Meet the PeakSpan Team
We ascend, scale, and summit together
Our team is an extension of yours, deeply grounded in your market and stage of growth. We embrace the hard work of company-building to deliver clarity in the unknown, conviction in scaling, and confidence to reach the best view of success, every time. We are at your service.
Team Members
Phil Dur
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Matt Melymuka
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Jay Lance
CFO & CCO
Jack Freeman
Partner
Sanket Merchant
Partner
Kyle Reitinger
Principal
Vikas Kumar
Senior Vice President, Technology
Dina Raab
Controller
Phillip Cunningham
Vice President, Strategic Development & Investor Relations
Justin Kelly
Vice President
Yaseen Abdulridha
Vice President
Erin Walheim
Director of Staff
Andrew Bartusiak
Senior Associate
Chase Goree
Senior Associate
Cassie Alexe
Associate
Charlie Reinkemeyer
Associate
Nicky Johnson
Associate
Celia Smith
Associate
Mikayla Brenman
Associate, Strategic Development & Investor Relations
Sam Korman
Associate
Iveya Slavova
Fund Accountant
Evan Kessler
Lead Software Engineer
Eavan Murray
Analyst
Brooks Reed
Analyst
Emmie Halter
Analyst
Ren Zanze
Analyst
Growth Equity Immersion Program
Powering the future of growth equity
The Growth Equity Immersion Program, now the largest and only initiative of its kind, is redefining who gets to enter the world of Applied AI B2B software growth equity. In just four years, applications have grown from 100 in 2022 to more than 3,200 in 2025, underscoring both the depth of talent and the urgency of expanding access. The program reflects our conviction that the future of growth equity must be more diverse, more inclusive, and more representative.
MISSION
To provide resources, mentorship and educational content to students from underrepresented backgrounds, giving them access to insights they would not traditionally have.