Valerie Osband Mahoney

Valerie Osband Mahoney

Principal atNFXSan Francisco

Valerie Osband Mahoney is a Principal at NFX, with product leadership experience at Cash App, Funding Circle, and SumUp across the US, UK, and Brazil.

What Valerie can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

NFX writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: NFX.

Career

  1. Funding Circle · early employee
  2. SumUp · product role
  3. Cash App · led product teams
  4. NFX · Principal
    Now
  5. Cash App · product lead
  6. SumUp · product development

Focus

producttechnical infrastructurecommercegrowthfintechoperator

Also at NFX

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Questions

Who is Valerie Osband Mahoney?

Valerie Osband Mahoney is a Principal at NFX, with product leadership experience at Cash App, Funding Circle, and SumUp across the US, UK, and Brazil.

How much does Valerie Osband Mahoney invest?

Valerie Osband Mahoney invests through NFX, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Valerie Osband Mahoney?

A warm intro from a founder NFX backed works best.

What did Valerie Osband Mahoney do before NFX?

early employee at Funding Circle; product role at SumUp; led product teams at Cash App; product lead at Cash App; product development at SumUp.

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