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Helen Min

Investor

Venture Partner at True Ventures

Buffalo, New York (born and raised)

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $3M

About

Helen Min is an early-stage investor who also advises startups on building and scaling their marketing functions. She began her career in advertising before spending 14 years leading marketing teams at product-first companies including Facebook, Dropbox, Quora, Plaid, and AngelList. Today she focuses on working with technical founders who lean on product-driven growth, and she writes essays about establishing a marketing function from scratch. She was born and raised in Buffalo, New York.

Invests in

Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS

Beyond investing

Family
Grew up in Buffalo, New York, raised by a history professor and a software engineer.
More
Started her career in advertising before moving into tech marketing.

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

Experience

  1. ArticulateFounder & General Partnercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. True VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. Phenomenal VenturesCo-founder & Managing Partner2022 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  4. AngelListHead of Marketing2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  5. PlaidHead of Marketing2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  6. QuoraHead of Marketing2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  7. DropboxHead of Enterprise Marketing2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  8. FacebookHead of Vertical Marketing2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  9. FacebookProduct Marketing Manager, Ads & Pages2008 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
  10. Venables Bell & PartnersAccount Executive2007 — 2008San Francisco Bay Area
  11. Young & RubicamAssistant Account Executive2006 — 2007San Francisco Bay Area
  12. George P JohnsonCreative Services2005Greater Los Angeles Area

Education

  1. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
  2. University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignMaster’s Degree, Communications
  3. University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBachelor’s Degree, Advertising

Skills & more

MarketingStrategyProduct MarketingGo-to-market StrategyDigital MarketingContent StrategyAdvertisingSocial Media MarketingDigital StrategyCreative DirectionDigital MediaOnline Advertising
+12 moreMobile MarketingWeb AnalyticsMarketing StrategyIntegrated MarketingB2B MarketingBrand ManagementMonetizationCompetitive Marketing StrategiesProduct Launch EventsSales PresentationsSales EnablementCampaigns
  • Professional Coaching for Work Certificate—International Coach Federation Accredited Coach Training ProgramUC Davis Continuing and Professional Education

From Helen's professional profile.

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Investments

Investor

AltaBolo AIBraidCair HealthCambioCare by ClayCastro LabsCompoundCosta SecurityDepthFirstFerryFirezoneFishwifeFlow ClubFormsortGladeHighscoreHyperGTMKoalaMasavaMetronomeMutinyOritaParrot FinancePermanentPiePipekitPlentyPracticeStorytimeStytchSudowriteTapTenkaraTerseTownTrucksmarterUpriseUserCloudsZeal

Sources: the firm's website · the investor's own website.

Colleagues at True Ventures