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Avery Cannon

Investor

Chief Administrative Officer at Founders Circle Capital

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Avery Cannon grew up in Northern California in a family with a background in agriculture and cattle ranching. She earned a degree in Economics with a minor in Art History from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and began her career in public accounting at Arthur Andersen before spending time working for a Dutch company in Amsterdam. She later moved into venture capital, focusing on capital and LP relationships, and joined Founders Circle Capital after previously working at Shasta Ventures.

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Experience

  1. Copper Sky CapitalChief Financial Officercurrent2022 — present
  2. Shasta VenturesChief Financial Officer2019 — 2024
  3. Shasta VenturesVP Finance2011 — 2019
  4. Delta LloydSenior Business Controller2008 — 2009
  5. Prospect Venture PartnersAnalyst2007 — 2008
  6. Francisco PartnersController2005 — 2007
  7. Lightspeed Venture PartnersAssistant Controller2004 — 2005
  8. Versant VenturesAccountant2003 — 2004
  9. Arthur Andersen/Deloitte & ToucheExperienced Senior1995 — 2003San Francisco Bay Area

Education

  1. UC Santa BarbaraBachelor's degree, Economics with an emphasis in Accounting

Same school

Also attended UC Santa Barbara170

Arturo LitvinHead of Global Portfolio Development at Intel CapitalKevin ThauInvestor at Spark CapitalErica DelamareInvestor at DaphniTiffany ChandraVice President, Head of Talent Network at Sapphire VenturesStephanie DuranInvestor at True VenturesLouis BernemanFounding Partner at Osage University Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at Shasta Ventures18

Anne GheriniChief Marketing Officer at Sierra VenturesDrew HarmanVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalIssac RothVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalJuan Carlos SotoVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalMark TowfiqVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalJacob MullinsVenture Partner at Copper Sky Capital

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Also worked at Delta Lloyd4

Ton van 't NoordendeGeneral Partner at QDNL ParticipationsTamer FawazInvestor at Enterprising FinanceMartijn van VeenAdvisor at M11 FundsMarcel NeutelPartner at C4D Partners

Also worked at Prospect Venture Partners5

Ilan ZipkinVenture Partner at Breakout VenturesLori SimotasCFO at FloodgateDorothy MargolskeeManaging Director at Foresite CapitalJim TananbaumFounder & CEO at Foresite CapitalRebecca LuciaPartner at 5AM Ventures

Also worked at Francisco Partners15

David PhuController at Felicis VenturesIshan GillAssociate at Sapphire VenturesNeil TolaneyGeneral Partner at TCVGreg BackFounder & Managing Partner at CatchLight Capital PartnersBilly DeitchPartner at Oak HC/FTWyeth CoulterCampus Lead at The MBA Fund

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Colleagues at Founders Circle Capital

Adam Simons
Investor at Founders Circle Capital
Amy Aina
Director of Executive Operations at Founders Circle Capital
Anagha Bharadwaj
Investor at Founders Circle Capital
Andrew Boston
Partner at Founders Circle Capital
Anthony Matusich
Chief Financial Officer at Founders Circle Capital
Caroline Fairbank
Investor at Founders Circle Capital
Charles Shannon
Investor at Westbound Equity Partners
Dominick Richiuso
Investor at Founders Circle Capital