Ellen Chisa is a Partner at boldstart, joining in January 2021 after founding Dark. She focuses on investing in pre-product, dev-focused enterprise companies and previously held product roles at Lola, Kickstarter, and Microsoft.
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- Microsoft · product roles
- Kickstarter · product roles
- Lola · product roles
- Dark · founder
- boldstart · PartnerNow
- Microsoft
- Kickstarter
- Lola
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Who is Ellen Chisa?
Ellen Chisa is a Partner at boldstart, joining in January 2021 after founding Dark. She focuses on investing in pre-product, dev-focused enterprise companies and previously held product roles at Lola, Kickstarter, and Microsoft.
How much does Ellen Chisa invest?
Ellen Chisa invests through Boldstart Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $30M at pre-seed.
How do I pitch Ellen Chisa?
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What did Ellen Chisa do before Boldstart Ventures?
product roles at Microsoft; product roles at Kickstarter; product roles at Lola; founder at Dark; Microsoft; Kickstarter; Lola.
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