The Oasis Team

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 Josue Romero is a Managing Partner at Oasis Capital, and a VC-turned-operator with a rare ability to spot overlooked opportunities in underserved markets. 

He has consistently moved faster than firms such as Draper Associates, Adam Draper, Instacart’s co-founder, MassChallenge, and ANIMO Ventures in securing early access to high-potential

 Josue Romero is a Managing Partner at Oasis Capital, and a VC-turned-operator with a rare ability to spot overlooked opportunities in underserved markets. 

He has consistently moved faster than firms such as Draper Associates, Adam Draper, Instacart’s co-founder, MassChallenge, and ANIMO Ventures in securing early access to high-potential companies.

He currently serves as Chief of Staff at Ink’d Greetings, a company reimagining the $370B greeting and gift card industry. Josue also co-founded Silicon Oasis—Arizona’s leading founder community and the state’s largest nonprofit media and events platform—where he’s widely known as a steady ally, advocate, and catalyst for ambitious founders.

Kyle Macdonald is a Partner at Oasis Capital, where he leads investor relations, capital formation, compliance, due diligence, and strategic operations. Throughout his career, Kyle has helped raise millions of dollars across private investment offerings, working closely with founders, investors, and operators to structure and execute succ

Kyle Macdonald is a Partner at Oasis Capital, where he leads investor relations, capital formation, compliance, due diligence, and strategic operations. Throughout his career, Kyle has helped raise millions of dollars across private investment offerings, working closely with founders, investors, and operators to structure and execute successful capital raises.

Kyle is the Co-Founder and CEO of the Silicon Oasis Initiative, Arizona’s leading founder-led startup community, where he has built a statewide network of entrepreneurs, investors, executives, and ecosystem partners. Through Silicon Oasis, he plays an active role in sourcing opportunities, generating deal flow, and connecting high-potential founders with the resources and relationships needed to scale.

Having launched and supported multiple investment funds, syndications, and private offerings, Kyle brings significant experience in investor communications, fundraising strategy, compliance, and operational execution. At Oasis Capital, he focuses on identifying promising investment opportunities, conducting due diligence, managing investor relationships, and ensuring the firm maintains institutional-grade processes as it grows.

Trish Lim is a Chief of Staff and Associate at Oasis Capital, where she supports the General Partners across deal sourcing, diligence, and portfolio strategy, with a focus on robotics, defense, and frontier technologies.

Trish is a founder-operator with experience commercializing first-of-kind robotics and AI-enabled systems in regulated e

Trish Lim is a Chief of Staff and Associate at Oasis Capital, where she supports the General Partners across deal sourcing, diligence, and portfolio strategy, with a focus on robotics, defense, and frontier technologies.

Trish is a founder-operator with experience commercializing first-of-kind robotics and AI-enabled systems in regulated environments and building tech-enabled organizations from the ground up. She advises early-stage defense and robotics startups on go-to-market and scaling strategy and brings an operator’s lens to investment evaluation.

Lucas J. Pols is an experienced venture investor and operator with a background in early-stage company building, fundraising, and go-to-market strategy. He currently serves as a General Partner at 1752vc, where he focuses on backing founders at the earliest stages and helping them navigate product-market fit, capital formation, and long-t

Lucas J. Pols is an experienced venture investor and operator with a background in early-stage company building, fundraising, and go-to-market strategy. He currently serves as a General Partner at 1752vc, where he focuses on backing founders at the earliest stages and helping them navigate product-market fit, capital formation, and long-term growth.

Over the course of his career, Lucas has worked closely with startups across multiple sectors, providing hands-on support in areas including business model design, investor readiness, and strategic partnerships. He is known for his founder-first approach and for building strong relationships within the venture and startup ecosystem.

As an Advisor to Oasis Capital Fund I, Lucas brings practical investing experience, disciplined deal evaluation, and a deep understanding of how to support founders from ideation through scale. He contributes to investment diligence, portfolio support, and strategic guidance to help ensure strong outcomes for both founders and investors.

 Prashant Kondle is a senior technology and product leader with deep experience scaling AI-driven enterprise platforms across regulated industries including aerospace & defense, healthcare, and financial services. His work centers on translating AI, cloud, and data technologies into measurable business and compliance outcomes.

An IEEE Seni

 Prashant Kondle is a senior technology and product leader with deep experience scaling AI-driven enterprise platforms across regulated industries including aerospace & defense, healthcare, and financial services. His work centers on translating AI, cloud, and data technologies into measurable business and compliance outcomes.

An IEEE Senior Member and active Aerospace Industries Association contributor, Prashant is a published thought leader featured in Forbes Technology Council and other industry forums. 

He serves Oasis Capital in an advisory capacity, providing non-binding strategic guidance to the firm and its portfolio companies. His advisory work focuses on product strategy, enterprise readiness, and navigating regulated markets, while supporting technical and market diligence during investment evaluation. His role is consultative and does not include decision-making authority or operational control over the fund.

Katie Sieker brings more than two decades of experience in talent and people operations across major tech innovation hubs. As the Senior VP of Venture Partnerships at the Arizona Commerce Authority, she spearheads initiatives that support Arizona’s startup ecosystem that connect investors & emerging tech companies, such as the Arizona Inn

Katie Sieker brings more than two decades of experience in talent and people operations across major tech innovation hubs. As the Senior VP of Venture Partnerships at the Arizona Commerce Authority, she spearheads initiatives that support Arizona’s startup ecosystem that connect investors & emerging tech companies, such as the Arizona Innovation Challenge, AZ Tech Week, Deal Haus and LaunchAZ. 

Katie's dedication also includes her work with yesAZ, a nonprofit strengthening the Phoenix startup scene through programs such as yesPHX and PHX Startup Week.