Liz Wessel is a Partner at First Round Capital in San Francisco. She was the co-founder and CEO of WayUp and a Visiting Group Partner at Y Combinator.
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First Round Capital writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.
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- WayUp · co-founder and CEO2014-2021
- Y Combinator · Visiting Group Partner
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- Google · APMM
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Who is Liz Wessel?
Liz Wessel is a Partner at First Round Capital in San Francisco. She was the co-founder and CEO of WayUp and a Visiting Group Partner at Y Combinator.
How much does Liz Wessel invest?
Liz Wessel invests through First Round Capital, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at seed.
How do I pitch Liz Wessel?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Liz in the subject. A warm intro from a founder First Round Capital backed works better.
What did Liz Wessel do before First Round Capital?
co-founder and CEO at WayUp; Visiting Group Partner at Y Combinator; APMM at Google.
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