Maggie Basta

Maggie Basta

Investor atFirst Round CapitalFirm active Oct 7San Francisco

Maggie Basta is an early-stage investor in San Francisco. She studied at Harvard and worked as a machine learning engineer before joining Scale Venture Partners in 2022.

What Maggie can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10M
Comes in atSeedCan lead the round
Ownership target10-12%, > 12%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

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Career

  1. QuantCo · machine learning engineer
  2. Scale Venture Partners · investor
    2022
  3. First Round Capital · Investor
    Now

Focus

early-stage investingaideep learning

Education

Harvard, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, and Comparative Religion

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Who is Maggie Basta?

Maggie Basta is an early-stage investor in San Francisco. She studied at Harvard and worked as a machine learning engineer before joining Scale Venture Partners in 2022.

How much does Maggie Basta invest?

Maggie Basta invests through First Round Capital, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at seed.

How do I pitch Maggie Basta?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Maggie in the subject. A warm intro from a founder First Round Capital backed works better.

What did Maggie Basta do before First Round Capital?

machine learning engineer at QuantCo; investor at Scale Venture Partners.

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