Find your path to Lona
142 people in our graph share verified history with Lona — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Mary McCaffreyunlockedLona: together at The George Washington University School of Business
×2Lona: together at The George Washington University School of Business
×9Lona: together at Hult International Business School
About
Lona Alia is Head of Revenue at SafetyWing and a founder of a Y Combinator-backed company (W14 cohort). Her background spans startup marketing, sales, and demand generation, and she has served as an advisor to startups and the EU on innovation.
Founder/CEO at Style LendYC W14
Intro paths
YC
Lona went through Y Combinator (Winter 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Style Lend's investors · 1
Co-founders at Style Lend
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Janete PerezFounder
Experience
- SafetyWingHead of Revenuecurrent2020 — present
- 500 StartupsMentor2020 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Style LendFounder2013 — 2020New York, New York, United States
- EU for InnovationAdvisor2019 — 2020
- Rendia, Inc.Regional Sales Director2005 — 2010Global
- Procter & GambleMarketing Specialist2004 — 2005Washington D.C. Metro Area
Skills & more
Go-to-Market Strategy8Remote work4Brand Management36Cross-functional Team Leadership12Marketing Strategy84Business Development83Product Marketing19Market Research27Social Media Marketing14Business Strategy32International Business13Entrepreneurship99
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Start-upsSalesAccount ManagementOnline MarketingLead GenerationStrategic PartnershipsSales ManagementSellingTeam ManagementStrategic PlanningLeadershipStrategyLanguages Albanian · English · German · Italian · Portuguese · Spanish · Turkish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lona Alia?
- Lona Alia is Head of Revenue at SafetyWing and a founder of a Y Combinator-backed company (W14 cohort). Her background spans startup marketing, sales, and demand generation, and she has served as an advisor to startups and the EU on innovation.
- Where does Lona Alia work?
- Lona Alia is Founder/CEO of Style Lend.
- What companies did Lona Alia found?
- Lona Alia founded Style Lend.
- Where did Lona Alia go to school?
- Lona Alia studied at Y Combinator (Winter 2014 Batch); The George Washington University School of Business (Bachelor of Science - BS, Marketing); Hult International Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
The George Washington University School of Business mafia26
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Veronica Gambillara FonckManaging ProjectsFounded LimmaTech Biologics +1Rodger BermanBachelor of Arts - BAFounded The Zoe Report +1Jason HinesMSFounded Gigasheet +1Ken GoldinFounded Goldin +1Brian SuthoffMBAFounded Tally Street +1John BerkowitzBAFounded Ojo Labs +1
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Hult International Business School mafia19
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Kilian KaminskiMaster of International BusinessFounded Refurbed +2Peter WindischhoferMaster's degreeFounded Refurbed +2Gus TrigosMaster of ScienceFounded Runtime +1Daria ShapovalovaMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded More Dash +1Hans ChristensenMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Garderos GmbHManasvi PatelMarketingFounded StepChange
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SafetyWing mafia6
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorChris GoldaGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
+ 1,994 more
Also attended The George Washington University School of Business74
Emily BaxterExecutive Assistant at JMI EquityMary McCaffreySector Leader Liaison at Golden SeedsGina TedescoInvestor at Golden SeedsTidal McCoyChairman at IronGate Capital AdvisorsJoshua PulmanPrincipal at Truist VenturesMaryanne LiuInvestment Analyst at TDK Ventures
+ 68 more
Also attended Hult International Business School65
Kenneth K ThomasPrincipal at Backfuture Ventures, LlcJad KhattibFounder Relations at Transform Capital ManagementPaulina SzyzdekPrincipal at E12 Venture Capital, LlcAntonia Rojas EingFounder & Managing Partner at ATTOM CAPITALMayra ArntzPrincipal at Building VenturesMarrione CamachoStrategic Partnerships Director at Kickstart Ventures
+ 59 more
Shared employers
Also worked at SafetyWing6
Also worked at 500 Startups236
Kaz TeradaVenture Advisor at Monta Vista CapitalChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate VenturesJustin LedbetterChief Operating Officer, Marlan Space at Cortado VenturesMarinda LukInvestor at Initialized CapitalJessica KohSenior Executive Director, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Jirapat SuvidejkosolSenior Associate, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.
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Also worked at Procter & Gamble364
Ken ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystDavid JohnsonManaging Director at Intel Capital, North AmericaKenneth Morand, Ph.D.Life Sciences Partner at CincyTechChad SummeBoard Member at CincyTechDjoni de VosPrincipal at Keen Venture PartnersAllison KuziwGlobal Human Resources Executive at Marlin Equity Partners
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