Amy Nelson
Amy Nelson is Managing Partner at Rethink Education, overseeing operations and investments. She previously led Venture For America as CEO and held roles at Rethink Capital Partners, B Lab, Relief International, and Cambodian Children's Fund.
What Amy can write
Rethink Education writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.
Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Rethink Education.Career
- Relief International · business development
- Cambodian Children's Fund · business development
- Venture For America · CEO
- Rethink Capital Partners · Chief Strategy Officer
- Rethink Education · Managing PartnerNow
- Cambodian Children’s Fund
- Relief International
- B Lab
Focus
Education
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Who is Amy Nelson?
Amy Nelson is Managing Partner at Rethink Education, overseeing operations and investments. She previously led Venture For America as CEO and held roles at Rethink Capital Partners, B Lab, Relief International, and Cambodian Children's Fund.
How much does Amy Nelson invest?
Amy Nelson invests through Rethink Education, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at pre-seed, seed, series a.
How do I pitch Amy Nelson?
A warm intro from a founder Rethink Education backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.
What did Amy Nelson do before Rethink Education?
business development at Relief International; business development at Cambodian Children's Fund; CEO at Venture For America; Chief Strategy Officer at Rethink Capital Partners; Cambodian Children’s Fund; Relief International; B Lab.
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