware products to TENTS Ventures. His background centers around product development and management.

Outside of TENTS, he continues to be at the forefront of next-gen 3D bio-printers and bio-material as the current Chief Software Officer at 3D Microfluidic LLC. Prior to 3D Microfluidic LLC, Griffin worked extensively with 3D printing as a Supervisor for Syracuse University’s MakerSpace and as the Support and Application Engineer for CELLINK. Griffin is receiving his Bs.E. in Mechanical Engineering with minors in Computer Science and Biology from Syracuse University.

When he is not in the lab or the office, you can find Griffin captaining his Ultimate Frisbee team, baking bread or playing League of Legends with his friends.

 
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Isabelle brings to TENTS Ventures her experience supporting and working with Startup Programs across the globe with focuses on the USA, Europe, Australia, and China. She has had the privilege of creating, developing, growing, and strengthening dual purpose pipelines for founders, investors, and corporate entities.

Besides TENTS, Isabelle is the Lead Ops. and Bus. Dev. Associate for Techstars Allied Space, Adopets’ Customer Onboarding Manager and a Investment Analyst at ff Venture Capital. This has put her in a positing to read over 800 pitch decks, remain in constant contact with executives regarding mentoring and investing, and learn from the best and brightest across multiple industries and facets. Receiving her BiM from ESCP Business School, Isabelle travels Europe studying in London, UK, Torino, Italy and Berlin, Germany.

In her free time, Isabelle enjoys hiking with her dog, playing tennis, traveling with the rest of the family, and biking on different trails.

 
 

Our Advisors

After meeting at Taekwondo, a relationship built on friendship, respect, and love solidified Jeri and Greg’s eternal bond. Everything from being double partners in tennis to building a business to raising a family, this dynamic duo faces all challenges and successes together. Their steadfast belief in a strong supportive family and solid work ethics have been past on to their children (seen above).

Our parents have been our advisors our whole lives. Starting with teaching us how to be the best teammates to each other, they pushed us to always think about how to support those around us. They continue to help us professionally grow as we navigate our careers, expand our networks, strengthen our understanding of world around us, and build our family businesses.

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Jeri Lee & Greg Smith