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Lindsay Kaplan

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Co-Founder at Chief

New York City Metropolitan Area

FoundedChiefChief

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Lindsay: together at Casper
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About

Lindsay Kaplan co-founded Chief, a network for executive women, and serves on its Board of Directors; earlier she was a founding team member at Casper, where she served as VP of Communications and Brand Marketing. She is currently a Venture Partner at Bullish, focused on early-stage consumer companies, and a Partner at Next Wave, investing in pre-seed AI startups including Riley, Goodword, and Neptune. She also advises and invests in startups such as Clay, Alan Meds, and Culina Health, and serves as a Techstars Mentor and Webby Awards Executive Judge.

Co-Founder at Chief

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Chief's investors · 3

Able PartnersNew York · $500K – $3M checksNotable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checksPrimary Venture PartnersNew York · $1M – $3M checks

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Chief's investors · 10

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checksAvid VenturesNew York City · $500K – $8M checksCapitalGSan Francisco · $50M – $100M checksFlybridge Capital PartnersNew York · $250K – $10M checksGingerbread CapitalNew York · $100K – $10M checksInspired CapitalNew York · $500K – $20M checksNotable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checksPrimary Venture PartnersNew York · $1M – $3M checksSpringbankNew York · $500K – $1.5M checksTq Ventures LlcNew York

Experience

  1. BullishVenture Partnercurrent2026 — present
  2. ChiefCo-Founder & Board Membercurrent2018 — present
  3. ChiefChief Brand Officer2018 — 2025
  4. Next Wave NYCInvestment Partnercurrent2024 — present
  5. Early Stage StartupsInvestor and Advisorcurrent2019 — present
  6. CasperVP, Communications & Brand2014 — 2018New York, New York
  7. Various StartupsStartup Marketing2011 — 2014
  8. PublicisSocial Marketing Manager2010 — 2011
  9. ELLE MagazineSocial Media Manager2010
  10. Time Out North AmericaCommunications Manager2008 — 2010
  11. Oxford University PressPublicist2006 — 2008

Skills & more

Start-ups76Brand Marketing57Social Networking68Digital Media46Digital Strategy99Social Media Marketing99Blogging83Digital Marketing99Social Media84Publishing31Marketing33Content Strategy31
+12 morePublicityEditorialAdvertisingPartnershipsMagazinesContent ManagementBusiness DevelopmentEditingFacebookTwitterWritingStrategy

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Lindsay Kaplan?
Lindsay Kaplan co-founded Chief, a network for executive women, and serves on its Board of Directors; earlier she was a founding team member at Casper, where she served as VP of Communications and Brand Marketing. She is currently a Venture Partner at Bullish, focused on early-stage consumer companies, and a Partner at Next Wave, investing in pre-seed AI startups including Riley, Goodword, and Neptune. She also advises and invests in startups such as Clay, Alan Meds, and Culina Health, and serves as a Techstars Mentor and Webby Awards Executive Judge.
Where does Lindsay Kaplan work?
Lindsay Kaplan is Co-Founder of Chief.
What companies did Lindsay Kaplan found?
Lindsay Kaplan founded Chief, Chief.
Where did Lindsay Kaplan go to school?
Lindsay Kaplan studied at Brandeis University (B.A., English and Creative Writing).

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