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Leah Edwards

Investor, Educator and Coach Helping to Build Strong Companies & Ecosystems

San Francisco, California

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $5,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $50,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $25,000.00

Work Experience

2021

  • Board Member

    2021

  • University Lecturer

    2017

    Leadership and Innovation Lecturer in UC Berkeley Engineering, University of North Carolina's Semester in Silicon Valley and Stanford Engineering.

2014

  • Current Board Member and previous Advisor

    2014

  • Executive Coach and Entrepreneur Coach

    2012

    Certified Coach assisting executives seeking career growth or success with innovation projects. Also Coach to startup founders at all stages, from launch to scaling.

  • Angel Investor and Advisor

    2012

    Investor, coach and advisor for startups

2022 - 2024

  • Investment Director

    2022 - 2024

    Lighter Capital is the pioneer in revenue-based funding.

2020 - 2022

  • Partner

    2020 - 2022

2019 - 2021

  • Advisory Board Member

    2019 - 2021

2016 - 2016

  • Director of Education Outreach

    2016 - 2016

    Interim program to better integrate Autodesk's Education group with Universities, Schools and other Education Partners to support experiential, collaborative learning about innovation. Led the Outreach group in this transition, including Marketing, Channel Training Partners, Nonprofit Partnerships, Digital Design Challenges, Events, PR, Social Media and Internal Communications.

  • Executive Director, Ctr for Entrepreneurial Studies

    2012 - 2016

    Led a team to design learning experiences around innovation. Advised faculty of 50+ entrepreneurship and investment electives and directed the Stanford Venture Studio, a startup collaboration space for 200 graduate students. Developed cross-campus partnerships and expanded relationships with investors and industry experts, in addition to increasing female student participation by over 400%. Experiential learning innovation included both creating startup experiences as well as expanding nnovation internships in existing companies.