Where does Amber Atherton work?

Amber Atherton is Founder of Zyper and Partner at Patron.

What check size does Amber Atherton write?

Amber Atherton typically writes checks of $750K – $4M.

Where did Amber Atherton go to school?

Amber Atherton studied at Y Combinator; London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London (BA Management (Dropped Out), Central Saint Martins Combined Course); Benenden School.

What podcasts and interviews feature Amber Atherton?

Tracked appearances include "On raising Seed and Series A as a woman founder".

Amber Atherton

InvestorFounder

Partner at Patron · Founder at Zyper

San Francisco, California

Writes $750K – $4M checks · typically $2M

FoundedZyper · YC

Find your path to Amber

10,260 people in our graph share verified history with Amber — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Hélène Henry-PrinceunlockedAmber: together at Hermès (2009)

×3Amber: together at Discord

×7Amber: together at YC W18

Amber: together at London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London

About

Partner at Patron; previously at Y Combinator and Discord, and author of a book on the rise of virtual communities.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCrypto & Web3GamingMedia & Entertainment

Founder at Zyper YC W18

Intro paths

Amber went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Amber can intro founders to Zyper's investors below.

Zyper's investors · 3

Forerunner VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2019 Talis CapitalLondon · $1M – $10M checks · since 2019 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2018

Experience

PatronPartnercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
PatronVenture Partnercurrent2022 — present
AryaBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
The Atherton AwardFounder & Trusteecurrent2020 — present
GBxBoard Chair2021 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
GBxBoard Member2019 — 2021
DiscordHead of Growth (Communities)2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
Angel InvestorAngel Investor2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
-Author2021
ZyperCEO & Founder (acquired)2017 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
Rubric Caption AppFounder2017 — 2018London, England, United Kingdom
WWW.MYFLASHTRASH.COM (acquired)CEO & Founder2009 — 2015London, England, United Kingdom
WednesdayIntern2010London, England, United Kingdom
VogueIntern2010London, England, United Kingdom
HermèsIntern2009Hong Kong SAR

Skills & more

Venture Capital1Start-ups1Seed CapitalCommunity Development1Entrepreneurship5Brand Development4E-commerce3Blogging3Marketing3Jewelry2Retail1Marketing Strategy1

+6 more

Creative DirectionMarketing CommunicationsEditorialSeed Investorpre-seedIdea Generation

Languages Chinese

From Amber's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

AlteraAnykraftAryaBigBrainChainkemistsDecaDiemEarthGlowGoodyHamulPendium Raid BaseRainSpacecaps Sweatpals

Per curated public sources.

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Amber Atherton

On raising Seed and Series A as a woman founder

Y Combinator

Colleagues at Patron

Brian Cho

Co-Founder & General Partner at Patron

Jason Yeh

Co-Founder & General Partner at Patron

Network7

Ansaf KareemScout

General Partner at Latitude

Brad HoldenScout

Angel investor; Investments at Protocol Labs; Angel & Former Partner at Tomorrow Ventures

Andrew Chen

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Brian Cho

Co-Founder & General Partner at Patron

Jason Yeh

Co-Founder & General Partner at Patron

Max Mullen

Investor at Instacart

Phylicia Koh

General Partner at Play Ventures

Investors connected to Amber in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Amber Atherton?: Partner at Patron; previously at Y Combinator and Discord, and author of a book on the rise of virtual communities.
Where does Amber Atherton work?: Amber Atherton is Founder of Zyper and Partner at Patron.
What does Amber Atherton invest in?: Amber Atherton invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Gaming, Media & Entertainment.
What check size does Amber Atherton write?: Amber Atherton typically writes checks of $750K – $4M.
What companies did Amber Atherton found?: Amber Atherton founded Zyper.
What companies has Amber Atherton invested in?: Investments tracked here include Altera, Anykraft, Arya, BigBrain, Chainkemists, Deca, Diem, Earth, Glow, Goody, Hamul, Pendium, and 4 more.
Where did Amber Atherton go to school?: Amber Atherton studied at Y Combinator; London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London (BA Management (Dropped Out), Central Saint Martins Combined Course); Benenden School.
What podcasts and interviews feature Amber Atherton?: Tracked appearances include "On raising Seed and Series A as a woman founder".