Caitlin Strandberg
InvestorFounderVenture Partner at Red Swan Ventures · Board director at Topicals
New York, New York, United States
FoundedTopicals
About
Venture Partner at Red Swan Ventures. Previously an investor at Lerer Hippeau, FirstMark, and Flybridge, and an operator at Behance and LearnVest; currently building Spring Ventures Fund I.
Board director at Topicals
Intro paths
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Topicals's investors · 7
Co-founders at Topicals
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Olamide OloweExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Spring VenturesFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2026 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Hello CakeBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- TopicalsBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- AerfloBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- AdvocateBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Lerer HippeauPartner2018 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
- Lerer HippeauPrincipal2018 — 2021
- FirstMark CapitalVice President2017 — 2018New York
- FirstMark CapitalSenior Associate2016New York City Metropolitan Area
- Bridgewater AssociatesSenior Management Associate2015Westport, Connecticut
- Flybridge Capital PartnersAssociate2012 — 2014New York City Metropolitan Area
- LearnVest, Inc.Director of Business Development2012New York, New York
- Behance LLCAssociate Director of Business Development2010 — 2012New York City Metropolitan Area
- Sirius Satellite RadioIntern - Music Programming2009
- Paste MagazineIntern - A/V Production; Business & Marketing2009
- Orlando SentinelFreelance Journalist2005 — 2007
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)2014 — 2016
- Cornell UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.), History; Science & Technology Studies
Skills & more
Start-ups49Venture Capital31Business Development19Social Media Marketing1Blogging1Strategy2Strategic PartnershipsSocial MediaMarketing StrategyCorporate DevelopmentDigital MarketingBusiness Strategy
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Private EquityDigital MediaAnalyticsMergers & AcquisitionsManagementFinancial ModelingProduct ManagementValuationLeadershipEntrepreneurshipDue DiligenceSocial NetworkingFrom Caitlin's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
Per SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at Red Swan Ventures
Network7
Al SambarScout
Senior Advisor and Venture Partner at XRC
Kenneth LererScout
Managing Partner Emeritus at Lerer Hippeau
Andrea Hippeau
Partner at Lerer Hippeau
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Ben Lerer
Managing Partner at Lerer Hippeau
Graham Brown
Managing Partner at Lerer Hippeau
Isabelle Phelps
Partner at Lerer Hippeau
James Wellemeyer
Investor at Lerer Hippeau
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Caitlin Strandberg work?
- Caitlin Strandberg is Venture Partner at Red Swan Ventures and Founder at Topicals.
- What companies did Caitlin Strandberg found?
- Caitlin Strandberg founded Topicals.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,969
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital; architect of Invest America; BG2 co-hostAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Also attended Cornell University703
Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North America
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Shared employers
Also worked at Topicals1
Also worked at FirstMark Capital28
Dan KozikowskiPartner at Redpoint VenturesDemi ObayomiPrincipal at Sapphire VenturesRick HeitzmannFounder and Partner at FirstMark CapitalAmish JaniFounder and Partner at FirstMark CapitalMatt TurckPartner at FirstMark CapitalDez FlemingPrincipal at FirstMark Capital
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Also worked at Bridgewater Associates112
Coen ArmstrongInvestor at Spark CapitalJared FriedmanYC Group PartnerAnkit GuptaGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorMark LurieVenture Partner at FJ LabsNicole FraenkelInvestor at Khosla VenturesJames WangGeneral Partner at Creative Ventures
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