Vanessa Roth

Partner, Apex Capital

Executive at Apex Capital

Known for

Testing founders' loyalty with questions that sound casual. Funding both a start-up and the charity campaigning against it, then calling it "portfolio balance". Turning a congressional hearing into a fundraising deck.

Character

Cool, unhurried, never wastes a word, and has heard every pitch twice. Where colleagues chase the trend, she chases the rule-makers: dinners with regulators, and op-eds about "responsible innovation" timed for the week Apex needs a waiver. Treats ethics as a negotiating position.