Amanda Herson
InvestorFounderGeneral Partner at Founder Collective · Board director at Infera Health · Board director at Carnot Labs, Inc. · Board director at HC Jones, Inc.
New York, New York
Writes $400K – $2M checks · typically $1M
About
Contributes commerce predictions and commentary as a venture capitalist at the firm.
Board director at Infera Health
Intro paths
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In turn, Amanda can intro founders to Infera Health's investors below.
Infera Health's investors · 2
Board director at Carnot Labs, Inc.
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In turn, Amanda can intro founders to Carnot Labs, Inc.'s investors below.
Carnot Labs, Inc.'s investors · 1
Board director at HC Jones, Inc.
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In turn, Amanda can intro founders to HC Jones, Inc.'s investors below.
HC Jones, Inc.'s investors · 1
Experience
- Founder CollectiveGeneral Partnercurrent2020 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Cape Union Mart GroupBoard Member, Director of eCommercecurrent2010 — presentCity of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- Highland Capital PartnersSenior Associate2008 — 2010
- Victoria's SecretManager Strategy and Business Development2005 — 2007
- Rockwell GroupBusiness Development2005 — 2006
- Boston Consulting GroupAssociate2003 — 2005
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA2007 — 2009
- The Wharton SchoolBachelor’s Degree, Economics1999 — 2003
Skills & more
Benchmarking1Business Development9Business Strategy4Strategy14Financial Modeling6Retail2Leadership3Entrepreneurship3Fundraising2
From Amanda's professional profile.
Deals · 2
Carnot Labs, Inc.Board seat
via Founder Collective · filed Jul 2026 · $5M raise
HC Jones, Inc.Board seat
via Founder Collective · filed Apr 2025 · $10.3M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
Per SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at Founder Collective
Brent Willess
Principal at Founder Collective
Dan Sommer
Partner at Founder Collective
Dave Bisceglia
Venture Partner at Founder Collective
David Frankel
Seed Stage Venture Capital in the United States
Emily Jenkins
Operations Manager at Founder Collective
Eric Paley
Entrepreneur and Seed Investor in Cambridge, MA
Jack Arenas
Principal at Founder Collective
Jack Groetzinger
Venture Partner at Teamworthy Ventures
Network12
Eric PaleyScout
Entrepreneur and Seed Investor in Cambridge, MA
Jack GroetzingerScout
Venture Partner at Teamworthy Ventures
Jake GibsonScout
Founding Partner at Better Tomorrow Ventures
James TamplinScout
Venture Partner at Founder Collective
Raj De DattaScout
Partner at Founder Collective
Antonio Osio
General Partner at ANIMO Ventures
Brent Willess
Principal at Founder Collective
Dan Sommer
Partner at Founder Collective
David Stark
Founding Partner at Ground Up Ventures
Micah Rosenbloom
General Partner at Founder Collective
Nadia Boujarwah
Venture Partner at Founder Collective
Taylor Greene
Partner at Twelve Below
Investors connected to Amanda in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Amanda Herson?
- Contributes commerce predictions and commentary as a venture capitalist at the firm.
- Where does Amanda Herson work?
- Amanda Herson is General Partner at Founder Collective and Board director at Infera Health and Board director at Carnot Labs, Inc. and Board director at HC Jones, Inc..
- What check size does Amanda Herson write?
- Amanda Herson typically writes checks of $400K – $2M.
- What boards does Amanda Herson sit on?
- Amanda Herson holds tracked board seats at Carnot Labs, Inc., HC Jones, Inc., Infera Health.
- Where did Amanda Herson go to school?
- Amanda Herson studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); The Wharton School (Bachelor’s Degree, Economics).
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