About
Growing up, I wanted to be an artist. Today, I see entrepreneurs as the contemporary artists of our era. Throughout my life, I've studied fine art and design, driven by the joy of creating something new. This passion later ignited my interest in entrepreneurship, computer science, and finance. Just as a sculptor shapes a block of marble, an entrepreneur must decide which strategies to prioritize and which to discard. Like artists, software developers and technology entrepreneurs use elements from the past to shape the future, transforming the unimaginable into the inevitable. During college, I founded a blog called The Power Thread, where I interviewed over 100 female entrepreneurs and artists about their creative work and what power means to them. The blog grew to more than 15,000 readers, introducing me to the VC and angel investor ecosystem. This led me to join Madrona Venture Group as an Investor, where I had the privilege to invest in and work closely with startups reimagining how…
Experience
Managing Partner
Present
~$2M venture fund raised by our 2026 Stanford GSB class, investing in companies founded by people in our class.
Scout
Principal
Madrona · Seattle, Washington, United States
Worked on Seed-Series C investments in Intelligent Applications, Marketplaces, Internet Applications, Infrastructure, and more. Investments and Board Observer roles included: CommerceIQ: https://commerceiq.ai/ Rec Room: https://recroom.com/ TrovaTrip: https://www.linkedin.com/redir/suspicious-page?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftrovatrip%2ecom%2F Clerk: https://clerk.com/ RunwayML: https://runwayml.com/ Visual Layer: https://www.visual-layer.com/ Rhythms AI: https://www.getrhythms.ai/
Investor
Madrona Venture Group · Seattle, Washington, United States
Madrona is a Venture Capital firm focused on investing in early-stage technology companies. The firm has helped entrepreneurs launch and grow world-class companies including Amazon, Apptio, Coda, Common Room, Isilon Systems, Rec Room, Redfin, Rover, Smartsheet, Snowflake, and more.
Product Manager - Video Ai
Typeface · Seattle, Washington, United States
Technical Product Manager focused on Typeface's Gen AI video product initial launch and roadmap.
Assistant Merchant / Product Strategy
Gap Inc. · New York, New York, United States
Rotational Management Program
Gap Inc. · Greater New York City Area
Education
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Washington University in St. Louis
Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Administration and Management, Fine Art & Design
University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
High School Diploma
University of the Arts London
Study Abroad
Rhode Island School of Design
Pre-College Summer Program
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