10+ years in active advisory, board, and fund-raising roles for over 15 privately held companies from various industries and stages with 5 Exits (full startup profile here). I own and operate Village Liquors, a 4 store retail chain of upscale Fine Wine and Liquor shops in the Houston area (INC5000 company). I am also the co-founder of Bagel Dots, a baked food CPG company that my wife, Aarti, and I started in 2014 with products distributed in over 3000 grocery stores and restaurants. I am an active member of the Houston Angel Network and a Mentor at Station Houston and SKU accelerator.