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Ari Horie

Investor

Founder and CEO of Women's Startup Lab at Fresco Capital

Silicon Valley

About

Ari Horie founded and leads Women's Startup Lab, a Silicon Valley accelerator focused on supporting female-led startups through leadership development, networking, and innovation, drawing on the Japanese concept of Hito. She has received recognition including Silicon Valley Business Journal's "Women of Influence in Silicon Valley" (2015), CNN's 10 Visionary Women of 2014, and "40 over 40" Women to Watch (2015).

Experience

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyStartup Founder Advisor / DE&I Mentorcurrent2021 — present
  2. Women's Startup LabFounder & CEOcurrent2013 — presentMenlo Park, CA
  3. TechMatrix Corp.Board Membercurrent2020 — presentGreater Tokyo Area
  4. Fresco CapitalImpact Partner2015 — 2017
  5. Stanford UniversityGuest Lecturer2014Palo Alto, CA
  6. Appiant TechnologiesDirector of Marketing / Product Marketing Manager2001 — 2003Pleasanton, CA
  7. Quios, Inc. (Sold to BOA)Director of Corporate Int'l Marketing1999 — 2001San Francisco, CA
  8. InfoSpace / PrioSr. Consumer Marketing Manager1999Mt. View, CA
  9. IBMInteractive Marketing & Product Launch Manager1997 — 1999San Jose, CA
  10. JETROIntern - Program Event Lead1996 — 1997Los Angeles, Califorania

Education

  1. California State Polytechnic University-PomonaBachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Marketing & International Business

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship EducationDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion TrainingInnovation ConsultingCross-functional Team Leadership16Product Management20Integrated Marketing22Strategic Partnerships58Product Marketing25Start-ups95E-commerce22Marketing Strategy33Leadership34
+7 moreEntrepreneurshipCompetitive AnalysisStrategyMarketing CommunicationsMarketingBusiness DevelopmentGuest Lecturing

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