Dawn Dobras
Frm CEO / Early Start-up Investor/ Passionate @ female founders & diversity on the cap table
San Francisco Bay Area
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Min Investment:
$500,000.00Max Investment:
$1,500,000.00Target Investment:
$1,000,000.00
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Work Experience
2023
Co-Founder
2023
Capital F invests in the technology that shapes women's lives.
2021
Entrepreneur In Residence
2021
Coach and Advisor with the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship at HBS.
2021
Angel Investor
2021
Representation and diversity includes the cap table. The Council is a consortium of women who are active angel investors. We believe that when more women deploy capital, more different types of companies get funded.
2021
Strategic Advisor & Investor
2021
Archive Resale brings fashion circularity + customer loyalty + new customer acquisition + brand experience together. Oh, and it's good for the planet. Win. Win. Win.
2018 - 2021
Chief Executive Officer & Board of Directors
2018 - 2021
Credo Beauty is the largest clean beauty retailer in the United States with 11 retail stores in top markets, thriving digital business and selling over 130 independent clean beauty brands. Credo leads the industry with the highest standards in beauty for ingredient transparency, safety, sustainability, and cruelty-free products.
2013 - 2017
Chief Operations Officer
2013 - 2017
Decorist is a home design and technology company for virtual interior design, with 500 designers, 17 full time employees and proprietary technology platform and advanced 3D visualization. Decorist was acquired in 2017 by Bed, Bath and Beyond Inc. Primary responsibilities: Driving Revenue Growth, Strategic Partnerships, Building and Managing Designer community, Customer Acquisition.
2012 - 2013
CEO | Brand President
2012 - 2013
Ran growing luxury yoga wear company with 19 employees, sold in 420 wholesale doors, in 25 countries. Strong revenue growth across wholesale, retail and ecommerce supported by instructor base of over 1500 key influencers. Company sold in Aug. 2013 providing exit for all investors.
2008 - 2012
SVP Strategy and E-Commerce
2008 - 2012
Responsible for ecommerce with full P/L accountability with growth of 40-50% annually. Responsible for Corporate Strategy team for turnaround strategy and board of directors meetings.
1995 - 2006
Head of Strategy, Gap Inc., E-commerce Division
2004 - 2006
Led strategy group for all Gap Inc. Ecommerce properties including Gap.com, Bananarepublic.com, Oldnavy.com, and Piperlime.com. Strategized and executed piperlime.com business plan.
Vice President, Oldnavy.com, Gap Inc.
2001 - 2004
Launched and grew Oldnavy.com to $200M in sales. Hired and managed team from start-up to over 65 employees. Drove growth in excess of 50-80% annually.
Merchandise Manager, Sr. Merchandiser, Gap Inc., Old Navy Division
1995 - 2001
1991 - 1993
Sourcing and Production Manager
1991 - 1993