Cassie Young
InvestorFounderGeneral Partner at Primary Venture Partners Β· Board director at Relay Commerce
New York
Writes $100K β $5M checks Β· typically $4M
About
Cassie Young, a 15-year go-to-market operator, evaluates founders pragmatically, warns of a gross retention apocalypse in growth-focused AI SaaS, leads a 30-person Impact GTM team, and uses a five-ability framework.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardwareHealthtechMarketing TechPropTechSaaSSales Tech
Board director at Relay Commerce
Intro paths
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In turn, Cassie can intro founders to Relay Commerce's investors below.
Experience
- Primary Venture PartnersPartnercurrent2020 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Duke UniversityBoard Member, Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurshipcurrent2024 β presentDurham, NC
- ChiefMembercurrent2020 β presentNew York, New York, United States
- PavilionInstructor / Ambassador / Executive Membercurrent2018 β presentNew York, New York
- MarigoldChief Customer Officer, CM Group (expanded multi-brand role post-acquisition)2018 β 2020Greater Nashville Area, TN
- MarigoldChief Commercial / Revenue Officer, Sailthru2018 β 2019New York, NY
- MarigoldExecutive Vice President, Global Customer Success / Client Services, Sailthru2014 β 2018New York, NY
- MarigoldVP Analytics & Optimization, Sailthru2013 β 2014Greater New York City Area
- GLGVice President, Head of Marketing & Analytics for New Business2012 β 2013New York, NY
- Savored, Inc.Vice President, Marketing2010 β 2012New York, NY
- AOLMBA Intern2010Palo Alto, CA
- SapientNitroIndependent Contractor, Strategy & Analytics2009 β 2010San Francisco
- LaddersManager, Marketing2008 β 2009New York, NY
- LaddersSenior Analyst2007 β 2008
- LaddersAnalyst2006 β 2007Greater New York City Area
- CitiAnalyst - Technology, Media, and Telecommunications2005 β 2006New York, NY
- About.comOnline Marketing Intern2003
Education
- The Tuck School of Business at DartmouthMBA2009 β 2011
- Duke UniversityAB2001 β 2005
Skills & more
Analytics60E-commerce35Digital Marketing33CRM29Email Marketing22Marketing16Google Analytics8
From Cassie's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Primary Venture Partners
Abir Liben
Principal at Primary Venture Partners
Adam Piasecki
Senior Associate, Vertical AI at Primary Venture Partners
Alex Giles
Market Development Associate at Primary Venture Partners
Alex Horne
Associate, People & Networks at Primary Venture Partners
Alexandra Lappas
Office Manager at Primary Venture Partners
Amber Braman
Executive Assistant at Primary Venture Partners
Anna Floyd
Assistant Controller at Primary Venture Partners
Annabelle Kim
Analyst, People and Networks at Primary Venture Partners
Network5
Abir Liben
Principal at Primary Venture Partners
Benjamin Sun
Co-Founder and General Partner at Primary Venture Partners
Brad Svrluga
Co-Founder and General Partner at Primary Venture Partners
Brian Schechter
Partner at Primary Venture Partners
Curtis Lee
Venture Partner at Primary Venture Partners
Investors connected to Cassie in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Cassie Young?
- Cassie Young, a 15-year go-to-market operator, evaluates founders pragmatically, warns of a gross retention apocalypse in growth-focused AI SaaS, leads a 30-person Impact GTM team, and uses a five-ability framework.
- Where does Cassie Young work?
- Cassie Young is General Partner at Primary Venture Partners and Board director at Relay Commerce.
- What does Cassie Young invest in?
- Cassie Young invests in AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, Marketing Tech, PropTech, SaaS, Sales Tech.
- What check size does Cassie Young write?
- Cassie Young typically writes checks of $100K β $5M.
- What companies has Cassie Young invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Lyric.
- Where did Cassie Young go to school?
- Cassie Young studied at The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (MBA); Duke University (AB).
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Also attended Duke University500
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Shared employers
Also worked at Chief67
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Also worked at Pavilion46
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Also worked at GLG49
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