Garnet S. Heraman

Two Decades of Innovation, Inclusive Finance & Enterprise AI

Garnet has 25+ years experience at the intersection of innovation, technology and diversity. He is both a serial entrepreneur and serial fund manager.

Garnet is co-founder and managing partner of Aperture VC, the country’s largest fintech fund backed by multiple Fortune 500 companies. He is also co-founder of FUEL OZ.Capital, an opportunity zone sponsor that builds innovation hubs to drive inclusive development.

Garnet’s non-profit work includes the Brookings Institute; the Columbia Venture Community; TiE New York, where he was a founding board member; The CORO Foundation, which named him to their prestigious Leadership New York Program.

A published thought leader in the diverse opportunity development arena, his portfolio has been featured in Time Magazine, BuzzFeed, Forbes, Bloomberg, HuffPost, Thrillist, WSJ, Institutional Investor, Inc., Entrepreneur, GMA, Travel+ Leisure + O, Oprah Magazine.

Garnet holds a B.A. from Columbia University, and an M.B.A. from NYU Stern School of Business.