Our Values Matter and Shape Our Work

An experienced global technology executive and entrepreneur, Scott has built companies, raised substantial venture capital, and brought disruptive technologies to market. Prior to Store Nº8, Scott was an executive-in-residence at Bain Capital Ventures. He has also served as CEO of several startups from inception through scale, founder of Dell’s e-commerce business, and a strategy and M&A consultant. Scott holds a BA in Quantitative Economics from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

As the Head of Store Nº8’s core team, Jaya is shaping the future of commerce by leading the ideation, sourcing, incubation, strategy, and operations of the entire portfolio. For 20+ years, Jaya has focused on building, leading, and commercializing tech ideas into disruptive and profitable businesses within large enterprises and as an active advisor and mentor to startup CEOs. Prior to Store Nº8, she spent over a decade as a founding member of Deloitte’s Venture Accelerator building and leading early-stage product and SaaS businesses in domains spanning healthcare, cybersecurity, digital marketing, hospitality & entertainment. She has a background in Tech Investment Banking at Merrill Lynch and corporate strategy & development at JP Morgan, and has taken numerous tech startups through funding, IPO, and scale. Jaya holds a BA in Economics and Computer Science from Mount Holyoke College, an MA in International Affairs from Columbia University and an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from Columbia Business School.

Dominique oversees Conversational Commerce after serving as Chief Product Officer of Jetblack, a members-only shopping service and Store Nº8’s first portfolio company. Dom joined Walmart through its acquisition of Bonobos where she was the Chief Experience Officer. Prior to that she was VP of product and user experience at Gilt Group, and spent 12 years leading product teams at Travelocity. Dominique graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Duke University where she also served as captain of their NCAA Women’s Varsity Volleyball team.

William oversees a Store Nº8 portfolio company advancing Augmented Reality in Retail. William started his career at Microsoft and led product management for 13 years, building and architecting software and cloud-based services. After leaving Microsoft, William founded two companies, including the Creative Technology studio 8ninths, which focused on Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and Interaction Design, which he led for over a decade with a successful exited. William holds an Emmy Award for Outstanding Digital Innovation in VR. William has a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland and George Washington University.

Pravene is leading a new stealth portfolio company building upon Walmart’s mission to help people save money, so they can live better – and healthier. A physician with nearly twenty years of leadership experience in the digitization of healthcare. His primary focus has been on user-centered design and technology adoption by physicians and patients in complex care environments, including NYU Langone Medical Center, Stanford Health Care, Mindstrong, and Roche. Pravene has a BSE in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University and MD and MSE degrees from The University of Michigan. He completed his residency training in emergency medicine at NYU School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center in New York.

Tom leads a stealth portfolio company focused on Walmart’s presence in the Metaverse. A digital media and technology executive with a track record of building and transforming businesses, Tom held key leadership positions in diverse industries including energy, sports, media & entertainment, video games, and technology at startups as well as Fortune 100 companies. Prior to Store Nº8, Tom was Head of Global Strategy, Business Development and Investments at Amazon Games and Head of APAC Game Technology at Amazon Web Services. Prior to Amazon, Tom was VP of Global Production Operations and VP of Asia Games at Disney Interactive Studios. Tom also has extensive experience as an entrepreneur including as President of a video game company that was acquired by the Walt Disney Company, as CEO of a sports and entertainment company, and as Founder and CEO of a caused based mobile game company. Tom holds a B.A. in Chemistry from the University of Chicago and an MBA in Technology Management from Northeastern University in Boston.