About
Marcia Dawood is an early-stage investor who chairs the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee. She is a venture partner with Mindshift Capital, a member of Golden Seeds, and Chair Emeritus of the Angel Capital Association, where she also chairs the Growing Women's Capital Group. Dawood authored the books "Do Good While Doing Well" (2024) and "Unapologetic Wealth" (2026), hosts The Angel Next Door Podcast, spoke at TEDx Charlotte in 2022, and was an associate producer on the 2023 documentary "Show Her the Money."
Experience
- U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionAdvisor on the Small Business Capital Formation Committee - Chaircurrent2023 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
- Angel Next Door PodcastPodcast Host and Foundercurrent2021 — present
- Show Her The MoneyAssociate Producercurrent2023 — present
- Mindshift CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Mindshift CapitalGeneral Partner2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- CoralusActivatorcurrent2018 — present
- Golden SeedsManaging Directorcurrent2014 — presentGreater New York City Area
- BlueTree Capital GroupAngel Investorcurrent2012 — present
- BlueTree Capital GroupManaging Partner2016 — 2017Greater Pittsburgh Area
- Stella FoundationBoard Member2024 — 2025
- Angel Capital AssociationBoard Member - Chair Emeritus2015 — 2025
- Zive, Inc.Board Member2015 — 2022
- PortfoliaChief Operating Officer2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- DC BrawlersOwner/Operator2014 — 2015Washington D.C. Metro Area/NYC
- Kaplan Higher Education Corp.Vice-President of Career Services1997 — 2014
- Career Education CorporationVice-President of Admissions and Marketing2006 — 2008
- May Department StoresBuyer1992 — 1997
Education
- UNC Kenan-Flagler Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA), OneMBA2012 — 2014
- University of PittsburghBS, Business/Psychology
Skills & more
Angel Investing7Thought Leadership6Venture Financing3EntrepreneurshipWomen Owned BusinessBusiness Strategy4Admissions75Higher Education71Enrollment Management37Staff Development41Student Financial Aid7Retaining Customers5
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Student RecruitingMarketingAdult EducationRecruitingTrainingLeadership DevelopmentStudent AffairsResume WritingPublic SpeakingStrategic PlanningLeadershipEducational TechnologyFrom Marcia's professional profile.
Colleagues at Mindshift Capital
Barbara Baumgartner
Investment Committee at Mindshift Capital
Daphne Kis
Director, WorldQuant University at Mindshift Capital
Heather Henyon
Founding General Partner at Mindshift Capital
Joumana Jallad
Investment Committee at Mindshift Capital
Katherine Kirsch
Venture Partner at Mindshift Capital
Najla Al-Midfa
CEO, Sheraa at Mindshift Capital
Rebecca Hall
Venture Partner at Mindshift Capital
Shelly Porges
Partner, The Billion Dollar Fund for Women at Mindshift Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Marcia Dawood work?
- Marcia Dawood is Venture Partner at Mindshift Capital.
Same school
Also attended UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School100
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Also attended University of Pittsburgh66
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Shared employers
Also worked at U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission40
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Also worked at Mindshift Capital5
Also worked at Stella Foundation2
Also worked at Portfolia33
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