Partners
Our team has some common attributes. We have all been operators and founders. At this stage of life, we are driven not just by making a buck but by having the opportunity to work with smart, energetic founders and helping them realize their dreams. When you win, we win. And we don’t take ourselves too seriously – life is too short.
Jason Syversen - managing partner
Jason Syversen is the founding member of three successful cyber technology companies and is a board member, investor and/or advisor for multiple other firms who spent his career in NH with a DC detour. Before founding Siege Technologies in 2009, he was a program manager at DARPA. His focus areas are cyber security, communications, software, AI, GovCon, innovation, and startups. Jason is active in his community, including involvement in the Entrepreneur's Foundation of NH, coaching youth basketball and various church and other philanthropic leadership roles. He is the father of 6(!) kids and enjoys team sports, outdoor activities, and any sort of strategy game.
Jason haviland - partner
Jason Haviland is an owner and Senior Partner at Cottage Street Advisors, an independent RIA (Registered Investment Advisory) firm, managing over $250 million in client and institutional assets. Jason is a serial entrepreneur himself and has made early-stage investments, served as an advisor and conducted due diligence on many different companies and opportunities. Prior to Cottage Street, Jason worked for over 20 years at Fidelity Investments in a variety of technology and management roles. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan (BA) and Boston College Carroll School of Management (MBA) and a CFA Charterholder. He serves on a number of local non-profit boards, advises the NH Center for Nonprofits and is an avid pickleball player. Jason lives in southern New Hampshire with his wife and two daughters.
Matt Pierson - partner
Matt is one of the founders of 10X and has long been active in promoting New Hampshire’s tech ecosystem. He co-founded DTC Communications (acquired by Cobham plc) and Jitterjam (acquired by Meltwater). He’s an investor 20+ companies in New England. He joined DunnRush & Co. upon its launch in 2009, focused on sell side M&A advisory services for companies with an enterprise value of $20-250 million.
Matt’s active in the non-profit community, having served on the boards of the NH High Tech Council, Semester at Sea, NH Charitable Foundation, and currently, NH Public Radio and Advantage Kids. He helped launch the TechOut competition and NH MillWorks Fund I.
Matt lives in Bedford with his wife Michelle, and can often be found in a warm, sunny location….laptop nearby.
Bob Goldstein - Partner
Bob Goldstein brings 25 years of IP networking industry leadership, sales and financial management experience. Prior to co-founding Single Digits, Bob was a proven sales and marketing leader at a Fortune 500 networking firm and then and managed a successful start-up specializing in data center build outs and enterprise network installations. Since co-founding Single Digits in 2003, Bob has led both sales and finance initiatives to propel the company to a leadership position on the managed Wi-Fi market while continually achieving record setting growth and winning dozens of industry, local and national awards. As the Chief Executive Officer, Bob successfully engineered and closed more than $400M of transactions including several rounds of financing for Single Digits including venture capital, mezzanine debt, growth equity and private equity. In addition to leading the organic sales growth model, Bob efficiently leveraged the company’s capital structure to source, negotiate and close 10 acquisitions during his tenure as CEO. When Since Single Digits was acquired by GI Partners, Bob shifted his focus from CEO to Corporate Development and led four successful acquisitions; building a strong funnel of opportunities. In 2021, Bob transition to Single Digits’ Board of Directors.
Bob received a B.S. in Economics from the University of Southern Maine and later earned an M.B.A. from Plymouth State College.
Elizabeth “liz“ hitchcock - Partner
Liz Hitchcock is a philanthropist and entrepreneur.
She was part of the founding team at Dyn, an internet technology company. While at Dyn, Liz served as the first sales and marketing person and then the first leader of those departments as the company grew.
Liz has also been involved in several other startup companies and is a board member at St Mary's Bank. She spends a great deal of time focusing on her passion for the arts by assisting several nonprofits on boards and committees.
Liz is on the board of the Currier Museum of Art. Wanting to give back to the community philanthropically, Liz and her husband recently created the Hitchcock Family Foundation through the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation.
Gregory Soghikian - Partner
Dr. Soghikian is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon with additional board certification in sports medicine. With over 25 years of experience he specializes in arthroscopic shoulder and knee procedures including rotator cuff reconstructions, shoulder instability surgeries , ACL reconstructions, and knee scopes. A Magna Cum Laude graduate of Harvard University, he interned at Mass General Hospital in Boston. He completed his orthopaedic residency at George Washington University in D.C. and his sports medicine fellowship in Lake Tahoe, California. He is a past chairman of orthopaedic surgery at both Elliot Hospital and Catholic Medical Center, prior president of the NH Orthopaedic Society and is on the Board at the Bedford Surgical Center. He has been voted by his peers in NH Magazine’s poll as one of the best orthopaedic surgeons in NH multiple times.
Scott Weller - Partner
Scott is a seasoned technology leader with diverse roles as a founder, CTO, product leader, and investor. In 2011, he co-founded SessionM, a pioneering technology platform for global brands. This venture culminated in a notable acquisition by Mastercard in 2019, where it evolved into the Merchant Loyalty division within Mastercard Data & Services. With an eye for innovation, Scott has angel invested in over 30 promising companies and is also a Limited Partner in several venture capital funds. Beyond investment, he is passionate about nurturing the next generation of entrepreneurs. He provides strategic advice to startups, holds seats on multiple boards, and orchestrates startup events designed to empower emerging business leaders.
Lauren Chance - Associate
Lauren is a current senior at the University of New Hampshire majoring in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and Entrepreneurial Studies.
At UNH, she is the a Liaison for the Rines Angel Fund, a student-led angel investment fund. The fund sees 4 startup pitches each semester and provides due diligence to founders in addition to a potential investment. She is excited to be directly working with founders this semester and focusing on deal-sourcing for the fund. In addition to Rines, Lauren works as a financial analysis intern for Aptiv, a software company helping car makers around the world build vehicles with advanced safety features, electric systems, and smart connectivity. She is also an ambassador for the Entrepreneurship Center on campus and secretary of the Entrepreneurship Club.