Ysbrant Marcelis

Ysbrant Marcelis is a Partner at Commerce Ventures in San Francisco, California, where he leads corporate development, oversees thematic analysis, and serves on the management committee. Before joining the firm in 2017, he led enterprise strategy and business development at Vantiv, now known as Worldpay, and served as Senior Vice President and Director of Global Digital Strategy at Citigroup. Earlier in his career, Marcelis advised financial services clients at Booz & Company and co-founded OpenRevolution, an initiative focused on expanding mobile financial access across 25 countries. He brings over 15 years of operating experience across four continents, working with both Fortune 500 corporations and venture-backed startups, and serves on the advisory board for OneGoal Bay Area. His current focus centers on venture capital investments and strategic initiatives within the financial services, commerce, and payments sectors.