Stewart Pond

Stewart Pond is a General Partner at Operator Stack, a venture capital firm focused on agent-driven commerce. Before joining his current firm, he served as the Head of Corporate Development at Yelp, where he guided strategic initiatives, partnerships, and corporate acquisitions. He also previously led enterprise software and financial technology investments at Cota Capital, building a track record in venture capital and growth-stage investing. At Operator Stack, he leverages a partnership that possesses more than forty years of collective operating experience and multiple successful exits to support early-stage founders. Pond holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation and utilizes his extensive background in corporate strategy to evaluate emerging technology markets and investment opportunities. His current investment focus centers on identifying and scaling innovative enterprise software and fintech startups that are pioneering new applications in agent-driven commerce.