Chainstay Capital & Advisors is a partnership advisory and early-stage investment firm based in Columbus, Ohio with roots in the Bay Area.

Advisory

The advisory practice helps enterprise SaaS companies design, build, and scale partner ecosystems that become predictable revenue engines. We provide fractional Head of Partnerships leadership with a structured engagement model: assess, design, execute, hire, and hand off.

Investment

The investment practice makes selective early-stage bets in enterprise SaaS, AI infrastructure, vertical SaaS, and fintech. We invest on a deal-by-deal basis and bring operational expertise alongside capital.

Founded in 2020 by Aaron Verstraete, Chainstay brings 15+ years of enterprise SaaS partnership experience to founders who need to move faster than a traditional hire allows.

Senior partnerships and ecosystem leader with 15+ years building partner-led GTM motions across SaaS, AI, and developer-first platforms.

Career highlights include building partner ecosystems at FusionAuth, Forethought, unitQ, Zendesk, DataFox (acquired by Oracle), and Box. Previously a consultant at Bain & Company and program manager at Microsoft.

MBA, High Distinction - University of Michigan Ross School of Business

BSE, Electrical Engineering - University of Pennsylvania