Our Team

Joe, Gregg & Nikin

 
 

Gregg Bordes

Co-Founding Managing partner

Gregg brings 20 years of direct investment experience across various asset classes, strategies and sectors to FPVP, where he manages the day-to-day operations of the firm. Prior to co-founding Front Porch, Gregg led private market investments for a multi-billion dollar family office and built the research team at the venture-backed unicorn data analytics firm YipitDATA. His previous investment roles also include AEA Investors (NYC), Blum Capital (SF), Stone Tower Capital (SF, now Apollo Global Management) and Hurley Capital (NYC).  Gregg began his career in M&A at Merrill Lynch. Gregg holds a BS from NYU-Stern and MBA from Duke-Fuqua. He was born and raised in Kentucky.

 
 
 
 

Nikin Shah

Co-FOUNDING general partner

healthcare operator

Nikin brings 15+ years of experience scaling heathcare companies to FPVP and is our primary contact for all healthcare-focused fund partners and direct investments. He is the former CEO of Polyzen, a medical device manufacturing platform that was named one of the fastest growing private companies in the Triangle in 2019 before a successful exit to a financial sponsor in 2022.  Nikin previously worked at Medtronic supporting strategic investments and acquisitions and began his career at Deloitte. Nikin was named “40 Under 40” by the Triangle Business Journal in 2020. He holds a BS from UNC-Chapel Hill and MBA from Duke-Fuqua and was raised in North Carolina.

 
 
 
 

Joe Mancini

Co-FOUNDing general partner

Tech operator

Joe brings 15+ years of experience scaling technology companies to FPVP and is our primary contact for all tech-focused fund partners and direct investments. He was previously the SVP of Global Operations at Digital Turbine (APPS), where he has helped to scale their mobile platform from $70m -> $700m+ ARR. Joe was also previously part of Google’s Access and Energy team and helped to scale PRTM globally before an acquisition by PwC. He was named “40 Under 40” by the Triangle Business Journal in 2019. Joe holds a BA from UVA and MBA from Duke-Fuqua. He was born and raised in Virginia.