Reese Koppel

CV

I love learning. My background is in finance, cognitive science (behavioral economics), and data science.

I have a builder's mindset. I enjoy vibecoding to test ideas, the most recent being a two-way volunteering marketplace to match volunteers with local nonprofits. As the founder of Ace Bridge, I built a tutoring company to $3K+ MRR by understanding customer needs. As a product manager at Tricky Bridge, I increased user retention by diagnosing key issues. I'm now at Copado finding + vetting M&A targets on a team of 2.

Outside of work, I play bridge, read nonfiction, channel my inner David Foster Wallace into verbose Beli/Strava reviews, and hope next Saints/Pels season won't be a dumpster fire.

Experience

Corp Dev Associate

Copado

March 2025 - Present
  • Responsible for executing inorganic growth strategy, due diligence, and reverse due diligence while reporting to the CEO, CFO, and Corp Dev SVP.
  • Compile and prepare data financial and retention data for quarterly board presentations.
  • Built 3 year outlook financial budget, including revenue, EBITDA, and cash flow projections.
  • Built acquisition evaluation models and investment thesis memos using user retention trends, feature adoption, and revenue attribution.
  • Conduct due diligence on potential acquisition targets, including market sizing, financial modeling, and competitive analysis.
M&A
Corporate Strategy
Financial Modeling
Due Diligence
Investment Analyst

Partners Capital

July 2023 - January 2025
  • Secured a $110M top-up for an existing client, the largest of 2024, by developing a customized illiquid commitment model that optimized portfolio risk-return balance tailored to the client's liquidity constraints.
  • Won the office's first new client in two years ($200M) by leading pitch development, creating 38% of the materials, and driving the client onboarding process.
  • Increased efficiency by implementing SharePoint as the office's central hub, saving the team 10+ hours per week.
Analytical Skills
Financial Modeling
Due Diligence
Founder, CEO

Ace Bridge

March 2020 - July 2023
  • Built a tutoring business with $3,000 in monthly recurring revenue by managing 90 client relationships and six contractors.
  • Produced 5+ YouTube tutorials, boosting visibility and securing 18 glowing customer testimonials.
  • Managed finances while teaching bridge lessons, learning to prioritize customer needs and explain complicated concepts.
Business Development
Content Creation
Customer Relations
June 2020 - September 2021
  • Co-led product management for Tricky Bridge, an iOS app recognized as Apple's #1 "Indie Games We Love" at launch, achieving 1M downloads and 4M lesson targets.
  • Improved user retention by 20% through data-driven insights derived from Amplitude cohort analyses and actionable roadmap updates.
  • Enhanced app quality through rigorous UX reviews, recommending key improvements to the AI play engine, and prioritizing development goals.
  • Produced video content that grew the app's YouTube channel to 1,000+ subscribers, amplifying engagement and broadening its audience reach.
Product Management
Analytics
UX Research
Content Strategy

Education

Yale University

B.S. Cognitive Science, Data Science Certificate

Activities: Bridge Club (Founder), Entrepreneurial Society, Chess Club

Skills

Technical Tools

SQL
Python
TypeScript
R
Excel

Technical Skills

Product Management
Data Analytics
Financial Analysis