Lawrence Mandes co-founded Galvanize, the coding school network, and helped spin its venture arm into Upslope Ventures, giving him deep relationships with thousands of engineers and founders that predate any fundraising conversations. He operates as both a venture investor and active CEO at Upslope.io, bringing an operator's perspective to investments across hardware, AI, fintech, enterprise, gaming, and other technical categories from Denver rather than the typical coastal hubs. Lawrence Mandes co-founded Galvanize, the coding school network, and helped spin its venture arm into Upslope Ventures, giving him deep relationships with thousands of engineers and founders that predate any fundraising conversations. He operates as both a venture investor and active CEO at Upslope.io, bringing an operator's perspective to investments across hardware, AI, fintech, enterprise, gaming, and other technical categories from Denver rather than the typical coastal hubs.