Mandy Cole
InvestorPartner at Stage 2 Capital
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $200K β $4M checks Β· typically $2.5M
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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.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaSSales Tech
Experience
- Stage 2 CapitalPartnercurrent2019 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- VeremarkBoard of Directorscurrent2025 β present
- Rally UXRBoard of Directorscurrent2024 β present
- Momentum.ioBoard of Directorscurrent2024 β present
- MedScoutBoard of Directorscurrent2023 β presentAustin, Texas, United States
- Opus TrainingBoard of Directorscurrent2022 β present
- Meaningful GigsBoard of Directorscurrent2022 β present
- Sales Impact AcademyCo-Author and Instructor, The Definitive Guide to Revenue Leadership2020 β 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- RiSE AcceleratorFounder2016 β 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- MixmaxBoard Of Directors2019 β 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Galore Inc.Advisor2016 β 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- ZenefitsVice President of Sales2015 β 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Main Street HubSenior Vice President of Sales2014 β 2015
- Stella & DotExecutive Vice President of Global Sales2013 β 2014
- LivingSocialSenior Vice President, Global Sales2011 β 2013
- LivingSocialVice President, Sales2010 β 2011
- MyNewPlaceVice President, Sales2005 β 2010
- Wells Fargo Merchant PaymentsDirector, Sales and Strategy2001 β 2005
- Citysearch.comDirector, Corporate Development and Strategy2000 β 2001
- Citysearch.comGeneral Manager, Atlanta1999 β 2000
Education
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillBA, Communications1991 β 1995
Skills & more
Strategic Partnerships95Sales Management84Account Management99Lead Generation99Online Advertising99Sales Process51Selling25Social Networking18Marketing Strategy36Customer Acquisition5Social Media Marketing49Start-ups51
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SalesMarketingSocial MediaMarketing CommunicationsB2BAdvertising SalesDigital MarketingNew Business DevelopmentStrategyLeadershipManagementMotivational SpeakingFrom Mandy's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill175
Clint MyersInvestor at RevolutionMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionEric WagnerVP of Research and Data at Redpoint VenturesSoul DayanInvestor at True VenturesAlexander LimInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Alex TaubPrincipal at QED Investors
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Shared employers
Also worked at Veremark1
Also worked at Main Street Hub6
Also worked at Wells Fargo Merchant Payments192
Funmi GarrickFinance and Operations at Impact America FundChen Yang SiaGeneral Counsel at Golden Gate VenturesTori KorineInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAditya ReddyVice President at Sapphire VenturesM.G. ThibautFormer Chief Financial Officer at DroneDeploy at Scale Venture PartnersTony ThomasVenture Partner at Lux Capital
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Also worked at Citysearch.com2
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