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TEAM
Led by entrepreneurs, SC brings an operator driven approach to partnerships and prides itself on contributing real value to portfolio companies.
Founders
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Jason Stein
Jason Stein
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Jason is co-founder and Managing Partner of SC. He leads overarching firm and investment strategy. With a career spanning entrepreneurship and investing in sports and entertainment, Jason serves on the boards of SC-backed companies including Pickleball Inc, Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier, Hyperice, Athletic Greens, MADE Hoops, and Kent Hospitality Group. He is also a Special Advisor to Maverick Carter and LeBron James’ The SpringHill Company.
Previously, Jason founded and led Cycle Media, a media and advertising holding company that grew to 600 employees across the U.S. and Europe, and was acquired by Wasserman in 2015.
Based in Brooklyn with his wife and three children, Jason is passionate about using sports and business to create positive change. He is dedicated to giving back and serves on the board of New Heights Youth, a nonprofit that empowers thousands of Brooklyn’s youth annually through sports, education, and mentorship; as well as MADE For All, a national non-profit managed by MADE Hoops to expand opportunity for youth athletes through the power of play — providing Access, Awareness, Advancement, and Assistance for youth, families, and communities through basketball and beyond.
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Daniel Haimovic
Daniel Haimovic
Dan is co-founder and Managing Partner at SC. He leads investment strategy and transactions across the firm. With extensive experience in retail, hospitality, and global dealmaking, Dan chairs the boards of Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier, as well as Kent Hospitality Group.
Prior to SC, Dan was the CEO of Eastbridge Group, a family holding company with $1.5 billion in assets under management. At Eastbridge, Dan led the operations and subsequent divestitures of Eastbridge's Eastern European assets, including the sale of Smyk Group to Bridgepoint Partners for approximately $300 million, and Empik and Empik Schools to its existing partner Penta Group.
Dan lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two children. An avid tennis player with a passion for bringing the sports to urban areas and underserved communities, Dan currently sits on the Board of the USTA Foundation. Previously, Dan worked at Alexandria Real Estate Equities. He holds an MBA from Wharton and an AB from Harvard College.
Investment team
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Sheiling Chia
Sheiling Chia
Sheiling is a Vice President at SC. Prior to joining SC, Sheiling managed analytics, planning and core commerce product initiatives at retail platform Verishop, and was a Financial Planning & Analysis manager at Octave Group (now TouchTunes). Sheiling began her career at Rothschild & Co. in New York, where she was an analyst in the Consumer Group.
Sheiling holds a BS in Economics from Columbia University.
Ben Martin
Ben Martin
Ben is a Vice President at SC. Prior to joining SC, Ben was an Associate at North Equity, an investment firm focused on acquiring and operating media and consumer companies. Additionally, Ben led M&A and Corporate Development initiatives for North's investment platform, Recurrent Ventures, which raised $400M for strategic acquisitions and was backed by Blackstone.
Ben holds a BA in Engineering and Economics from Dartmouth College.
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Roman Drabchuk
Roman Drabchuk
Roman is a Senior Associate at SC. Prior to joining SC, Roman was a Senior Consultant at Oliver Wyman, a global management consulting firm, where he focused on corporate strategy and transformation projects across a wide range of industries. Roman started his career at Syneos Health Consulting where he helped biotechnology and pharmaceutical clients bring novel therapies to market.
Roman holds a BS in Neuroscience from Brown University.
Bruno Dyjas
Bruno Dyjas
Bruno is an associate at SC. Prior to joining SC, Bruno worked for 3PI/Griffin Capital Partners, an investment and asset management platform operating in CEE and Germany in the realms of real estate, energy, infrastructure, consumer and technology. Bruno has also worked at Capital Markets Trading in London, an equity derivatives trading firm.
Bruno holds a BA in Economics from the University of Cambridge, as well as a MSc in Financial Mathematics from the University of Chicago.
Operations team
Andrew Fishkoff
Andrew Fishkoff
Andrew is SC's General Counsel. Andrew has represented SC in all legal matters including corporate structuring, growth equity investments, and buyouts. In 2017, Andrew joined Eastbridge Group, where he has overseen all U.S. and international legal matters, working on all acquisitions, financings, joint ventures and investments. Prior to that, Andrew served as the General Counsel for Macklowe Properties and Rockrose Development Corp., both New York-based real estate developers and owners, where he helped lead financings and joint ventures.
Andrew previously worked in the finance group at Latham & Watkins. Mr. Fishkoff holds a JD from Harvard Law School and BA from Brown University.
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Corey Katz
Corey Katz
Corey leads the Firm’s legal operations and manages compliance and regulatory affairs. He is instrumental in structuring and executing investment opportunities, as well as in the formation of new funds. In his compliance role, Corey oversees the Firm’s adherence to regulatory requirements, develops and implements compliance policies and procedures, and ensures that the Firm operates within applicable legal and ethical standards. He manages legal and compliance risks associated with the Firm’s investments and plays a critical role in the day-to-day legal management of the Firm’s portfolio companies, advising on contract negotiations and providing strategic guidance on other legal and regulatory matters.
Most recently, he was Counsel at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in the Private Equity group. At Weil, he guided private equity funds through complex acquisitions and divestitures of portfolio companies, providing strategic counsel on asset management. Previously, he was a key member of the Private Equity group at Winston & Strawn LLP.
He holds a J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law as well as a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
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Michael DeBello
Michael DeBello
Michael is a Fund Manager at SC. Before joining SC, Michael was an Operations Associate for the Operations Team at The Raine Group. At Raine, Michael was responsible for the finance, operations, and accounting functions for the venture and growth funds. Before Raine, Michael was at Ernst & Young as an assurance senior in their FSO Assurance practice focusing on private equity and credit funds.
Michael holds a BS in Business Administration and an MS in Accounting from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. Michael is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Alexa Meltzer
Alexa Meltzer
Alexa is a Vice President at SC. Prior to joining SC, she served as Chief of Staff to Maverick Carter at Fulwell Entertainment (formerly The SpringHill Company), the media and entertainment company he co-founded with LeBron James. Over six years, she led strategic initiatives across content, brand partnerships, and consumer products. She began her career in the Television Packaging Department at United Talent Agency.
Alexa holds a BA from Tufts University and is currently pursuing her MBA at UCLA Anderson School of Management, where she is expected to graduate in 2025.
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Tory Armstrong
Tory Armstrong
Tory is a Finance Associate at SC. Prior to joining SC, Tory was a Senior Fund Accountant at Monarch Alternative Capital, a global investment firm specializing in opportunistic credit and real estate, where she supported financial reporting, capital activity, and core fund accounting processes across a variety of investment vehicles.
Tory began her career at Segue Partners, a JTC Group company, a St. Louis based fund administrator providing accounting and reporting services to venture capital and private equity clients.
Tory holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) in Accounting and Finance from the University of South Carolina.
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Carolyn Shearin
Carolyn Shearin
Carolyn is the Operations Manager at SC. Prior to joining SC, Carolyn worked at several hedge funds, including Shrewsbury River Capital, Alden Global Capital, and SAC Capital Advisors, and at Brown Brothers Harriman in a variety of human resources, compliance and office manager roles.
