Clay Robbins
InvestorForward Deployed Partner at Slow Ventures
San Francisco, California
Writes $500K – $2M checks · typically $1M
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About
Forward deployed partner focused on crypto; previously with Colosseum, 0x, and Square.
Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- c•••@slow.coreveal100% confident
Invests in
ConsumerCrypto & Web3FintechSaaSSector Agnostic
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Clay Robbins co-founded Colosseum, which organizes a global hackathon ecosystem for the Solana blockchain network.
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Experience
- ColosseumCo-Founder & General Partnercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Slow VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Slow VenturesPrincipal2021 — 2023
- 0x LabsHead of Growth2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- AccelScout2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- SquareProduct / Product Marketing / Partnerships2014 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- CiscoDemand Analyst [Intern]2013
- AGC PartnersInvestment Banking [Intern]2012 — 2013
Skills & more
Public Speaking4Marketing24Economics18Data Analysis6Research5Social Media Marketing2Market Research2Advertising2Marketing Strategy1Finance1Project Management1Strategic Partnerships2
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Channel PartnersStart-upsStart-up ConsultingPowerPointMicrosoft ExcelHTMLSpanishLanguages Spanish
From Clay's professional profile.
Colleagues at Slow Ventures
Dave Morin
General Partner at Slow Ventures
Jill Carlson
Venture Partner at Slow Ventures
Kevin Colleran
Managing Director at Slow Ventures
Megan Lightcap
Partner, Creator Fund at Slow Ventures
Sam Lessin
Investor, Writer, Podcast Host
Scott Marlette
General Partner at Slow Ventures
Will Quist
GP at Slow Ventures
Yoni Rechtman
Partner at Slow Ventures
Network4
Caroline Cline
Partner at Accretive, LLC
Jill Carlson
Venture Partner at Slow Ventures
Kevin Colleran
Managing Director at Slow Ventures
Megan Lightcap
Partner, Creator Fund at Slow Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Clay Robbins?
- Forward deployed partner focused on crypto; previously with Colosseum, 0x, and Square.
- Where does Clay Robbins work?
- Clay Robbins is Forward Deployed Partner at Slow Ventures.
- What does Clay Robbins invest in?
- Clay Robbins invests in Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- What check size does Clay Robbins write?
- Clay Robbins typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.
- Where did Clay Robbins go to school?
- Clay Robbins studied at Dartmouth College (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics); University of Sydney.
Same school
Also attended Dartmouth College568
Scott SandellExecutive Chairman & Chief Investment Officer at NEAJames DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis VenturesBen RobbinsInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Mounisha AnumoluInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Ren RileyAdvisor at Oak Investment PartnersJeffrey PaineFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures
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Also attended University of Sydney409
Clare McCartney BeerCOO & Managing Director at Burda Principal InvestmentsTony NystenPartner at OpenOceanGustav von SydowInvestor at EQT VenturesNaomi GunasekaranDeputy Chief Financial Officer, Funds - Finance at Magnetar AI VenturesAlex ChetkowskiInvestor at Riverwood CapitalMatt HarperInvestor at Riverwood Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at 0x Labs11
Sarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionLinda XieCo-founder and Managing Director at Scalar CapitalYacine GhalimPartner at Heartcore CapitalLázaro IglesiasSmart Contracts Engineer, 0x at HyperNestJoey KrugPartner at Founders FundSaurabh SharmaPartner - Head of Venture Investments at Jump Crypto
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Also worked at Accel128
Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalTheresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesTyler SosinBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesMichiel KottingPartner at Northzone
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Also worked at Square106
Keith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of VardaTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashSaket SrivastavaInvestor at Foundation CapitalJustin LiuVice President at Sapphire VenturesAnne FoorInvestor at Khosla Ventures
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