Spoiler Alert: it’s me!
Today, I’m excited to announce that I’m taking on a bigger role at Innovation Endeavors, as the firm’s new Operating Partner, Head of Founder Experience.
For me, it all started with Curiosity Camp.
I never thought three days and two nights camping with some of the world’s smartest people — whether physicists, roboticists, computational biologists, and rocket scientists — could so drastically impact my life. One weekend engaging with deep thinkers tackling some of the world’s most challenging topics, and I was hooked.
In my almost 7 years with Innovation Endeavors, I’ve had a front seat to so much growth, both inside our firm and among the entrepreneurial community. We’ve raised several new funds, made hundreds of investments, and have seen a wide range of innovative ideas evolve from a notion to fully-formed companies that are pushing the boundaries of what is possible.
Over the past several years, we’ve been piloting numerous offerings for founders, and I’m excited to expand our Founder Experience efforts. Our firm is built with Community at its core — we’re getting ready to launch some new programs for founders and test some awesome new ideas spanning marketing, people ops, community, and more.
In the midst of the pandemic, I worked side-by-side with Dror and the rest of the team as we raised Fund IV. Through that process, it gave us a chance to pause and reflect on the positive impacts our founders are making. The innovators we work with have had huge breakthroughs that are benefiting humanity — eliminating food allergies, improving worker safety on construction sites and in warehouses, eliminating fresh food waste, changing the way we develop therapeutics, and so much more.
I’m in awe of the ambition behind these big ideas and the people behind them, as well as the range of industries and technologies they’re improving along the way. How fortunate are we that get to make our life’s work catalyzing the growth of these important companies?!
As I enter this next chapter, I am excited to expand our platform team! We are kicking off a search for a Head of People to help advise founders on how to set up HR functions at their companies. We’re also looking for a Community/Business Development lead to power our ecosystems and external partnerships. Formal job descriptions will be posted soon, and we’re already taking recommendations for great folks we should speak with.
Here we go!