StepUp Ventures

StepUp Ventures provides operational consulting services, acting as fractional COOs and execution specialists to streamline business processes. The firm focuses on transforming slow, misguided, and expensive operations into efficient systems, enabling companies to move faster and execute with greater clarity. Their approach involves embedding within daily operations to identify and remove bottlenecks, ensuring teams are aligned and focused on key drivers of progress.

The company was founded by Kevin Dewald, Valentina Acosta Cambas, Dario Szlain, and Martina Dwek, driven by the insight that many startups falter due to poor execution rather than flawed ideas. The founders bring significant experience, including Kevin Dewald’s background as an ex-Neuralink engineer, Valentina Acosta Cambas’s expertise in operations leadership for fast-growing startups, Dario Szlain’s history as an operations leader at Samsung and BGH, and Martina Dwek’s chemical engineering and industrial scaling experience from Shell and Mainspring Energy.

StepUp Ventures supports startups and companies seeking to enhance their operational efficiency and execution capabilities. The firm’s mission is to guide businesses from confusion to clarity, converting operational challenges into opportunities for growth and resilience. They aim to empower client teams to make better decisions, minimize operational risks, and execute ambitious projects with confidence and predictability, ensuring products reliably ship and scale.