Fern Mandelbaum

Fern Mandelbaum

Partner, Early Stage Tech atEmerson CollectivePalo Alto

Fern Mandelbaum is a Managing Director at Emerson Collective and a lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. She has experience in venture capital and previously co-founded Skyline Products.

What Fern can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BLead preference not reported
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Career

  1. Metcal
  2. Kyoto Shinkin Bank
  3. SRI International
  4. Skyline Products · Co-founder & CEO
  5. Monitor Ventures · Partner
  6. Vista Venture Partners · Managing Partner
  7. Emerson Collective · Managing Director
    Now
  8. Stanford Graduate School of Business · Lecturer in Management

Companies founded

Emerson Consequential ScholarsVista Venture PartnersSkyline Products

Investments named in public bios

Midi HealthGuild EducationSyndioConduitField AIBetterUpCoActive AICoraUpsideIntus CareTwelvePlanetFWDAnthroReflexAISwitch Bio

Focus

Early Stage TechEntrepreneurship

Education

Brown University, BA, EconomicsStanford GSB, MBA

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Questions

Who is Fern Mandelbaum?

Fern Mandelbaum is a Managing Director at Emerson Collective and a lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. She has experience in venture capital and previously co-founded Skyline Products.

How much does Fern Mandelbaum invest?

Emerson Collective has not reported a check size. It invests at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Fern Mandelbaum?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Fern in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Emerson Collective backed works better.

What did Fern Mandelbaum do before Emerson Collective?

Metcal; Kyoto Shinkin Bank; SRI International; Co-founder & CEO at Skyline Products; Partner at Monitor Ventures; Managing Partner at Vista Venture Partners; Lecturer in Management at Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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