Team

Madeline Feldman is the Vice President of Southern Nevada at StartUpNV and Fund Manager at AngelNV since January 2024. Previously, she founded and led Prestige Productions as Chief Creative Producer for nearly 10 years. Madeline also served as Director of Strategy & Operations and Chief of Staff at MindMed, a founding team member, and held the role of Director of Operations and Business Development at StartUpNV. She holds an Executive Leadership certificate from Stanford GSB and a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from the University of Nevada, Reno. Madeline is actively involved in volunteer work with Big Brothers Big Sisters and Tahoe Arts Project.

Hi! I am currently a student at University of Nevada, Reno pursuing an English and Journalism degree. I have passion for different kinds of writing such as creative writing, blog/article writing, and copywriting. I have worked on editorial projects for campus publications and contributed to a marketing team. I have also lead and managed the blog process under a marketing team.

I love connecting to larger audiences and telling compelling stories whether the purpose is to market or simply engage an audience.

Shayan is a Computer Science and MBA student at the University of Nevada Reno, and has an Associates from the College of Southern Nevada.
A First Generation American, Shayan has a background in Marketing, Publicity, and Outreach in Higher Education and serves on the Board of Directors of the National Collegiate Honors Council 501(c)(3).
He is a three time winner of the Association for Computing Machinery’s Biggest Little Hackathon.
He assists with due diligence reports, back office administration, public data maintenance, shadowing meetings with founders, and works as the Deal Coordinator for Sierra Angels Investment Group

As a recent UNLV graduate, Andrew Pregosin has come into his role as Programs Coordinator for StartUpNV. With background in outreach, program management, and translation, he is ready to assist StartUpNV in all their programatic, outreach, and Spanish language needs! When he is not doing this, you can find him gardening, gaming, or playing with his cat, Noodles.

As an accomplished Technical Specialist and Outreach Coordinator with expertise in project management, community engagement, organization, customer service, and data processing, I’m a great addition to the team. My natural leadership skills, coupled with my ability to adapt to changing circumstances and work effectively with people from diverse backgrounds, ensure that I deliver exceptional results every time. I take full responsibility for my work and am committed to continuously improving my skills and knowledge.

Parker Werline is a highly experienced investment banker and venture capital professional.

Originally from Southern California he excelled at baseball in his youth.  Parker moved up to the college level, playing baseball for Vassar during undergrad – while he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics.  After Vassar, he received his MBA at Yale.  With his educational career complete, he began his financial career at PIMCO in Newport Beach, before moving back East to NYC, joining Morgan Stanley.

Parker made his return to the Pacific time zone in 2022, taking a role at Fiume Capital in Las Vegas as their Vice President.