Amber Illig
InvestorFounding General Partner at The Council
San Francisco, California, United States
Writes $10K β $100K checks
About
An operations expert who was one of the first non-engineering hires at Cruise, where she built roadmaps, established sprint structures, and formed the company's first rideshare business unit.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceFintechHealthtechSaaS
Experience
- The CouncilGeneral Partnercurrent2019 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AtmosHead Of Operations2021 β 2022San Francisco, California, United States
- CruiseSenior Manager, Technical Program Management, Go To Market2019 β 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- CruiseProgram Lead & Business Unit Manager, Ridehail2018 β 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- CruiseSenior Technical Program Manager, Ridehail2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Snap Inc.Operations Program Manager, Supply Chain & Go To Market2016 β 2018Los Angeles, California
- AppleNPI iPhone Operations Program Manager2015 β 2016
- Eli Lilly and CompanyCartridge Operations Associate2014 β 2015
- Eli Lilly and CompanyProcess Team Lead2013 β 2014Indianapolis, Indiana Area
- Eli Lilly and CompanyProcess Engineer2012 β 2014Indianapolis, Indiana Area
- Delta Faucet CompanyProduct Engineering Co-op2007 β 2011Greater Indianapolis
Education
- Purdue UniversityBachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Skills & more
Creative Problem Solving3Product Development31Matlab13Pro/Engineer3Microsoft Office25Problem Solving8Excel1Catia5PowerPoint8Word1CAD2Product Design6
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EngineeringTeamworkTechnical WritingLabviewTestingSolidworksPro EngineerBody LanguagePresentationsTechnical PresentationsTeam BuildingPerformance ManagementLanguages French
From Amber's professional profile.
Colleagues at The Council
Anabel Lippincott Paksoy
Co-Founder & Senior Advisor, 43 at The Council
Cecilia Ziniti
Investor at The Council
Eliana Berger
Investor at The Council
Fil Aronshtein
Investor at The Council
Rachel Tsui
Partner at The Council
Shriya Nevatia
Principal at The Council
Vanessa Samaniego
Head of Community at The Council
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Amber Illig work?
- Amber Illig is Founding General Partner at The Council.
- What does Amber Illig invest in?
- Amber Illig invests in AI & Machine Learning, E-commerce, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
- What check size does Amber Illig write?
- Amber Illig typically writes checks of $10K β $100K.
Same school
Shared employers
Also worked at Atmos4
Also worked at Cruise48
David BeyerPartner at Amplify PartnersJimManaging partner of Maven Ventures, a consumer-focused micro-VC fund and incubator in Palo AltoJordan CroomInvestor at Side Door VenturesSunny DhillonFounder and Managing Partner at Kyber Knight CapitalSandy YuanAdvisor, AV & Robotics at Verissimo VenturesSasha OstojicVenture Partner at Playground Global
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Also worked at Snap Inc.61
Justin RoseInvestment Team at 8VCSelby DrummondSenior Strategic Officer at Plum Alley InvestmentsSteve HorowitzPartner at Alpha EdisonAlexis BonilloInvestor at Aglae VenturesDing ZhouHead of Content Engineering at Snap, Inc. at SignalFireChris YoungCEO Partner at Ardent Venture
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Also worked at Apple457
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesNicolas MetzkeInvestor at Daphni
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