Amber Illig
InvestorFounding General Partner at The Council
San Francisco, California, United States
Writes $10K – $100K checks
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Jay JohnsonunlockedAmber: together at Delta Faucet Company (2007–2010)
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Amber: together at The Council
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 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AtmosHead Of Operations2021 — 2022San Francisco, California, United States
- CruiseSenior Manager, Technical Program Management, Go To Market2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- CruiseProgram Lead & Business Unit Manager, Ridehail2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- CruiseSenior Technical Program Manager, Ridehail2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Snap Inc.Operations Program Manager, Supply Chain & Go To Market2016 — 2018Los Angeles, California
- AppleNPI iPhone Operations Program Manager2015 — 2016
- Eli Lilly and CompanyCartridge Operations Associate2014 — 2015
- Eli Lilly and CompanyProcess Team Lead2013 — 2014Indianapolis, Indiana Area
- Eli Lilly and CompanyProcess Engineer2012 — 2014Indianapolis, Indiana Area
- Delta Faucet CompanyProduct Engineering Co-op2007 — 2011Greater Indianapolis
Skills & more
Creative Problem Solving3Product Development31Matlab13Pro/Engineer3Microsoft Office25Problem Solving8Excel1Catia5PowerPoint8Word1CAD2Product Design6
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EngineeringTeamworkTechnical WritingLabviewTestingSolidworksPro EngineerBody LanguageLanguages French
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Amber Illig?
- 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.
- 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 – $100K.
- Where did Amber Illig go to school?
- Amber Illig studied at Purdue University (Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering).
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Also attended Purdue University334
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Shared employers
Also worked at Atmos5
Also worked at Cruise66
Nabeel HyattInvestor helping founders and working on AI that enables human creativity and agencyDavid 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 Ventures
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Also worked at Snap Inc.91
Evan SpiegelCo-founder & CEO of SnapLucy GuoCo-founder of Scale AI; founder & CEO of PassesJoshua XuCo-founder & CEO of HeyGenJustin RoseInvestment Team at 8VCSelby DrummondSenior Strategic Officer at Plum Alley InvestmentsSteve HorowitzPartner at Alpha Edison
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Also worked at Apple677
Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AISteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleBrian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal Foundation
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