About

Laney oversees innovation in investments through technological development, technical research, and strategy analysis. He leverages his expertise in software engineering, quantitative analysis, machine learning, systems design and project management to advance the firm’s technological edge.

Before entering the private sphere, Laney has been a Staff+ Engineer at two Fortune 100 companies including a MAG 7 company. Throughout his SWE/MLE career, he has implemented complex, performant ML pipelines, engineered global cloud infrastructure and designed software responsible for managing millions of dollars. He brings deep technical expertise from his time operating alongside elite talent from Big 3 cloud to R&D AI engineering. He has also contributed to a variety of open-source and commercial software applications.

Previously, Laney worked in the data analytics and ML space, gaining valuable experience from E2E SDLC to academic research. Combined with strong project management and leadership skills, Laney drives innovation and enhances the firm’s capabilities.

Kenworthy leads the development of the firm’s investment strategy, grounded in first-principles thinking and a refined framework that integrates macroeconomic insight, fundamental analysis, and quantitative methods.

Beyond a wealth of experience in public markets, he has led a broad range of investments—spanning private equity, real estate, and private credit—across industries from manufacturing to hospitality. He has partnered with seasoned operators and brings to TAP executive acumen gained from managing a diverse portfolio of alternatives. Over his four years at TAP, he has advanced into software development and quantitative modeling—sharpening his technical capabilities further strengthening the firm’s extensive research depth and engineering excellence. This breadth of experience shapes the firm’s multidimensional philosophy toward capital allocation and risk mitigation.

Kenworthy holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a Master of Science in Finance from The University of Oklahoma.

Toolan brings a multidisciplinary background spanning venture capital, family office investing, founder operations, and enterprise sales. In his previous roles, he's led sourcing and diligence on early-stage SaaS and tech-enabled services investments, supported portfolio companies on GTM strategy and board readiness, and managed LP relationships and fundraising materials. Prior to that, Toolan worked alongside a prominent founder-led family office and its affiliated venture arm, where he evaluated U.S. expansion opportunities across the portfolio, sourced deals for the venture group, and led U.S. market entry and sales operations for one of its SaaS holdings — landing large enterprise accounts along the way.

A Phoenix native and Brophy College Prep alumni, Toolan attended Washington State University on a Pac-12 golf scholarship.

Prior to joining The Aurora Project, Ed founded Pelican Path, LLC, a financial services consulting firm that helped entrepreneurs raise growth capital.
He began his career as a private client broker at Rauscher Pierce Refsnes, a Dallas-based investment bank and stock brokerage firm, and transitioned into institutional bond and equity sales with Bear Stearns and Alex Brown, covering Tier 1 mutual funds, hedge funds and other institutional investors.

He specialized in biotech, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices.
Ed attended the University of Texas at Austin, He majored in Latin American Studies, with concentrations in Anthropology and Economics.