Our Team

Joe, Gregg & Nikin

 
 

Gregg Bordes

Managing partner

Gregg brings 20 years of direct investment experience across various asset classes, strategies and sectors to FPVP, where he is currently full-time managing day-to-day operations. His previous investment roles include a NC-based Private Family Office, AEA Investors (NYC), Blum Capital (SF) and Hurley Capital (NYC), plus direct entrepreneurial experience as VP/Head of Research at venture-backed data analytics firm YipitDATA. Began career in M&A at Merrill Lynch. Gregg holds a BS from NYU-Stern and MBA from Duke-Fuqua. He was born and raised in Kentucky.

 
 
 
 

Nikin Shah

general partner + healthcare operator

Nikin brings 15+ years of experience scaling heathcare companies to FPVP and is our primary contact for all healthcare-focused fund partners and direct investments. He is CEO of Polyzen, where he is scaling their medical device manufacturing platform, which was named one of the fastest growing private companies in the Triangle in 2019. Nikin previously worked at Medtronic supporting strategic investments and acquisitions and began his career at Deloitte. Nikin was named “40 Under 40” by the Triangle Business Journal in 2020. He holds a BS from UNC-Chapel Hill and MBA from Duke-Fuqua and was raised in North Carolina.

 
 
 
 

Joe Mancini

general partner + Tech operator

Joe brings 15+ years of experience scaling technology companies to FPVP and is our primary contact for all tech-focused fund partners and direct investments. He is SVP of Global Operations at Digital Turbine (APPS), where he has helped to scale their mobile platform from $70m -> $700m+ ARR. Joe was previously part of Google’s Access and Energy team and helped to scale PRTM globally before an acquisition by PwC. He was named “40 Under 40” by the Triangle Business Journal in 2019. Joe holds a BA from UVA and MBA from Duke-Fuqua. He was born and raised in Virginia.