
WE ARE UNIVERSE PARTNERS.
Shani Zanescu
Founder & General Partner
A former foreign policy professional turned venture capitalist, now distilling the disruptions of our time into a multi-trillion dollar frontier: resilience tech.
​​As a deep tech investor with $100M+ AUM and experience in both single-family office and VC, Shani has backed early-stage startups and funds, launched ventures and non-profits, and built innovation industries. Before venture, she spent a decade in foreign policy, diplomacy, and national security.
For her initiatives, Shani was named Forbes 30 Under 30 and Tech12’s 12 Most Influential in Israeli Tech. She Holds a Masters in National Security and Diplomacy from Tel Aviv University and a Bachelor of Science from Texas Christian University.
The Universe Partners.
Rooted in executive positions across Fortune 50s, big tech, financial institutions, asset management, public and private markets, as well as world leadership across governments and international organizations, we bring our combined strategic depth, operational expertise, and unparalleled networks to every company we back.
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LAURA SEGAFREDO
Phd, Former Global Head of Sustainable Research, ETF, and Index Investments at BlackRock, and a senior economist.

CAMERON GEIGER
Former Senior Vice President Supply Chain at Walmart, COO at large and mid-size companies.
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SHEBA RASSON
Product Lead of Google Geo
& Google Earth Engine.
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PHILLIP ROSSLER
Former Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister of Economy & Technology of Germany and Managing Board World Economic Forum.
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JDT​
Microsoft’s CTO Office leading AI and cybersecurity. Former Lieutenant Colonel
GM Artificial Intelligence Solutions at the 8200 Unit.