Let’s Build
the Future, Together
Building a powerful, lasting business is hard, and the quality of your stakeholders matters.
To us, partnership is more than just a value,
it’s the foundation of everything we do
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Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Michael is the Founder and Managing Partner of NewBound. Michael launched NewBound in 2019 after more 20 years at Piper Sandler, where he served as Global Head of the Consumer Investment Banking Group. Under his leadership, the group became the leading middle-market consumer practice, advising founders and management teams across sports and licensing, beauty and personal care, healthy living, and broader lifestyle verticals.
Throughout his career, Michael has partnered with visionary entrepreneurs and category-defining brands at critical inflection points — from early growth through strategic sale or public offering. He founded NewBound to continue supporting founders building the next generation of enduring consumer businesses, bringing deep sector expertise, capital markets experience, and an extensive strategic network to each partnership.
Outside of NewBound, Michael serves on the Board of New Era Cap Company and is a Trustee of The Nature Conservancy. He lives in Park City, Utah, where he enjoys all the mountains have to offer.
Michael is a graduate of St. John’s University and has an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Operating Partner
Ron is a renowned operator and executive wtih experience across the consumer and technology sectors. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of Código 1530, a high-growth tequila brand with a global footprint backed by Pernod Ricard. Prior to Código, Ron served as CEO of Crocs, where he led the company through a period of significant growth, scaling annual revenue to more than $1 billion and helping reposition the brand for long-term success.
He brings decades of experience building and scaling iconic consumer businesses, with a track record of operational discipline, brand stewardship, and strategic growth. Over the course of his career, Ron has worked closely with founders and executive teams at critical stages, helping companies refine strategy, grow distribution, and build enduring brands.
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Venture Partner
Joey is a founding team member of TMRW Sports, a tech-infused sports, media, and entertainment company building a next-generation platform of leagues. He oversees corporate and league strategy, new ventures, strategic investments, capital markets, and investor relations, bringing a venture capital background investing across sports, media, entertainment, and gaming and a reputation as an esports industry expert.
Joey has been instrumental in building and capitalizing TMRW's growing platform of leagues, including TGL in partnership with the PGA Tour, WTGL in partnership with the LPGA, and a professional flag football league in partnership with the NFL, helping shape the company's strategy, financing, and expansion from the ground up.
He brings a rare combination of investor discipline and operating fluency in sports and entertainment, with a track record of structuring capital, evaluating new ventures, and building relationships with strategic partners and investors at one of the industry's most closely watched companies.
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Principal
Sydney Couval is a Principal at NewBound Ventures, where she focuses on sourcing, evaluating, and supporting investments. She partners closely with founders on growth strategy, capital planning, and key operational initiatives, and serves on the boards of Alice Mushrooms and Gratsi.
Prior to joining NewBound, Sydney built experience across venture investing and technical research, with a background spanning consumer, deep tech, and advanced materials. She is also actively involved in the broader innovation ecosystem, including strategic investment initiatives within advanced technology sectors.
Outside of work, she enjoys travel, film photography, and getting lost in a good book.
Sydney holds a degree in Physics from Northeastern University.
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Analyst
Daltyn joins NewBound from Lunr Capital, where he helped build and grow the team's underwriting process. He brings seven years of experience as a professional soccer player in the USL, a career highlighted by a league championship and multiple playoff appearances. This competitive drive extends into leadership; he recently served as the Executive Vice President for the USL Players Association, where he collaborated in directing organizational strategy and initiatives.
When he’s not analyzing the next big opportunity, you’ll likely find him exploring the outdoors, scouting the city for the best new foods, or in the stands at a sporting event.
He holds a BBA in Finance with a minor in Marketing from the University of Central Arkansas.
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Operating Partner
Andy is the CEO of Lunr Capital, a fintech company providing inventory financing for emerging retail brands. He brings more than two decades of investment banking experience advising the world's foremost retailers and consumer brands, having joined Lunr from Truist Securities, where he served as Co-Head of Consumer and Retail Investment Banking, working on a wide range of transactions spanning M&A advisory, initial public offerings, private placements, and debt financings.
Before Truist, Andy was a Managing Director on the Consumer team at Piper Sandler. Prior to that, he served as Co-Head of Retail Investment Banking at Wells Fargo Securities.
He brings deep sector expertise and a broad transactional toolkit to bear on behalf of consumer and retail companies, having guided leading brands through some of the most consequential capital markets and strategic decisions of their growth.
Andy received his MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and his BE from Vanderbilt University.