Meka Asonye
InvestorPartner at First Round Capital
San Francisco, California
Writes $750K – $4M checks · typically $3.5M
About
Meka Asonye applies a front-office sports analytics mindset—blending baseball operations analytics with sales leadership at Stripe and Mixpanel—to help founders make first sales hire and build 0-to-$5M GTM frameworks.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechSaaS
Experience
- Prist CapitalFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- First Round CapitalPartner2021 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- MixpanelVP, Global Sales and Services2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- StripeHead of Sales and Customer Success, Startup / SMB2015 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Bain & CompanyCase Team Leader2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Cleveland IndiansPlayer Development & Baseball Operations2007 — 2011Greater Cleveland
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA
- Princeton UniversityBachelor of Arts, Cum Laude
Skills & more
Financial Modeling23Financial Analysis9Strategy11Valuation8Competitive Analysis5Private EquityData Analysis5Business Strategy10Entrepreneurship5Management Consulting8Economics1Market Research3
+4 more
AnalyticsDue DiligenceStrategic PlanningStart-ups- Instrument-rated Commercial Pilot (Sea and Land); SF50 Type Rating — Federal Aviation Administration
From Meka's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,777
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
+ 1,771 more
Also attended Princeton University444
Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate VenturesDavid CoatsManaging Director & Co-Founder at Correlation VenturesDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera CapitalGeoff YangCo-Founder at Redpoint Ventures
+ 438 more
Shared employers
Also worked at First Round Capital97
Josh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalMatt SacksInvestor at LightbankAlex MarshallPartner & General Counsel at Generation Investment ManagementAbdul LyInvestor at Initialized CapitalLucy BradyHead of Product at Giant Ventures Global LlpEmily KramerVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp
+ 91 more
Also worked at Mixpanel5
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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Colleagues at First Round Capital
Amy Fu
Vice President, Investments at First Round Capital
An Vu
Recruiter at First Round Capital
Anisha Gupta
GTM Strategy and Ops at First Round Capital
Anne Loeslein
Executive Assistant at First Round Capital
Annie Duke
Special Partner at First Round Capital
Arielle Jackson
Head of Brand & Product Marketing at First Round Capital
Bill Trenchard
Partner at First Round Capital
Bonnie Porter
Recruiter at First Round Capital
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