Withdrawn
Brand Velocity Acquisition Corp
- Registration2021-03-12 Filed S1
- Withdrawn2022-01-26 Merger Withdrawn
- Raised
- $200M
- CIK
- 1850321
- Focus
- Consumer
SPAC Team
Leadership
Steve Lebowitz has served as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman since our inception in March 2021. Mr. Lebowitz has been a Partner at BVP since its founding in 2019. Previously, from 2002 to 2019, Mr. Lebowitz was a Co-Founder and a Managing Partner of Topspin Partners, a lower-middle market private equity fund focused on the consumer sectors. Prior to his time at Topspin, Mr. Lebowitz was a corporate attorney at Kirkland and Ellis, and Cahill Gordon & Reindel.
We believe Mr. Lebowitz’s financial expertise and significant private equity experience make him well qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors.
Drew Sheinman has served as our President and Chief Marketing Officer since our inception in March 2021. Mr. Sheinman has been a Partner at BVP since its founding in 2019. Previously, from 2015 to 2018, Mr. Sheinman was the Senior Vice President of Brand Ventures at Endeavor (formerly known as WME | IMG), a private holding company for talent and media agencies, where he created a new business model to direct celebrity talent into entrepreneurship.
We believe Mr. Sheinman’s qualifications to serve on our board of directors include his particular knowledge and expertise in a number of areas, including his extensive experience in the entertainment, sports and media industries and deep brand marketing and management expertise.
Austin Ramos has served as our Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer since our inception in March 2021. Mr. Ramos has been a Partner at BVP since its founding 2019. Previously, from 2014 to 2017, Mr. Ramos served as Chief Executive Officer of Omniboard, a technology and services provider offering three tools—data-extraction hardware, enterprise platform software, and a 24/7/365 call center—and an electrical contractor installation service that together allow building managers to remotely monitor and control their major electricity-consuming devices. Prior to Omniboard, Austin worked as an Associate at Topspin Partners, a private equity firm, from 2012 to 2014. In 2011, Mr. Ramos founded RunCap Partners, a lower-middle market investment business of an affiliated family office. From 2009 to 2011, Mr. Ramos was an analyst at private equity firm Fundamental Capital.
We believe Mr. Ramos’s significant private equity and executive experience make him well qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors.