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Liz Leahy
InvestorFounder & Managing Partner at Purple Sage Ventures
New York, New York
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Liz began at The Princeton Review, worked in management consulting, then joined founding team of Bigfoot Interactive and co-founded Section 101. She serves on entrepreneurship boards at Columbia and Georgetown, chairs the Georgetown Angel Investor Network, and is Pitch Coach in Residence at the Columbia Startup Lab.
Experience
- Purple Sage VenturesFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2021 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Columbia Business SchoolLang Center and Lang Fund Board Membercurrent2014 — present
- Columbia Business SchoolLang Center Entrepreneurship & VC Practitionercurrent2014 — present
- Georgetown Angel Investor NetworkBoard Chair and Founding Membercurrent2019 — present
- Georgetown EntrepreneurshipGeorgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative Advisory Board Membercurrent2022 — present
- Columbia University in the City of New YorkPitch Coach In Residence Columbia University Startup Labcurrent2020 — present
- Growth Strategy GroupVenture Partnercurrent2003 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Section 101Board Member2011 — 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
- Bigfoot InteractiveFounding Executive, EVP Client Services1999 — 2002New York City Metropolitan Area
- Mitchell Madison GroupAssociate1996 — 1999New York City Metropolitan Area
- The Princeton ReviewDirector, SAT and GRAD programs1992 — 1995
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Deals · 21
MutualmarketsSolo GP
via Purple Sage Ventures · filed Jun 2024
TO THE MARKETSolo GP
via Purple Sage Ventures · filed Oct 2023
Health In Her HueSolo GP
via Purple Sage Ventures · filed Sep 2023
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Liz Leahy?
- Liz began at The Princeton Review, worked in management consulting, then joined founding team of Bigfoot Interactive and co-founded Section 101. She serves on entrepreneurship boards at Columbia and Georgetown, chairs the Georgetown Angel Investor Network, and is Pitch Coach in Residence at the Columbia Startup Lab.
- Where does Liz Leahy work?
- Liz Leahy is Founder & Managing Partner at Purple Sage Ventures.
- What check size does Liz Leahy write?
- Liz Leahy typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Liz Leahy go to school?
- Liz Leahy studied at Columbia Business School (MBA, Marketing & Management); Georgetown University (BA, Honors English & Government); Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart (Princeton, NJ).
Same school
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Also attended Georgetown University765
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Also attended Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart4
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Also worked at Columbia Business School128
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Also worked at Georgetown Entrepreneurship3
Also worked at Columbia University in the City of New York333
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