Team

Sarah Smith is the founder and managing partner of the Sarah Smith Fund. Her versatile leadership spans roles as an early stage investor at Bain Capital Ventures and over 10 years experience scaling global teams at Facebook and Quora, holding VP and Director across sales, operations, HR, and recruiting functions.

Elise has shaped product marketing and community engagement strategies across Silicon Valley’s most innovative companies. Her journey spans Facebook’s monetization team, co-founding Stride Software, and most recently SVP Product Marketing at Snowflake, reflecting a career marked by scaling products, fostering vibrant communities, and navigating acquisitions in the fast-paced SaaS and data technology sectors.

Aidymar, currently VP of Engineering for Virtual Reality at Meta, brings 20+ years of leadership experience in cutting-edge tech development. Her career spans crucial roles at Google and Facebook, where she’s driven innovation for billions of users across platforms like Android, YouTube, and Messenger, now focusing on shaping VR as the next social computing frontier.

Molly, best known for coining “Give Away Your Legos” in scaling companies, has served as COO for notable organizations including the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and Quip (acquired by Salesforce for $750m). With a background spanning Facebook’s mobile strategy and People systems, she now focuses on building community to develop top operators across industries, while sharing her expertise in scaling companies and tech leadership.

Rachel is a marketing executive with diverse experience from tech giants to high-growth startups, including key roles in Product Marketing at Facebook and as CMO at Greenlight. Her leadership at Greenlight, guiding marketing strategy from Series A through Series D, showcases her expertise in scaling consumer fintech products and driving growth across various stages of company development.

Corley leverages her data-driven approach and team-building skills across organizations from startups to Fortune 500 companies, most recently as the CFO of SonderMind, with previous experience at Microsoft and Glossier. Her expertise spans financial planning, global operations, and go-to-market strategies, consistently fostering high-performing cultures that drive significant business impact.

Trista has over 20 years experience building at Yahoo and Facebook, ascending to Vice President of Global Business Marketing at Meta. Her expertise in building high-performing teams and scaling ad tech businesses spans product marketing, partner enablement, and leading global strategies across diverse verticals, where she managed 200 professionals in seven countries.

Jessica, currently CMO at LinkedIn, brings over 25 years of leadership experience from Yahoo!, Apple, Facebook, and Indeed. Her expertise spans global marketing strategy, brand building, and driving revenue growth, complemented by her roles as a board director at Cardlytics and advisor to startups, where she champions diversity and women’s advancement in the tech industry.