Pre-IPO Access

After graduating from Vassar College in 1995, Kevin spent over two decades as an investment professional, primarily focused on managing large teams of advisors and brokers. Kevin held various executive roles within the financial sector and built a successful broker-dealer where he served as CEO/Owner. At the same time, he continuously explored new and unique strategies to meet the goals and needs of his personal clients.  In response to his investors’ ongoing search for consistent yield, Kevin launched V2VC to deliver attractive returns while focusing on diversification and full transparency not offered by current traditional investments.  Kevin’s experience serving in C level positions, extensive business background, and inherent leadership qualities have been instrumental to the success of Victory Square Management.

John Conroy is the co-founder of V2VC, LP, and Victory Square Management LLC.  Before VSM was launched in 2018, John spent the previous 20 years in the Financial Services Industry working as a Financial Advisor.  During his career, he owned and operated a successful brokerage firm where he focused on Investment Banking, particularly, providing seed capital to start-up and early stage ventures.   Throughout this time, John forged relationships with some of the most influential, brightest, and wealthiest clients in the world.   John’s extensive knowledge in capital raises and his intricate understanding of alternative investments, have paved the way for V2VC’s  success.  In 1995, John graduated from The State University of New York at Oswego with a B.S. in Political Science.

Meyer “Marcus” Clapman is a seasoned entrepreneur and business leader in the payment processing industry. Since 2005, Clapman has established himself as a prominent figure in the financial services sector, leading several successful Merchant Cash Advance ventures including 2nd Source Funding, Excel Corp, Mantis Funding, and Capybara Capital. His expertise in strategic investments, product development, and cultivation of ISO relationships and third-party alliances has been instrumental in achieving $3.5 billion in annual transactional volume. Under his guidance, some of these companies have become the industry’s largest Merchant Acquirers by registered representatives.

In 2021, Clapman became a partner in V2VC Fund LP, where he focuses on capital raising for pre-IPO companies and startups, further expanding his impact in the investment sector. Marcus holds a Bachelor of Judaic Laws from the Talmudic Seminary of America (1999).

Since graduating from Columbia University in 1998, Sean Alcoba has amassed over 20 years of experience in finance and technology.  Sean has extensive experience in various executive positions in Fintech, including Controller of a private equity firm and CFO of a publicly traded company. In 2014, Sean launched Tyrian Bull, a full-service merchant cash advance funding company.  He ultimately guided Tyrian Bull through a private asset acquisition by one of the largest players in the merchant cash advance space.  Sean’s intense passion for the MCA space and his innate talent for risk analysis, makes him an integral part of the V2VC general partnership.