Mandy Cole
InvestorPartner at Stage 2 Capital · Board director at Meaningful Gigs
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $200K – $4M checks · typically $2.5M
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377 people in our graph share verified history with Mandy — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Viviana FagaunlockedMandy: together at Zenefits (2016)
×2Mandy: together at Livingsocial
×2Mandy: together at Stage 2 Capital
Mandy: together at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
About
Mandy Cole grew LivingSocial from $5M to $750M, built sales teams from 20 to 200 across B2B marketplace and SaaS companies, and founded Rise Accelerator producing GTM and AI playbooks.
Contact· published on Mandy's own website
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaSSales Tech
Board director at Meaningful Gigs
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Co-founders at Meaningful Gigs
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Ronnie ColemanExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Stage 2 CapitalPartnercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- VeremarkBoard of Directorscurrent2025 — present
- Rally UXRBoard of Directorscurrent2024 — present
- Momentum.ioBoard of Directorscurrent2024 — present
- MedScoutBoard of Directorscurrent2023 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- Opus TrainingBoard of Directorscurrent2022 — present
- Meaningful GigsBoard of Directorscurrent2022 — present
- Sales Impact AcademyCo-Author and Instructor, The Definitive Guide to Revenue Leadership2020 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- RiSE AcceleratorFounder2016 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- MixmaxBoard Of Directors2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Galore Inc.Advisor2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- ZenefitsVice President of Sales2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Main Street HubSenior Vice President of Sales2014 — 2015
- Stella & DotExecutive Vice President of Global Sales2013 — 2014
- LivingSocialSenior Vice President, Global Sales2011 — 2013
- LivingSocialVice President, Sales2010 — 2011
- MyNewPlaceVice President, Sales2005 — 2010
- Wells Fargo Merchant PaymentsDirector, Sales and Strategy2001 — 2005
- Citysearch.comDirector, Corporate Development and Strategy2000 — 2001
- Citysearch.comGeneral Manager, Atlanta1999 — 2000
- Citysearch.comNew Market Sales Manager, Account Executive1996 — 1999
Skills & more
Strategic Partnerships95Sales Management84Account Management99Lead Generation99Online Advertising99Sales Process51Selling25Social Networking18Marketing Strategy36Customer Acquisition5Social Media Marketing49Start-ups51
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Colleagues at Stage 2 Capital
Alex Sukennik
Investor at Stage 2 Capital
Andi Vanetta Smith
Founder; LP + Advisor at Stage 2 Capital
Anne DelSanto
Investor at Stage 2 Capital
Anu Maheshwari
Partner at Stage 2 Capital
Ashley Kramer
Revenue Leader, OpenAI at Stage 2 Capital
Dan Tyre
Operating Partner, Stage 2 Capital Catalyst at Stage 2 Capital
Erin Olsen
Head of Marketing at Stage 2 Capital
Hilary Headlee
Operating Partner, Head of Early + Growth Advisory | Portfolio Programs at Stage 2 Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mandy Cole?
- Mandy Cole grew LivingSocial from $5M to $750M, built sales teams from 20 to 200 across B2B marketplace and SaaS companies, and founded Rise Accelerator producing GTM and AI playbooks.
- Where does Mandy Cole work?
- Mandy Cole is Partner at Stage 2 Capital and Board director at Meaningful Gigs.
- What does Mandy Cole invest in?
- Mandy Cole invests in AI & Machine Learning, B2B Marketplaces, Enterprise Software, Fintech, HR Tech, SaaS, Sales Tech.
- What check size does Mandy Cole write?
- Mandy Cole typically writes checks of $200K – $4M.
- Where did Mandy Cole go to school?
- Mandy Cole studied at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA, Communications).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Veremark2
Also worked at Galore Inc.1
Also worked at Main Street Hub7
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