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Christina Cacioppo

InvestorUnicorn founder

CEO & Founder at Vanta · Former Investment team at Union Square Ventures (USV)

Palo Alto

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

FoundedVanta$4.2B · YC

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About

Christina Cacioppo is the founder building Vanta, a company aiming to improve corporate security by shifting economic incentives. She began her career as an investor at Union Square Ventures before leaving to learn programming, a shift she has written about. Around 2015-16 she worked on bringing Dropbox Paper to market and built tools to make programming more accessible. She also occasionally makes angel investments in areas she has previously worked in.

Beyond investing

Founded
Founded Vanta, a company focused on corporate security.
Communities
Is an Ohio State fan and still 'bleeds scarlet and gray.'
Hobbies
Enjoys reading books, microeconomics, and running up hills. Appreciates oil paintings, especially Renaissance, Dutch, Haitian works, and Magritte's L'Empire des lumières. Follows the NBA, 80s and 90s women's gymnastics, and contemporary East African politics. Got her start online in the mid-90s reading Beanie Baby forums and flipping old toys on eBay.
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Started her career at Union Square Ventures (USV). Grew up in the Midwest.

From Christina's own website — common ground for a warm intro.

CEO & Founder at VantaYC W18

Intro paths

YC

Christina went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Vanta's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Christina can intro founders to Vanta's investors below.

Vanta's investors · 32

Acrew CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checks · since 2022Altos VenturesBurlingame · $1M – $3M checks · since 2022Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2022Atlassian Ventures$1M – $5M checks · since 2022Beyond CapitalSan Diego · since 2022Bonfire VenturesLos Angeles · $2M – $6M checks · since 2022Craft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checks · since 2022CrowdStrikesince 2022Deerfield Management CompanyNew York · since 2021FPVJackson · $100K – $5M checks · since 2022Frontline VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $3.2M checks · since 2022GaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K checks · since 2022Goldman SachsNew York · since 2022Gradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2022GTMfundScottsdale · $1M – $3M checks · since 2022HubSpot VenturesCambridge · $500K – $5M checks · since 2022Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2022LAUNCHSan Francisco · $25K – $250K checks · since 2022Lightspeed India PartnersBengaluru · since 2022NeoSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2022Optum VenturesBoston · since 2022Pear VCSan Francisco · $150K – $4M checks · since 2022PioneerToronto, Ontario · since 2022Positive Sum CapitalGreenwich · $5M checks · since 2022Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checks · since 2022Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks · since 2022South Park CommonsSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checks · since 2022Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2022Wellington ManagementBoston · $5M – $50M checks · since 2022Workday VenturesSan Francisco · since 2022Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2018Zag Capitalsince 2022

Co-founders at Vanta

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Erik GoldmanFounder

Investments

Per curated public sources.

Network12

Akash GargScout
Advisor at Electric Capital
Alex KurlandScout
Partner at Meritech Capital Partners
Ben UretskyScout
Angel
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
Dharmesh Shah
Angel investor
Jason M. Lemkin
Investor at Saastr Fund
Max Mullen
Investor at Instacart

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Christina Cacioppo?
Christina Cacioppo is the founder building Vanta, a company aiming to improve corporate security by shifting economic incentives. She began her career as an investor at Union Square Ventures before leaving to learn programming, a shift she has written about. Around 2015-16 she worked on bringing Dropbox Paper to market and built tools to make programming more accessible. She also occasionally makes angel investments in areas she has previously worked in.
Where does Christina Cacioppo work?
Christina Cacioppo is CEO & Founder of Vanta.
What check size does Christina Cacioppo write?
Christina Cacioppo typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
What companies did Christina Cacioppo found?
Christina Cacioppo founded Vanta.
What companies has Christina Cacioppo invested in?
Investments tracked here include Agency, Aikido Security, Antimetal, Beek, C1, Complif, Corridor, Dark, Equals, Gem, Konvu, Laminate, and 11 more.

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