#59 Brandon Shelton and Matt Abrams, Task Force X Capital
Brandon Shelton comes from one of those long lines of military and he was ROTC in college, then active service, then reserves. He was a bond trader and landed right in the middle of the financial crisis so he has seen much, if not all. Their firm is a tech VC firm backing B-B, SAS companies that have security businesses with leaders that make good decisions under pressure. And they have that pressure now - and all have responded well so far. Matt Abrams was a board member for one of the portfolio companies and has become a strong member of the firm. Also from a military family, Matt has spent the last years in enterprise software. This current "downturn" is the third he has witnessed, so he is a veteran of more than just the military. Remote working is nothing new to Matt so the current lockdown situation is pretty transparent. For Matt, we have a tremendous opportunity now to rethink how we do business moving forward from the COVID impact. In the meantime, Brandon feels that only an amazing company, with a great investment price tag, will induce them to make any new investments. For now, they'll focus on the companies they currently back.