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Christina Cacioppo

Investor

Co-Founder, Vanta at Surge

San Francisco, California

Writes $5K – $50K checks Β· typically $25K

About

Co-founder of Vanta who serves as an advisor to Surge.

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Christina Cacioppo @christinacaci

Weekly active use of the Vanta MCP is up 50x since January 1. https://t.co/p7m93iITo0

Jun 18, 2026 Β· β™₯ 44 Β· ⇄ 8

Christina Cacioppo @christinacaci

We just got our first testimonial from an agent! "Really solid foundation to build on. Happy to share notes if it's useful for other customers thinking about automation." https://t.co/PlbnPlbt5z

Jun 16, 2026 Β· β™₯ 27 Β· ⇄ 1

Christina Cacioppo @christinacaci

@harrymccracken And more on the agent itself, including demos (Natalie did an incredible job) https://t.co/ov6VFndQDq

Jun 10, 2026 Β· β™₯ 5

Experience

  1. VantaCofounder and CEOcurrent2017 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Dropbox (Dropbox Paper)Product Management2014 β€” 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Nebula LabsCofounder2013 β€” 2014New York, NY
  4. School of Visual ArtsProfessor2012New York City Metropolitan Area
  5. Union Square VenturesInvestment team2010 β€” 2012New York City Metropolitan Area
  6. Deutsche Telekom AGCreation Center design research intern2009
  7. The Independent WeeklyStaff Writer2008
  8. Google, Inc.Online Sales and Operations2007
  9. International Labour OrganizationSummer Intern2006
  10. La Ligue des Droits des Humans dans la Region Grand LacsResearch Intern2005

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityMS, Management Science and Engineering2008 β€” 2009
  2. Stanford UniversityB.A. (With Honors), Economics2004 β€” 2008

Skills & more

English1Management4Entrepreneurship9Strategic Partnerships4Design Thinking2Interaction Design5French1Social Entrepreneurship1User Experience9Spanish4E-commerce1Illustrator1
+11 moreProduct DevelopmentUser-centered DesignBusiness DevelopmentStrategyResearchPublic PolicyTeachingSocial MediaStart-upsData AnalysisMobile Devices

From Christina's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University1,575

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

+ 1,569 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Vanta13

Mark KraynakInvestor at Aspect VenturesAileen AllenPartner at Mercury FundJenny ThaiHead of Marketing at Pear VCAnarghya VardhanaGeneral Partner at MaveronAndrew ReedPartner at Sequoia CapitalAsad KhaliqFounding Partner at Acrew Capital

+ 7 more

Also worked at Dropbox (Dropbox Paper)78

Danny RimerPartner at Index VenturesQuentin ClarkInvestment Team at General CatalystAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesMark GoldbergInvestor at Index VenturesRachel HansenInvestor at Index VenturesHelen MinEarly-stage investor and marketing advisor to startups

+ 72 more

Also worked at School of Visual Arts6

Joe GerberGeneral Partner at IDEO CoLab VenturesAndy BeachVenture Partner at Hallstone VenturesRebecca SilverDirector at NYU Innovation Venture FundElizabeth GalbutCo-Founder + Managing Partner at SoGal VenturesCaroline MakProgram Director, NYC Accelerator at Big Idea VenturesLisa Marie PattiInvestor at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)

Also worked at Union Square Ventures17

Albert WengerHeading towards the knowledge ageJared HechtVenture Partner at Union Square Ventures (USV)Nick GrossmanPartner at Union Square Ventures, investing in and supporting startups since 2012Rebecca KadenGeneral Partner at Union Square Ventures (USV)Andrew ParkerGeneral Partner at Spero VenturesGillian MunsonChief Financial Officer Vimeo at Lytical Ventures

+ 11 more

Colleagues at Surge

Aadith Ramesh
Associate at Surge
Ajeet Singh
Co-Founder, Nutanix & ThoughtSpot at Surge
Alfred Lin
Partner at Sequoia Capital
Aman Sanger
Co-Founder, Cursor at Surge
Amrish Rau
CEO, Pine Labs at Surge
Anagha Udupa K
Investment Analyst at Surge
Claire Hughes Johnson
Advisor & Former COO, Stripe at Surge
Cristina Cordova
COO, Linear at Surge

Network10

Akash GargScout
Advisor at Electric Capital
Alex KurlandScout
Partner at Meritech Capital Partners
Bogomil BalkanskyScout
Home chef and food blogger, venture capital partner, and wildlife photographer
Carlton AndersonScout
Partner at Ventac Partners
Kamil MieczakowskiScout
General Partner at Notion Capital
Lorenz BogaertScout
Co-founder & Board Member at Pitchdrive
Pieterjan BoutenScout
General Partner at Entourage Ventures
Alex Bard
Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures
Jason Lemkin
Investor at Saastr Fund
Max Mullen
Investor at Instacart

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