Fundraising Fox

Mara Larson-Richard

Investor

Venture Partner at Angel Invest

San Francisco, California

Writes $100K – $300K checks · typically $100K

About

Mara Larson-Richard is Head of Startups in the Global PE & VC Practice at Salesforce, where she leads the Launchpad program supporting founders in artificial intelligence and go-to-market strategy. She has completed three different exits across founder, early employee, executive, and CEO roles, and has advised more than 200 founders over the past decade. Her work focuses on investing in and coaching founders building companies with aligned leadership teams.

Experience

  1. SalesforceHead of Startups - Global PE & VC Practicecurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Angel InvestPartnercurrent2023 — present
  3. Various StartupsInvestor and Advisorcurrent2014 — present
  4. Ada's ListCEO2021 — 2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  5. Civitas LearningVP of International (General Manager)2016 — 2021London Area, United Kingdom
  6. Civitas LearningDirector of Customer Success2014 — 2016Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  7. Gerson Lehrman GroupPractice Area Leader, Financial Services & Real Estate2013 — 2014Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  8. SAT GuruFounder2010 — 2013
  9. Hillary for AmericaFinance Associate & Press Fellow -- Fundraising and Press Office2006 — 2009Greater New York City Area
  10. Wachovia CorpRotational Intern2006London Area, United Kingdom

Education

  1. INSEADExecutive MBA2020 — 2023
  2. Columbia UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Art History
  3. Barnard CollegeBachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science and Government
  4. American School in London

Skills & more

Strategic Partnerships30Investing29Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)22Business Development5Private Equity4Due Diligence3Product DevelopmentSoftware ImplementationCustomer SuccessSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Artificial Intelligence (AI)1Diversity3
+12 moreStrategic LeadershipPublic SpeakingInvestmentsClient RelationsProject ManagementStrategyFundraisingBrand ConsultingLeadershipStrategic PlanningManagementStrategic Consulting

Languages English · French · Italian · Spanish

From Mara's professional profile.

Colleagues at Angel Invest

Jag Singh
Managing Partner at Angel Invest
Jens Lapinski
Founding Partner at Angel Invest
Oliver Clasen
Founding Partner at Angel Invest
Robin Harbort
Investor at Angel Invest

Frequently asked questions

Where does Mara Larson-Richard work?
Mara Larson-Richard is Venture Partner at Angel Invest.
What check size does Mara Larson-Richard write?
Mara Larson-Richard typically writes checks of $100K – $300K.

Same school

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Also attended Columbia University688

Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)

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Also attended Barnard College36

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Also attended American School in London8

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Shared employers

Also worked at Salesforce241

Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalWesley BarrowPartner at Correlation VenturesAlex BardManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesTravis BryantSales Leadership at Redpoint Ventures

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Also worked at Civitas Learning5

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Juan Carlos SotoVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalNatalie JohnstonInvestment Principal at 4BIO CapitalEric KwongDirector, Finance/Ops at FINTOP CapitalEvan AuyangGroup President at Animoca BrandsMinh DoChief Operating Officer at Animoca BrandsJavier VillamizarAdvisor at Avila

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Also worked at Hillary for America7

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