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Catherine Ferdon

Investor

Angel at First Round Capital

San Francisco, California

Writes $5K – $100K checks · typically $100K

Experience

  1. CoinbaseChief Marketing Officercurrent2025 — present
  2. Cash AppChief Marketing Officer2023 — 2025
  3. Cash AppHead of Marketing & Brand - Cash App (Block, Inc.)2016 — 2023
  4. First Round CapitalAngel Track2019
  5. SquareCash App Brand + Communications2013 — 2016
  6. SquareEA to the CEO & Executive Chairman of Twitter, Jack Dorsey2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  7. GoogleSlide Team2010 — 2011

Education

  1. UCLABachelor of Arts, History2006 — 2010
  2. Université Paris-SorbonneFrench Immersion Program2008 — 2009
  3. St. Ignatius College Preparatory2002 — 2006

Skills & more

Time Management4Social Media4Microsoft Excel3Social Marketing3Recruiting3Social Media Marketing3Facebook2

From Catherine's professional profile.

Colleagues at First Round Capital

Amy Fu
Vice President, Investments at First Round Capital
An Vu
Recruiter at First Round Capital
Anisha Gupta
GTM Strategy and Ops at First Round Capital
Anne Loeslein
Executive Assistant at First Round Capital
Annie Duke
Investor at Renegade Partners
Arielle Jackson
Head of Brand & Product Marketing at First Round Capital
Bill Trenchard
Partner at First Round Capital
Bonnie Porter
Recruiter at First Round Capital

Network8

Josh KopelmanScout
Founder and Partner at First Round Capital
Amy FuScout
Vice President, Investments at First Round Capital
Bill TrenchardScout
Partner at First Round Capital
Brett BersonScout
Partner at First Round Capital
Cristina CordovaScout
Partner at First Round Capital
Hayley BarnaScout
Partner at First Round Capital
James Wu
Investor at First Round Capital
Rob Hayes
Board Partner at First Round Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Catherine Ferdon work?
Catherine Ferdon is Angel at First Round Capital.
What check size does Catherine Ferdon write?
Catherine Ferdon typically writes checks of $5K – $100K.

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