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Maria Toler

InvestorFounder

Founding and Managing Partner at SteelSky Ventures · Board director at Posterity Health

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

FoundedPosterity Health

About

Founding and Managing Partner of SteelSky Ventures. Also referred to elsewhere on the page as Maria Velissaris.

Board director at Posterity Health

Intro paths

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In turn, Maria can intro founders to Posterity Health's investors below.

Posterity Health's investors · 4

Distributed VenturesChicago · $1M – $5M checksFCA Venture PartnersNashville · $500K – $10M checksNFPNew York · $1M – $5M checksSteelSky VenturesAtlanta · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Posterity Health

PJ
Pamela Joy PureChief Executive Officer
BE
Barrett Edward CowanDirector
DA
Donald A HolzworthDirector
DL
Dylan Lawrence PureDirector

Experience

  1. SteelSky VenturesFounding and Managing Partnercurrent2017 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  2. Eisenhower FellowshipsEisenhower Justice Fellow 20222022 — 2023
  3. Pipeline AngelsMember2018 — 2023New York City Metropolitan Area
  4. Golden SeedsNJ Charter Member2019 — 2023New Jersey
  5. Schweiger Dermatology GroupVP/Head of Marketing & Product Development2016 — 2017NY, NY
  6. La Voila Beauty LLCFounder and CEO2012 — 2016New York, New York
  7. EMM Group, Inc.Engagement Manager (International Marketing Consultant)2012 — 2013New York City
  8. Siegel+GaleAssociate Strategist2011New York, New York
  9. Siegel+GaleStrategy Analyst2011
  10. Kraft Foods GroupAssociate Brand Manager2009 — 2011
  11. Booz Allen HamiltonAssociate (Systems Engineer)2005 — 2007
  12. Booz Allen HamiltonSenior Consultant (Systems Engineer)2003 — 2005
  13. Booz Allen HamiltonConsultant (Systems Engineer)2002 — 2003

Education

  1. NYU Stern School of BusinessMBA, Finance and Entrepreneurship
  2. Wake Forest UniversityBS, Information Systems
  3. US House of Representatives Page School

Skills & more

Strategy60Strategic Planning19Venture Capital40Start-up Ventures37Management Consulting58Entrepreneurship26Marketing Strategy24Social Media20Business Strategy14Brand Management15Business Development12Project Management11
+6 moreAnalyticsBusiness Process ImprovementBrand DevelopmentStrategic ConsultingBrand Development StrategyAngel Investing
  • VC Unlocked — Stanford University
  • Series 7/63 — FINRA

From Maria's professional profile.

Deals · 1

Ready Responders Parent Corp.Board seat

via SteelSky Ventures · filed Nov 2025 · $5M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at SteelSky Ventures

Amy Lambert
Chief Financial Officer at SteelSky Ventures
Buffy Alegria
Managing Partner at SteelSky Ventures
Carter McClelland
Chairman and Founder at SteelSky Ventures
Casey Albert
Managing Partner at SteelSky Ventures
Casey Santiago
Managing Partner at SteelSky Ventures
Georgia Cavanaugh
Analyst at SteelSky Ventures
Hurley Doddy
Founder and Managing Partner at SteelSky Ventures
Maria Velissaris
Founding and Managing Partner at SteelSky Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Maria Toler work?
Maria Toler is Founding and Managing Partner at SteelSky Ventures and Founder at Posterity Health.
What companies did Maria Toler found?
Maria Toler founded Posterity Health.

Same school

Also attended NYU Stern School of Business413

Luna SchmidInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Kaz TeradaVenture Advisor at Monta Vista CapitalNeil FongManaging Director Asia at Burda Principal InvestmentsAlex TosoliniAdvisor at CincyTechMax WechterSenior Director of AI at Lerer HippeauKrupa VankayalaPartner, People & HR at Sapphire Ventures

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Also attended Wake Forest University66

Andrew McGuirkVenture Fellow at Moneta VenturesEliza CushmanPartner at Congruent VenturesBrett BrohlManaging Partner at Bread And Butter Ventures, LlcMariusz AdamskiGeneral Partner at Ff Venture CapitalGregory BillingtonResearch at Transform Capital ManagementJulia de PetraTalent at Audacious

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Shared employers

Also worked at Pipeline Angels10

Azin Radsan van AlebeekCo-Founder & General Partner at Emmeline VenturesAurelia FloresDirector at Virginia Venture PartnersNoelle HutchinsSenior Associate at Omega FundsLorine PendletonFounder & Managing Partner at 125 VenturesTanya WhiteOperating Advisor at Elsewhere PartnersSilvia MahInvestor at Ad Astra Ventures

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Also worked at Golden Seeds47

Jo Ann CorkranCo-CEO and Managing Partner at Golden SeedsLoretta McCarthyCo-CEO and Managing Partner at Golden SeedsMitzi KrockoverInvestor at Golden SeedsPetra MeyerInvestor at Golden SeedsMara BabinInvestor at Golden SeedsGina TedescoInvestor at Golden Seeds

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Also worked at Schweiger Dermatology Group1

Tom FlynnManaging Partner at SV Health Investors

Also worked at Kraft Foods Group42

Bill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankAndrew FurmanSoftware Developer at Asymmetric Capital PartnersDavid Van HimbergenKey Advisor at Lever VCMiriam UeberallTuring Labs AI; Ex-R&D at Flora Food Group, Kraft Heinz, Unilever at PeakBridge VCWillian ShiangInvestor at FELIX CAPITALBeverly CheungLegal Counsel at Headline

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