Mary Zoumas
InvestorInvestor at Emmeline Ventures
New York, New York
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Mary Zoumas is a Senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development at Upgrade, Inc., focused on the Flex Pay division. She brings more than 20 years of experience in fintech, payments, buy now pay later, and loyalty programs across both established and early-stage companies. Zoumas advises emerging technology companies on go-to-market strategy and has a track record in team leadership, revenue growth, and commercial negotiations.
Experience
- Upgrade, Inc.Senior Vice President, Flex Pay Sales & BDcurrent2025 — presentNew York, NY
- Revel LLCCEO & Foundercurrent2023 — presentNew York, NY
- KardChief Revenue Officer2022 — 2023New York, NY
- ImprintHead of Growth2022New York, NY
- ImprintHead of Sales2021 — 2022New York, NY
- KlarnaHead of Global Business Development2019 — 2021New York, NY
- American ExpressDirector, Co-Brand Product Management & Business Development2016 — 2018New York, NY
- American ExpressDirector, Membership Rewards Loyalty Program - Partnerships & Business Development2014 — 2015New York, NY
- American ExpressSenior Manager, Membership Rewards Loyalty Program - Partnerships & Business Development2012 — 2014New York, NY
- American ExpressSenior Manager, Charge Card Innovation2010 — 2012New York, NY
- American ExpressManager, Strategic Planning2008 — 2010New York, NY
- Shearman & Sterling LLPBusiness Consultant2004 — 2006New York, NY
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPCorporate Legal Assistant2002 — 2004New York, NY
Education
- NYU Stern School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA
- Harvard Business School Executive Education
Skills & more
Software as a Service (SaaS)General Management1Team LeadershipLeadershipNegotiationManagement3Business Advisory Services1Strategic Partnerships5Business Development5New Business DevelopmentEnterprise SalesSales Management
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Contract NegotiationLoyalty ProgramsAccount ManagementProduct ManagementProduct MarketingLeadership DevelopmentCustomer MarketingFinTechEmerging PaymentsE-commerceFinancial ServicesCross-functional Team Leadership- AI Empowerment: Transforming GTM through Innovation — Pavilion
- FinTech — HarvardX
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Also attended NYU Stern School of Business378
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 HippeauTom MonahanFormer Chairman & CEO, CEB at MissionOG
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Also attended Harvard Business School Executive Education115
Ryan LaurinManaging Director at Marlin Equity PartnersPaul SlosarInvestor at FortySix Venture CapitalRaghu MadabushiInvestment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundTom KalinskeInvestor at Alsop Louie PartnersKevin MandiaGeneral Partner at Ballistic VenturesRichard GrecoVenture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
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Shared employers
Also worked at Upgrade, Inc.5
Also worked at Kard1
Also worked at Imprint3
Also worked at Klarna31
Jessica SchultzPartner at NorthzoneMikhail GrechishkinHead of Data and Product at Mosaic VenturesJavier RedondoPartner at Scale Venture PartnersCarole GinmanHead of Marketing at OxxEric LiawInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Matt RisleyPartner Emeritus at QED Investors
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Colleagues at Emmeline Ventures
Azin Radsan van Alebeek
Co-Founder & General Partner at Emmeline Ventures
Gary Fraser
Advisor at Emmeline Ventures
Hayal Koc
Investor at Emmeline Ventures
Kaitlyn Tregenza
Advisor at Emmeline Ventures
La Keisha Landrum Pierre
Co-Founder & General Partner at Emmeline Ventures
Naseem Sayani
Co-Founder, EMMELINE VENTURES at Emmeline Ventures
Rachel Castro
Partner at Emmeline Ventures
Senofer Mendoza
General Partner / Founder at Mendoza Ventures
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