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.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
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
Skills & more
Financial Modeling23Financial Analysis9Strategy11Valuation8Competitive Analysis5Private EquityData Analysis5Business Strategy10Entrepreneurship5Management Consulting8Economics1Market Research3
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AnalyticsDue DiligenceStrategic PlanningStart-ups- Instrument-rated Commercial Pilot (Sea and Land); SF50 Type Rating — Federal Aviation Administration
From Meka's professional profile.
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
Investor at Renegade Partners
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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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Meka Asonye?
- 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.
- Where does Meka Asonye work?
- Meka Asonye is Partner at First Round Capital.
- What does Meka Asonye invest in?
- Meka Asonye invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
- What check size does Meka Asonye write?
- Meka Asonye typically writes checks of $750K – $4M.
- Where did Meka Asonye go to school?
- Meka Asonye studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude).
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School2,000
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Also attended Princeton University583
Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordCat WuInvestor at Index VenturesKJ SidberryInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Shared employers
Also worked at First Round Capital115
Josh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalMatt SacksInvestor at LightbankAlex MarshallPartner & General Counsel at Generation Investment ManagementEmily StanfordInvestor at Notable CapitalAbdul LyInvestor at Initialized CapitalLucy BradyHead of Product at Giant Ventures Global Llp
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Also worked at Mixpanel16
Max LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSam WerboffHead of Digital Native Enterprise GTM, Anthropic at EMERGENT VENTURESMelike Abacioglu GunesVP of Marketing at Asymmetric Capital PartnersMeghan SwidlerStart-Up Innovation at Pave Health VenturesBrent SapiroInvestor at Blue Tulip Ventures
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Also worked at Stripe186
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalPatrick CollisonCo-founder & CEO of StripeJohn CollisonCo-founder & President of StripeGreg BrockmanCo-founder & President of OpenAI
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Also worked at Bain & Company751
Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGTheresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalZach PerretCo-founder & CEO of Plaid; co-founder of MischiefWilliam HockeyCo-founder of Plaid; founder & CEO of ColumnJulie YangVice President at Investcorp
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