About
Aury Cifuentes is a Principal on the Investment Team at How Women Invest, where she has led over six investments in women-led startups across seed to Series B stages. Previously, she invested in commerce, fintech, health, and AI companies at Plug & Play Ventures and held a manager position at Bloomberg in New York. At How Women Invest, she leads founder community initiatives including fireside events, the VC Trailblazer dinner series, and founder roundtables.
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Experience
- How Women InvestPrincipal (Investment Team)current2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Plug and Play Tech CenterVC Associate (Plug & Play Ventures and Future Commerce Fund)2022 — 2024
- 2045 CapitalVC Investment Fellow2021
- Bloomberg LPTeam Leader/Manager2018 — 2021New York, New York, United States
Skills & more
Product ManagementBusiness AnalysisBusiness PlanningOnline PresencePresentation SkillsGrowth InitiativesBusiness StrategyVenture CapitalNew Market GrowthWorkable SolutionsValue PropositionsTechnically Oriented
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Research SkillsData AnalysisDeal SourcingAngel InvestingEarly Stage InvestmentBusiness DevelopmentStartupsEarly-Stage StartupsInterpersonal SkillsMultitaskingAttitude ChangeStrategic PlanningLanguages English · Spanish
- Startup School Aspiring Founders — Y Combinator
- Women's Entrepreneurship — eCornell
- Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO®) — Scrum Alliance
- Venture Deals Statement of Accomplishment 2019 — Kauffman Fellows
- Bloomberg Market Concepts — Bloomberg
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Colleagues at How Women Invest
Anne Myong
Operating Partner at How Women Invest
Brittany Feehan
Investor Relations at How Women Invest
Carmen Palafox
Founder & General Partner at 2045 Ventures
Cecily Mak
Investor at Wisdom Ventures
Christina Bui
Limited Partner Advisory Council at How Women Invest
Erika Cramer
Managing Member and General Partner at How Women Invest
Julie Candelon
Brand/Marketing Advisor at How Women Invest
Julie Castro Abrams
Managing Partner at How Women Invest
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Aury Cifuentes?
- Aury Cifuentes is a Principal on the Investment Team at How Women Invest, where she has led over six investments in women-led startups across seed to Series B stages. Previously, she invested in commerce, fintech, health, and AI companies at Plug & Play Ventures and held a manager position at Bloomberg in New York. At How Women Invest, she leads founder community initiatives including fireside events, the VC Trailblazer dinner series, and founder roundtables.
- Where does Aury Cifuentes work?
- Aury Cifuentes is Principal at How Women Invest.
- Where did Aury Cifuentes go to school?
- Aury Cifuentes studied at The College of New Jersey (Bachelor of Science - BS, Economics).
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