Maria McMenamin
InvestorVenture Partner at Anamcara
Dublin, Ireland
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Maria McMenamin is an investor at 20Sales II and board member who works with founders across Europe on early-stage growth, customer acquisition, and revenue team building. She has previously built sales and revenue functions at Stripe, Salesforce, and Pitch, and founded Tech Operators community. McMenamin writes angel checks primarily in B2B SaaS and Enterprise AI, with a focus on supporting underrepresented founders including women entrepreneurs.
Experience
- 20Sales IIInvestorcurrent2026 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Self-employedGTM Advisercurrent2022 — presentDublin / London
- Tech Operators IrelandFounder and Board Membercurrent2023 — presentDublin, County Dublin, Ireland
- NDRCMember of Selection and Investment Commitee2023 — 2025Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
- NDRCAdviser2022 — 2024Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
- Anamcara CapitalVenture Partner2023 — 2024Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- PitchVP Sales and Revenue2020 — 2022Berlin, Germany
- StripeHead of StartUp and SMB Sales2017 — 2020County Dublin, Ireland
- StripeHead of EMEA New Business Sales2015 — 2017County Dublin, Ireland
- Art Ireland Art FairsFounder2000 — 2010Dublin, Ireland
- IONA Technologies (acquired by Progress Software)Account Manager2000 — 2003London Area, United Kingdom
- CA TechnologiesChannel Manager - Ireland and Scotland1999 — 2000Dublin/London/Edinburgh
- CA TechnologiesSales Representative1997 — 1999Dublin
Education
- UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business SchoolMSc In Business (Leadership & Management Practice), Leadership and Management2014 — 2017
- University College DublinBusiness and Law, Business and Legal Studies1992 — 1996
Skills & more
Business Ownership1Early Stage Ventures1Angel Investing2Early Stage Investment1Start-up Ventures1Partner IdentificationSalesforce.com99Cloud Computing54Solution Selling37Enterprise Software9Event Management5Project Planning3
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SalesNegotiationBuilding RelationshipsSales PresentationsSales ManagementCRMService ManagementNew Business DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipSales ProcessProject ManagementMarketingFrom Maria's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School15
Wayne ByrneVenture Partner at BURNT ISLAND VENTURESSascha GüntherPartner at Vorwerk VenturesJennifer McMahonPartner at Seroba Life SciencesBrian CummingsInvestment Director at Clarendon Fund Managers Ltd.Saurabh KumarInvestment Associate at Furthr VCEmma JonesInvestment Manager at MML Growth Capital Partners Ireland
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Also attended University College Dublin76
Vincent RoseInvestment Manager at Burda Principal InvestmentsMiranda GuerreroExecutive Assistant at Sapphire VenturesSara McMunnOperating Partner at Keen Venture PartnersAileen AllenPartner at Mercury FundAlan HudsonInvestor at Mercuri.vcSarah GillBrand & Communications at Planet A Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Anamcara Capital4
Also worked at Pitch6
Also worked at Stripe89
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalLaura BuhlerPartner, Head of Community at Felicis VenturesJanet WolpertInvestor at Index VenturesMark FiorentinoInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also worked at CA Technologies38
Greg DraconPartner at .406 VenturesIssac RothVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalGordon DaughertyCo-Founder & Chairman at Capital FactorySianFounding Partner at Saas Ventures, L.L.C.Wayne ByrneVenture Partner at BURNT ISLAND VENTURESScott WilliamsonPortfolio Partner: Product at OSS Capital
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