DEEP EXPERTISE IN UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL RESOURCE EXTRACTION

Jared has over 20 years of experience in finance, entrepreneurship, energy, and bitcoin, having founded and invested in companies across the energy, energy services, and technology sectors. Jared founded Anasazi New Ventures LLC, as a family office and private equity sponsored unconventional upstream speculation platform in the U.S. Anasazi successfully invested in a range of active and passive E&P positions including a vast portfolio of non-operated positions which were later sold to a publicly traded oil and gas company, and also co-sponsored the management led buyout of a 30,000 acre Permian Basin asset from Chevron which was later sold to a Warburg Pincus portfolio company. Before Anasazi, Jared was CFO of Petroflow Energy, an E&P operator that deployed over $400 million of acquisition and development capital. Jared was co-founder of the micro-seismic and hydraulic fracturing mapping software company, Octave Reservoir Technologies Inc. - Octave won the 2012 Most Promising energy technology company at the prestigious Rice (University) Alliance business plan competition.  Jared was founder of Forecaster Energy Technology LLC and Forecaster Chemicals LLC, to develop a sand mining system - Jared was awarded 4 United States patents for this novel sand system. Jared completed an investment banking and restructuring analyst program at Houlihan Lokey, was an analyst at a private equity boutique in Dallas and worked for the largest Swiss-Italian single family office in Eastern Switzerland. Jared received an MBA from the University of Chicago, and a BBA in Finance from Southern Methodist University,  

Mike Matteucci has over 15 years of geologic experience, primarily focused on conventional and unconventional assets in the Permian Basin, Marcellus and Bakken. He began his career with Nadel and Gussman Permian in 2007, which later merged into BC Operating and was subsequently purchased by Marathon Oil Company in 2017 for $1.1 billion. After which, Mr. Matteucci played a critical role as Foundation and Mavros Minerals NM acquisition lead before joining Osprey Oil and Gas as Vice President of Geology. Mr. Matteucci founded Alloy Energy in 2022, focused on identifying and acquiring lithium rich brine properties. 

Jacob brings proven financial leadership and value creation expertise to drive strategic growth and maximize investor returns. As CFO of NASDAQ-listed SportsMapTech Acquisition Corp, he successfully executed a $115M IPO and managed institutional investor relationships throughout the SPAC lifecycle. Previously serving as CFO/CTO at BBB Tank Services, Jacob orchestrated a $20M strategic divestiture delivering a 3.2x return on invested capital, while securing $6M in growth financing to fuel expansion. Most recently as CEO of Gow Media, he delivered an 84% EBITDA improvement through systematic operational excellence and digital transformation initiatives. Jacob combines deep financial modeling expertise with technology acumen, having architected high-margin SaaS platforms and AI-driven business models that generate scalable revenue streams. With an MBA from Rice University and extensive experience serving PE groups and family offices, he brings disciplined capital allocation frameworks, investor communication protocols, and systematic value creation methodologies essential for scaling ventures and positioning companies for successful exits.

Scott Grifo has over 15 years of oil and gas business development experience with a focus on unconventional assets in the Permian Basin.  In 2013, Mr. Grifo moved to Midland and started working at Nadel and Gussman Permian, which merged into BC Operating and was subsequently purchased by Marathon in 2017.  Thereafter, Mr. Grifo co-founded Delaware Energy Services, a produced water disposal and recycling company servicing the Northern Delaware Basin. In July 2022, DES was sold to ARIS (NYSE). Mr. Grifo then founded Ostrich and Osprey Oil and Gas, a minerals and working interest acquisition company. Mr. Grifo joined Alloy Energy in 2022 as VP of Business Development.  

 Matthew (Matt) Steele is a seasoned executive who has founded and managed businesses in the energy, hospitality, real estate, and technology industries. He has extensive experience in E&P Operations, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Capital Markets. Mr. Steele was most recently the CEO of Battalion Oil Corporation [NYSE BATL]. During the last decade, he has served as CEO of numerous energy companies including Steele Petroleum, Ursa Resources, Ursa Resources Group I and II, Bruin E&P, and BMFGCo. Mr. Steele previously served on the Boards of Bruin E&P, Bowline Energy, and Ursa companies. He currently serves on the boards of Noma Systems, Prism Innovations, Carbon Path, Battalion Oil, and the Honors College Advisory Board at the University of Houston. He is an avid outdoorsman—hiker, fisher, hunter, and nature lover. Mr. Steele holds a B.S in Chemical Engineering with Honors from the University of Houston..