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We’ve seen it all. From Seed to IPO - we’re in it for the long haul. Our platform and team are designed to uplift founders, investors, and their companies to reach every milestone.
Jim Labe is the Co-Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of TriplePoint Capital. Mr. Labe is widely recognized as the pioneer of the venture leasing and lending segment of the commercial finance industry. He played a key role in making venture leasing and lending an essential source of capital for venture capital-backed companies. Over the past twenty-five years, Mr. Labe has worked closely with venture capitalists and entrepreneurs introducing them to the benefits of venture leasing and lending. He has closed venture lease and loan transactions with hundreds of venture capital-backed companies.
Prior to co-founding TriplePoint, Mr. Labe founded Comdisco Ventures in 1987, the venture division of Comdisco, Inc. He led the division as CEO for over 15 years, managing over $3 billion in lease and loan transactions to more than 970 leading venture capital-backed companies. Under his leadership, Comdisco Ventures recognized thirteen consecutive years of profitability representing more than $500 million in cumulative pre-tax profits. Comdisco Ventures was recognized by BusinessWeek, Forbes, The Red-Herring, and other industry publications as the leader of the venture leasing and lending industry. Mr. Labe personally trained senior members of many of the existing firms in the venture leasing and lending industry.
Prior to Comdisco Ventures, Mr. Labe served as a Director at Equitec Financial Group, the first nationwide institution to provide warrant-based leases to venture capital-backed companies. During his tenure at Equitec, he helped develop the concept of venture leasing and originated many venture lease and loan transactions. Mr. Labe has played a pivotal role in making venture leasing and lending an essential source of capital for private venture capital-backed companies and in the process has educated the financial and academic communities on the concept. Mr. Labe is a speaker at venture industry conferences and has appeared as a guest speaker on the topic at both Harvard Business School and the University of Chicago School of Business.
When not at the helm at TriplePoint Capital, his diverse civic interests have included Stanford University’s Athletic Advisory Board, Silicon Valley Community Ventures (Pacific Community Ventures), the Youth Tennis Association (YTA), the East Palo Alto Tennis Tutorial Program (EPATT), and serving as a volunteer camp counselor for underprivileged inner-city youths.
Mr. Labe holds an XM.B.A. from the University of Chicago and a B.A. from Middlebury College in Vermont.
Mr. Labe serves as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp.
Sajal Srivastava is the Co-Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of TriplePoint Capital. He oversees TriplePoint’s investment analysis, operations, account servicing, portfolio monitoring, and documentation groups.
Mr. Srivastava brings strong investment and operating leadership experience along with a venture lending, leasing and technology finance background having been involved in the industry for over 20 years. Mr. Srivastava has served as a voting member of TriplePoint’s Investment Committee and has led and overseen TriplePoint’s day to day operations, credit and investment analysis, account servicing, portfolio monitoring, legal and finance groups since co-founding TriplePoint Capital with Mr. Labe. Prior to co-founding TPC, Mr. Srivastava worked with Mr. Labe at Comdisco Ventures where he, as head of their Investment and Credit Analyst team, structured, negotiated and managed over venture lending and leasing transactions and also managed the diligence and credit analysis team.
Prior to Comdisco Ventures, Mr. Srivastava was a financial analyst in the technology investment banking group at Prudential Securities working on debt and equity financings, as well as mergers and acquisitions advisory services. Mr. Srivastava was part of the team that structured Prudential Securities’ partnership with a leading venture-focused commercial bank.
Mr. Srivastava holds a M.S. in Engineering Economic Systems & Operations Research and a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University.
Mr. Srivastava serves as the President and Chief Investment Officer of TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp.
Mike L. Wilhelms, our Chief Financial Officer, has more than three decades of financial leadership and private credit experience, working with public and private companies across the BDC, asset management, specialty finance and public accounting sectors. Prior to joining TriplePoint, Mr. Wilhelms served as the Chief Financial Officer of Sabal Capital Holding Company, LLC, the holding company for Sabal Investment Holdings, LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides investment management services to institutional investors focused on debt and equity investments.
From January 2020 until its sale to Regions Bank in December 2021, Mr. Wilhelms also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Sabal Capital Partners, LLC, a commercial real estate lending platform that maintained a servicing portfolio of nearly $5 billion. Prior to Sabal, Mr. Wilhelms was at Crescent Capital Group LP, a middle-market lending platform and SEC-registered investment adviser. While at Crescent Capital Group LP, he served as Chief Financial Officer of the company’s first public fund, Crescent Capital BDC, Inc., from April 2015 to December 2019. Mr. Wilhelms was also the Chief Financial Officer of Triad Financial Corporation, and started his career at KPMG in 1993 in the assurance practice, specializing in financial services.
Mr. Wilhelms received a B.A. in Business Economics from the University of California Santa Barbara and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) (inactive).
Ian serves as a Managing Director, bringing over 15 years of experience to his role at TriplePoint Capital.
Experience
10+ Years at TriplePoint Capital
3 Years Investment Banking
4 Years Management Consulting
2 Years Computer/Electrical Engineering
Education
Master of Business Administration – UC Berkeley – Haas
Master of Science – Electrical Engineering – Virginia Tech
Bachelor of Science – Computing Engineering – Virginia Tech
Kevin Thorne is the Chief Operating Officer of TriplePoint Capital. He oversees TriplePoint’s Operations Group.
Mr. Thorne brings strong legal, investment and operating leadership experience along with a venture lending and leasing finance background. Mr. Thorne has been an attorney for over 25 years and has spent over 25 years in the venture lending industry. Mr. Thorne has been with TriplePoint Capital since 2005 in which he led and oversaw TriplePoint’s Documentation and Legal Groups and is currently overseeing TriplePoint’s Operations Group.
Prior to TriplePoint Capital, Mr. Thorne worked with TriplePoint Capital’s two co-founders, Mr. Labe and Mr. Srivastava at Comdisco Ventures where he documented and negotiated venture lending and leasing transactions and oversaw legal diligence.
Prior to Comdisco Ventures Mr. Thorne was in-house counsel for Pacific Concessions, Inc. and was an associate attorney at Bledsoe Cathcart Law Firm working directly with its senior partner.
Mr. Thorne is a member of the California Bar Association and holds a Juris Doctor from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities from San Jose State University.
Jon serves as Senior Managing Director, bringing over 27 years of venture lending and commercial finance experience to his role at TriplePoint Capital.
Experience
15+ Years at TriplePoint Capital
25+ Years in Venture Lending
3+ Years in Commercial Finance
Education
Bachelor of Science – University of Arizona
Jonathan serves as Principal, bringing 8 years of experience to his role at TriplePoint Capital.
Experience
5+ Years at TriplePoint Capital
2 Years Investment Banking
1 Year Operating Experience
Education
Bachelor of Science – Finance & International Business – Indiana University – Kelly School of Business
Jon serves as Director, bringing over 5 years of experience to his role at TriplePoint Capital
Experience
5+ Years at TriplePoint Capital
3 Years Investment Banking
3 Years Credit Investing
Education
Bachelor of Science in Finance– Leonard N. Stern School of Business – New York University
Chris serves as Vice President, bringing over 5 years of experience to his role at TriplePoint Capital.
Experience
Joined TriplePoint Capital in 2022
5+ Years Corporate and Investment Banking
Education
Bachelor of Science / Bachelor of Administration – Finance – University of Washington
Alvin serves as the Director of Marketing, bringing over 6 years of experience to his role at TriplePoint Capital.
Experience
Joined TriplePoint Capital in 2024
2+ Years Venture Capital
1 Year Private Equity
2+ Years Publicly Traded Companies
Education
Bachelor of Science – Journalism & Communications – University of Oregon
Chris serves as Vice President of Technology and brings over 20 years of experience to his role at TriplePoint Capital.
Experience
15+ Years at TriplePoint Capital
25+ Years IT Design & Development
20+ Years Project Management Experience
Education
Bachelor of Science – Management Information Systems – San Jose State University
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