About

Community builder first. Investor as a result.

Stanford taught me how to perform in high-standard environments. T3 taught me how to earn founder trust from the operator's seat. Nava taught me how to evaluate companies as investments. The venture outcomes are downstream of the trust.

My edge isn't just access. It's trusted access, systematic follow-through, and the ability to help founders move from vision to proof.

Rollins Stallworth III

San Francisco / Bay Area · AI Systems of Action

Stanford

Preparation and resilience

Two degrees, MS&E + Communication. Two-sport athlete.

T3 Advisors

Founder trust from the operator's seat

Led NYC office, Head of DEI, through 2021 acquisition.

Nava Ventures

Investment judgment, full lifecycle

$175M Series A fund, $5M to $12M checks.

15+ yrs

In the ecosystem

Communities, relationships, and compounding trust.

Stanford, T3, Nava, the arc that compounds

My story

Consistently betting on myself, and placing myself in environments where I can compound.

Chapter 01 · Stanford, 2005 to 2013

How to perform in high-standard environments.

Preparation, resilience, humility, and consistency compound into trust.

Two Stanford degrees, B.S. in Management Science & Engineering and M.A. in Communication with research exposure through the Virtual Human Interaction Lab. Walk-on to scholarship football player, three Pac-12 championships and three Rose Bowl victories. Represented Stanford and Pac-12 student-athletes nationally on NIL policy in Washington, D.C. One of ten students selected to meet with President Obama during his visit to Stanford.

·Discipline and leadership as everyday practice, not slogans
·Showing up for something larger than yourself
·High-standard environments as the setting where trust is earned

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Chapter 02 · T3 Advisors, 2013 to 2021

How to build trust with founders, from the operator's seat.

Service, consistency, and relationships become durable competitive advantages.

Led the New York office while serving as Head of DEI. Worked closely with high-growth technology companies, founders, executives, and early-stage investors. Managed teams, P&L, operational processes, and cultural initiatives, and contributed to the firm's growth through its successful 2021 acquisition. Learned firsthand how founders think about growth, hiring, culture, expansion, and organizational identity.

·Earning founder trust in highly competitive environments
·Understanding company-building from the operator's perspective
·Team, P&L, and culture ownership at scale

Chapter 03 · Nava Ventures, 2021 to today

How to evaluate companies as investments.

Judgment across sourcing, diligence, decision-making, and portfolio support.

Investor at a $175M Series A venture fund focused on leading and co-leading $5M to $12M investments. Developed deep experience across sourcing, market mapping, diligence, founder assessment, investment decision-making, portfolio support, and LP communications. Built internal CRM workflows and diligence processes that became exemplar work products within the firm, improving sourcing quality and efficiency year over year.

·Formal venture investing judgment across the full lifecycle
·Systems and processes that improved how the firm sources and evaluates
·Portfolio support as an operating practice, not an afterthought

The combination
T3 taught me how to build trust with founders and understand company-building from the operator's perspective. Nava taught me how to evaluate those companies as investments. The combination is what shapes how I invest today.