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Charley Ma

Investor

Managing Partner at EXPONENT FOUNDERS CAPITAL

New York City

Writes $100K – $1M checks · typically $2.5M

About

Charley Ma, Plaid’s first business hire and early GTM leader at Ramp and Alloy, leverages B2B fintech infrastructure experience from building five unicorns to help founders design pricing and distribution.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Experience

  1. PathlightCo-Founder, Managing Partnercurrent2021 — presentNew York, NY
  2. Ma Selfstartup investorcurrent2019 — present
  3. AlloyGrowth Advisor2023 — 2025
  4. AlloyHead of Growth2022 — 2023New York, United States
  5. AlloyGM of Fintech2021 — 2023New York, United States
  6. RampHead of Growth2020 — 2021Greater New York City Area
  7. PlaidNYC GM2018 — 2020Greater New York City Area
  8. PlaidFintech GTM2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  9. PlaidGrowth2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  10. First Round CapitalAngel Track2018 — 2019
  11. JPMorgan Chase & Co.Integrated Payments Strategy Group2014 — 2015Greater New York City Area
  12. J.P. MorganProduct Management & Strategy, CIB New Product Development and Emerging Technologies2012 — 2014Greater New York City Area

Education

  1. University of PennsylvaniaBachelor of Arts (BA), Economics2008 — 2012
  2. San Ramon Valley High School2004 — 2008

Skills & more

Market ResearchBusiness DevelopmentSocial NetworkingSocial Media MarketingInvestmentsMobile DevicesAnalyticsFacebook MarketingStrategyMicrosoft ExcelStrategic PartnershipsNerf Guns

From Charley's professional profile.

Colleagues at EXPONENT FOUNDERS CAPITAL

Mahdi Raza
Founder at EXPONENT FOUNDERS CAPITAL

Network14

Dalton CaldwellScout
Co-founder of Standard Capital; Partner Emeritus at Y Combinator
Adam MessingerScout
Partner at Four Rivers Group
Alex ClaytonScout
Partner at Meritech Capital Partners
Alyse KilleenScout
Founder & Managing Partner at STILLMARK
Ammar AmdaniScout
Managing Partner at Adapt Ventures
Annelies GambleScout
Investor at Zetta Venture Partners
Chauncey HamiltonScout
Partner at XYZ Venture Capital
Chris GottschalkScout
General Partner at Mouro Capital
Jack AltmanScout
General Partner at Benchmark
Leigh Marie BraswellScout
Partner at KPCB
Ron PragidesScout
Vice President of Engineering at Trustly at PICUS CAPITAL
Hemant Taneja
CEO & Managing Director of General Catalyst
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Grace GeJishnu Bhattacharjee

Investors connected to Charley in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Charley Ma work?
Charley Ma is Managing Partner at EXPONENT FOUNDERS CAPITAL.
What does Charley Ma invest in?
Charley Ma invests in AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
What check size does Charley Ma write?
Charley Ma typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.

Same school

Also attended University of Pennsylvania766

Dasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray VenturesEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC PartnersAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJames KuklinskiInvestor at Spark Capital

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Also attended San Ramon Valley High School2

Gianna GarciaExecutive Assistant at TPBNicole MoscaretChief of Staff at Innovius Capital

Shared employers

Also worked at Pathlight1

Kasra KhademPartner at Pathlight Ventures

Also worked at Alloy9

Britt DannemanPrincipal at Alpha EdisonPerry BlacherPartner at Augmentum FintechTimothy YoungCo-Founder and General Partner at Eniac VenturesKamran AnsariVenture Partner at Infinity VenturesKaren T. ConeVenture Partner at Sybilla MastersJay LevyPartner at Zelkova Ventures

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Also worked at Ramp51

Logan BartlettManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesAlex TranInvestment Team at General CatalystClay FisherInvestor at Spark CapitalJacob EffronManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesAustin HayInvestor at Khosla VenturesJeannette zu FürstenbergPresident & Managing Director at General Catalyst

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Also worked at Plaid34

Sundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Santo PolitiInvestor at Spark CapitalArpan ShahInvestor at Spark CapitalHelen MinEarly-stage investor and marketing advisor to startupsPhil VenablesVenture Partner at Ballistic Ventures

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