Operators, builders, and fellow travelers.
We've been down this path before. That's what makes us useful.
Leadership
Dougal Cameron
CEO & Co-Founder
Dougal founded Golden Section after a career spanning early-stage software building, operational leadership, and growth investing. He developed The Balanced Path framework from firsthand observation of what separates SaaS companies that build lasting value from those that chase it. He writes regularly about capital efficiency, vertical software, and the founder journey.
Isaac Shi
Co-Founder
Isaac co-founded Golden Section and brings deep experience in software venture investing and company building. His analytical perspective helped define the firm's investment criteria and portfolio engagement model across Fund I and Fund II.
Kristen Phillips
Chief of Staff
Kristen is the operational backbone of Golden Section, managing firm-wide systems, project execution, and leadership coordination. She ensures that the firm operates with the same operational discipline it asks of its portfolio companies.
Kelly Moore
Executive Director, Product
Kelly leads product strategy and platform development across the Golden Section portfolio, including oversight of the Looking Glass venture intelligence platform. She brings extensive experience in SaaS product management and has helped dozens of portfolio companies sharpen their roadmaps and customer success frameworks.
Will McCallum
Executive Director, Lending
Will leads Golden Section's lending program, structuring non-dilutive capital solutions for portfolio companies and qualifying new borrowers. He has deep experience in SaaS credit underwriting and has designed the firm's revenue-based and term debt products from the ground up.
Investment Team
Katie Franson
Senior Director, Investor Relations
Katie manages LP relationships, fund reporting, and investor communications across Fund I and Fund II. She has built the firm's IR infrastructure from the ground up and leads Golden Section's work with institutional and family office limited partners.
Blake Mosher
Senior Venture Partner
Blake leads efforts to drive value across the portfolio, prepare companies for exit, and help founders navigate the chaos of scaling. He brings a long history of C-level and founder roles at VC- and PE-backed companies, with hands-on experience building and exiting businesses.
Justin Welch
Director of Investments
Justin supports investment diligence, portfolio management, and advising founders on the path from investment to meaningful exit. A CPA with a career background at Deloitte, he brings rigorous financial and operational analysis to deal evaluation and portfolio company support.
Li Wang
Associate, Ventures
Li has served as CTO, lead engineer, and software architect across multiple companies. He has reviewed more software products and teams than anyone we know, and brings that depth to the intersection of engineering excellence and business performance.
Operations
Shae VanCleave
Operations Lead
Shae oversees operational systems, vendor relationships, and firm-wide process improvement initiatives. She plays a critical role in ensuring the firm's internal operations scale efficiently as the portfolio and team continue to grow.
Ana Silva
Controller
Ana manages Golden Section's financial operations, fund accounting, and audit processes. She brings institutional-quality financial controls to a firm that holds itself and its portfolio to PE-grade standards of financial discipline and reporting.
Gladis Martinez
Senior Accountant
Gladis supports financial operations, portfolio company accounting assistance, and the firm's internal reporting processes. She brings meticulous attention to detail and a deep commitment to the accuracy that serious investors require.
What we stand for.
Truth with Love
We tell founders what they need to hear, not what they want to hear — with care and without cruelty.
Governance with Discernment
Board oversight exists to serve founders and companies, not to satisfy investor ego or control impulses.
Legacy over Status
We measure success in durable value created, not logos on a deck or press mentions in TechCrunch.
Intellectual Humility
We know what we don't know. We stay curious, admit mistakes, and revise our views when the evidence warrants it.
Operational Presence
We don't write checks and disappear. We show up, engage with detail, and partner in the work of building.
Aligned Economics
Our incentives are structured to succeed only when our founders succeed. That alignment is not accidental.
Join the team
We're always interested in exceptional people who combine investment instinct with operational chops. If that's you, reach out.