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Caroline Mak

Investor

Program Director, NYC Accelerator at Big Idea Ventures

Brooklyn, New York, United States

About

Program Director for the Big Idea Ventures accelerator in New York. As a former food entrepreneur who co-founded and operated a beverage company, she brings firsthand experience in startup scaling. She has worked in social enterprise and impact programming and mentors women entrepreneurs through advisory board roles.

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Experience

  1. Big Idea VenturesSenior Director of Accelerationcurrent2023 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. Big Idea VenturesAccelerator Program Director2022 — 2023New York, New York, United States
  3. NationSwellCommunity Director2021 — 2022New York, United States
  4. School of Visual ArtsAdjunct Lecturer2021 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
  5. Hot Bread KitchenProgram Director, Small Business2019 — 2021New York, NY
  6. Hot Bread KitchenDirector of Sales2017 — 2019Greater New York City Area
  7. self employedIndependent Consultant2017Greater New York City Area
  8. Brooklyn Soda Worksco-founder & owner2010 — 2017Brooklyn, NY
  9. Caren Golden Fine ArtRegistrar2006 — 2009
  10. Brooklyn MuseumEducation Fellow2005 — 2006

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityB. Science, Biology (minor: studio art)1998 — 2002
  2. University of ChicagoMFA, art2003 — 2005

Skills & more

Cross-team Collaboration3Strategy2Visual Arts2Contemporary Art1Art6Teaching1Fine Art1Art Education1Curating1Museums1Editing1entrepeneurship food beverage5
+8 moreArt HistoryIngredientsBusiness DevelopmentMarketing StrategyProject ManagementPresentationspublic programmingProgram Design

Languages Cantonese · English

From Caroline's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University1,578

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

+ 1,572 more

Also attended University of Chicago242

Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesShardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesSam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Clay FisherInvestor at Spark CapitalJonas CiplickasPrincipal at Scale Venture PartnersJulia Gonzalez SandersPartner and General Counsel at Crosslink Capital

+ 236 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Big Idea Ventures18

Tejas VijhSenior Investment Analyst at Boomerang VenturesHippolyte Durand SeidlImpact Leader at Shift4GoodChristian CadeoManaging Partner at Big Idea VenturesAndrew D. IveManaging Partner at Big Idea VenturesTom MastrobuoniVenture Partner at Big Idea VenturesVan N. TruskettInvestor at Big Idea Ventures

+ 12 more

Also worked at NationSwell2

Debi-Michelle O'ConnellPartner at Decisive PointMatthew BrimerPartner at Everywhere Ventures

Also worked at School of Visual Arts6

Joe GerberGeneral Partner at IDEO CoLab VenturesAndy BeachVenture Partner at Hallstone VenturesChristina CacioppoCo-Founder, Vanta at SurgeRebecca SilverDirector at NYU Innovation Venture FundElizabeth GalbutCo-Founder + Managing Partner at SoGal VenturesLisa Marie PattiInvestor at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)

Colleagues at Big Idea Ventures

Adrien Villalonga
Associate at Big Idea Ventures
Andrew D. Ive
Managing Partner at Big Idea Ventures
Bill Arnold
Venture Discovery Director, Generation Food Rural Partners at Big Idea Ventures
Christian Cadeo
Managing Partner at Big Idea Ventures
Dhanesh Alagarsamy
Investment Associate at Big Idea Ventures
Elsa Swanson Sareen
Vice President, Generation Food Rural Partners at Big Idea Ventures
Emily Linett
Director of Investor Relations at Big Idea Ventures
Frank Klemens
Managing Director, Generation Food Rural Partners Fund at Big Idea Ventures