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Ashley Mayer

Ashley Mayer

Co-founder and GP atCoalition OperatorsCalifornia
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Ashley Mayer is a co-founder and full-time general partner at Coalition. She previously led communications at Box, was a marketing partner at Social Capital, and helped scale Glossier.

What Ashley can write

Writes checks of$250K to $500K
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedMostly follows a lead
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Coalition Operators writes $250K to $500K checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Coalition Operators.

Career

  1. Box · comms leader
  2. Social Capital · first marketing partner
  3. Glossier
  4. Coalition · Co-founder and full-time GP
  5. Box
  6. Social Capital · marketing partner
  7. Glossier
  8. Coalition Operators · Co-founder and GP
    Now

Companies founded

Coalition

Focus

communicationsstartupsstorytellingpre-seedseed

Also at Coalition Operators

Jaclyn Rice Nelson
Jaclyn Rice NelsonCo-founder and GP (part-time)
Lindsay Ullman
Lindsay UllmanCo-founder and GP (part-time)
Toyin Ajayi
Toyin AjayiCo-founder and GP (part-time)

Partners like Ashley

At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.

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Ben BlumenroseCo-founder, Managing Partner, Designer Fund
Luigi BajettiManaging Partner & Founder, Lombardstreet Ventures
Ben MetcalfeFounder and General Partner, Monochrome Capital
Mohamed Nanabhay
Mohamed NanabhayManaging Partner, Mozilla

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One email when Ashley's firm raises a fund, adds a partner or shows new activity.

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Questions

Who is Ashley Mayer?

Ashley Mayer is a co-founder and full-time general partner at Coalition. She previously led communications at Box, was a marketing partner at Social Capital, and helped scale Glossier.

How much does Ashley Mayer invest?

Ashley Mayer invests through Coalition Operators, which writes checks of $250K to $500K at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Ashley Mayer?

A warm intro from a founder Coalition Operators backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Ashley Mayer do before Coalition Operators?

comms leader at Box; first marketing partner at Social Capital; Glossier; Co-founder and full-time GP at Coalition; Box; marketing partner at Social Capital; Glossier.

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