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Melissa Moore

Accelerating the Success of Startups at Stripe

San Francisco, California

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $25,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $50,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $37,500.00

Work Experience

2021

  • Growth Marketing Lead, Global / Geo Expansion

    2024

  • Head of Startup Marketing, Americas

    2021 - 2024

    Growing the GDP of the internet, and accelerating the success of startup founders everywhere 🚀

2023

  • Limited Partner

    2023

    MKT1 Capital is an early-stage fund, led by former marketing leaders Emily Kramer and Kathleen Estreich. MKT1 invests in Pre-Seed thru Series A B2B startups across industries and helps startups build marketing.

  • Investment Partner

    2020

    The Community Fund is a $5 million early-stage fund that invests in community-driven companies through an investment partner team. We believe that companies with community at the center of all that they do will become 🦄🦄🦄 and produce outsized returns. Check us out: https://thecommunity.vc/ Portfolio companies include: The Grand (thegrand.world) Canopy (heycanopy.com) Dispatch Goods (dispatchgoods.com) Zette Media (zette.com) Copper (meetcopper.com) ...and many more

  • Co-Founder

    2019

    ANGELS.vc is a modern, women-led community of accredited angel investors. As founders and operators who span multiple industries and functional expertise, we believe startups succeed when they have access to a diverse pool of investors and advisors. Check us out at angels.vc.

2019 - 2022

  • Advisor

    2019 - 2022

2020 - 2021

  • Director of Network

    2020 - 2021

    All Raise is on a mission to accelerate the success of female founders and funders to build a more prosperous, equitable future. Born out of a grassroots movement in 2017, our programs arm women with access, guidance, and support to advance their professional growth. When the architects of tomorrow better reflect the world, our world is better served.

2018 - 2020

  • Founding Partner

    2018 - 2020

    Seneca VC is a new kind of venture firm that doesn't fit any traditional boxes. Through Seneca Advance and Founders + Funders, we've created an exclusive platform network that unlocks potential in early stage founders. We connect diverse founders to prominent investors, and cross the boundaries between the insiders and outsiders. More at https://seneca.vc/ Portfolio: Strattic (strattic.com) Elpha (elpha.com) FYI (usefyi.com) The Coven (thecoven.com) Advisory: Archipelo Venus Aerospace Productable

2012 - 2018

  • Co-founder & Co-CEO

    2015 - 2018

    Lean Startup Co. helps entrepreneurs and innovators build better products using the Lean Startup methodology and modern management techniques. We share educational ideas, stories, and lessons year-round with individuals and companies of all sizes and sectors. Join us in person for our flagship conference in San Francisco, our Summit Series in cities across the world, or our corporate training program. Or connect with us online through our original webcasts, podcasts, and blog. Whether you’re building a high-growth tech startup or a piece of hardware, working in a non-profit or at a large, bureaucratic institution, adopting the Lean Startup methodology opens the door for continuous innovation and sustainable growth.

  • Executive Producer

    2012 - 2015

    The Lean Startup: The Movement That is Transforming How New Products Are Built And Launched. The Lean Startup Conference brings together people from startups and established companies alike to share lessons and tactics for building profitable lean organizations. The conference is based on the success of best-selling author Eric Ries' book, The Lean Startup, and the success of the 2010 and 2011 Startup Lessons Learned Conference. http://www.leanstartup.co/ http://theleanstartup.com/

  • Founder | Exec Producer | Marketing Consultant

    2011 - 2014

    Event Digerati is a San Francisco-based experiential marketing and production company, specializing in entrepreneurship conferences, grassroots communities, and startup brands. Worked with clients on the projects below: Gigaom’s Structure Conferences 2013-2015 SF MusicTech Summit IX, X, XI, XII, XIII Future of Money & Technology Summit Mobile-Loco: The Future of the Mobile Location Revolution 2012 Egnyte Firestorm Social-Loco 2012 Geo-Loco 2011 FailCon 2011 & 2012 Ultra Light Startups Future Energy Silicon Valley (for Urbanity Events) AngelHack 2013 DataWeek 2013

  • Partnership Manager

    2009 - 2011

    I Will Teach You To Be Rich has quietly become one of the leaders in online education and self development. Over 1 million millennials read us every month for advice on money, entrepreneurship, careers, relationships, health and fitness, and food.