Gabe Luna-Ostaseski is a seasoned entrepreneur, investor, and advisor known for his work in building and investing in marketplaces. He is the Co-Founder and Board Member of Modernize and the Founder of Upshift Partners, which has advised and consulted with many of Silicon Valley's leading companies on growth and customer acquisition. Luna-Ostaseski has an educational background in Business Communications from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.

Most recently, Luna-Ostaseski founded Braintrust, the first user-controlled talent network that provides enterprises with highly skilled technical and design talent they need to innovate. Braintrust's unique business model allows talent to retain market-rate pay while enabling organizations to form flexible teams and cut out middlemen to make budgets stretch further.

Throughout his accomplished career, Luna-Ostaseski has served as an Advisor and Investor to various companies, including Thumbtack, Uber, Lending Home, Metromile, and Massdrop, among others. He has also been a former Board Member at YPO and held the role of Education Chair at the Entrepreneurs Organization (SF). His extensive expertise in marketplaces, growth, customer acquisition, and advising startups makes him a highly regarded thought leader in the industry.