Fundraising Fox

Maranda Manning

Investor

Associate at Firebrand Ventures

Kansas City Metropolitan Area

Writes $500K – $2M checks · typically $1M

Experience

  1. IdeemCo-Founder & VP, Customer Success & Operationscurrent2024 — presentKansas City Metropolitan Area
  2. UMKC Henry W. Bloch School of ManagementGuest Lecturer2019 — 2025Kansas City Metropolitan Area
  3. TripleBlindVP People & Operations2023 — 2024Kansas City Metropolitan Area
  4. TripleBlindChief of Staff2021 — 2023Kansas City Metropolitan Area
  5. Firebrand VenturesPrincipal2020 — 2021Kansas City Metropolitan Area
  6. Firebrand VenturesAssociate2018 — 2020Kansas City, Missouri Area
  7. SquareOffsDirector of Marketing2016 — 2018Kansas City Metropolitan Area
  8. TechstarsCoordinator2015 — 2016Kansas City Metropolitan Area
  9. ThinkViral LLCAccount Manager2015Kansas City Metropolitan Area
  10. TechstarsAssociate2015Kansas City Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. The University of KansasBachelor's degree, English2010 — 2014

Skills & more

Languages English · Spanish

From Maranda's professional profile.

Colleagues at Firebrand Ventures

Chris Marks
Managing Partner at Firebrand Ventures
Claire Hansen
Partner at Firebrand Ventures
John Fein
Managing Partner at Firebrand Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Maranda Manning work?
Maranda Manning is Associate at Firebrand Ventures.
What check size does Maranda Manning write?
Maranda Manning typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.

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Also worked at UMKC Henry W. Bloch School of Management1

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