Amber Porter
InvestorVenture Capital Principal at American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact · Board Member at CNote
Madison, Wisconsin
Writes $150K – $2.5M checks · typically $500K
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About
Investor with 5+ years of diversity, equity, and inclusion expertise across entertainment, nonprofits, and academia. Former Chief-of-Staff to early-stage technology startup CEO with MBA from Wisconsin School of Business.
Experience
- American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social ImpactVenture Capital Principalcurrent2026 — present
- American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social ImpactSenior Venture Capital Associate2020 — 2026Madison, Wisconsin, United States
- American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social ImpactVenture Capital Associate2019 — 2020Madison, Wisconsin Area
- American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social ImpactVenture Capital Summer Associate2019Madison, Wisconsin Area
- CNoteBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- CNoteBoard Observer2022 — 2026Oakland, California, United States
- Honeycomb CreditBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
- Honeycomb CreditBoard Member2024 — 2025Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Honeycomb CreditBoard Observer2022 — 2024Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- PaladinBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
- Multihyphenate ProductionsManaging Partnercurrent2015 — present
- LoanSenseBoard Member2024 — 2025
- manateeBoard Observer2022 — 2023Denver, Colorado, United States
- VariousConsultant2018 — 2019Madison, Wisconsin Area
- Wisconsin Union TheaterDevelopment Fellow2017 — 2019Madison, Wisconsin Area
- RoariBodywoman to the CEO2017Greater Los Angeles Area
- ICM PartnersTheater Lit Assistant2015 — 2016Greater New York City Area
- TodayTixOffice Assistant and Concierge Agent2014 — 2015Greater New York City Area
- Classic Stage CompanyProduction Assistant2014Greater New York City Area
- New York Theatre WorkshopDartmouth Residency Stage Management Intern2014Hanover, NH
- Hopkins Center for the ArtsStudent Producer for BarHOP2014Hanover, NH
- Hopkins Center for the ArtsSenior House Manager2011 — 2014Hanover, New Hampshire
- Hopkins Center for the ArtsIntern - Outreach and Director's Office2012 — 2014Hanover, New Hampshire
- Dartmouth CollegeTheater Department Student Outreach Coordinator2013 — 2014Hanover, NH
- The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsPerforming Arts for Everyone Intern2012Washington D.C. Metro Area
Skills & more
Market ResearchKnowledge SharingManagerial AccountingChange ManagementStaffing PlansGrant WritingBoard GovernanceDiversity & InclusionArts AdministrationNonprofit Consulting
Languages English · German
From Amber's professional profile.
Colleagues at American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact
Chaarvi Badani
Venture Capital Senior Associate at American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact
Dr. Joy Ippolito
Social Investments Managing Director at American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact
Joy Ippolito
Social Investments Managing Director at American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact
Michael Casson
Director at Altas Partners
William Busch
Operations and Platform Lead at American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Amber Porter?
- Investor with 5+ years of diversity, equity, and inclusion expertise across entertainment, nonprofits, and academia. Former Chief-of-Staff to early-stage technology startup CEO with MBA from Wisconsin School of Business.
- Where does Amber Porter work?
- Amber Porter is Venture Capital Principal at American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact.
- What check size does Amber Porter write?
- Amber Porter typically writes checks of $150K – $2.5M.
- Where did Amber Porter go to school?
- Amber Porter studied at University of Wisconsin-Madison (MBA Candidate, Arts Administration); Dartmouth College (B.A., Theater Modified); Rio Rancho High School (Diploma).
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