Fundraising Fox

Cristina Cordova

Investor

Partner at First Round Capital

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $750K – $4M checks · typically $20K

About

Cristina combines inside-operator experience from being Stripe’s 28th employee and first BD hire, Head of Platform & Partnerships at Notion, and Linear COO with tactical, playbook GTM and partnership advice.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechSaaS

Experience

  1. LinearChief Operating Officercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. First Round CapitalPartner2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  3. NotionHead of Platform & Partnerships2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  4. StripeBusiness Lead, Head of Corporate Card & Treasury2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  5. StripeHead of Payments & Platform Partnerships2012 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  6. StripeManager, Financial Partnerships2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  7. StripeLead, Diversity & Inclusion2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  8. StripeManager, Partner Engineering2016San Francisco Bay Area
  9. Pulse (Acquired by LinkedIn)VP Business Development2010 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
  10. Tapulous (Acquired by Disney)Marketing Intern2009 — 2010Palo Alto, CA

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityBachelor of Arts, Political Science with Honors in Ethics in Society
  2. Ribet Academy

Skills & more

New Business Development30Strategic Partnerships99Partnership Marketing13Digital Media37Social Media47Product Marketing51Mobile Marketing23Business Development96Product Management35Start-ups91Payments8Marketing25
+7 moreE-commerceEntrepreneurshipManagementStrategySocial NetworkingUser ExperienceMobile Devices

From Cristina's professional profile.

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Cristina Cordova

How to Start a Startup: Diversity and inclusion at early stage startups

Y Combinator

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

Network11

Josh KopelmanScout
Founder and Partner at First Round Capital
Amy FuScout
Vice President, Investments at First Round Capital
Blake BartlettScout
Partner at OpenView Venture Partners
Brett BersonScout
Partner at First Round Capital
Catherine FerdonScout
Angel at First Round Capital
Chauncey HamiltonScout
Partner at XYZ Venture Capital
Ethan DalyScout
General Partner at Shine Capital
Hayley BarnaScout
Partner at First Round Capital
Liz WesselScout
Partner at First Round Capital
James Wu
Investor at First Round Capital
Rob Hayes
Board Partner at First Round Capital

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

Frequently asked questions

Where does Cristina Cordova work?
Cristina Cordova is Partner at First Round Capital.
What does Cristina Cordova invest in?
Cristina Cordova invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
What check size does Cristina Cordova write?
Cristina Cordova typically writes checks of $750K – $4M.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

+ 1,994 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Linear5

Stephanie ZhanInvestor at Sequoia CapitalTuomas ArtmanInvestor at Artman & CoMihir ParekhInvestor at Hummingbird VenturesKarri SaarinenFounder/CEO / Designer (Acquired by Coinbase) at KipptTJ MurphyFounder at Downlink

Also worked at First Round Capital107

Josh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalMatt SacksInvestor at LightbankAlex MarshallPartner & General Counsel at Generation Investment ManagementEmily StanfordInvestor at Notable CapitalAbdul LyInvestor at Initialized CapitalLucy BradyHead of Product at Giant Ventures Global Llp

+ 101 more

Also worked at Notion33

Danny RimerPartner at Index VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisAustin HayInvestor at Khosla VenturesEmily MeltonInvestor at Threshold Ventures

+ 27 more

Also worked at Stripe169

Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalLaura BuhlerPartner, Head of Community at Felicis VenturesJanet WolpertInvestor at Index VenturesMark FiorentinoInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 163 more