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Melissa Gordon

Former Principal at Acre Venture Partners

Los Angeles, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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Experience

  1. IGC Growth PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2017 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
  2. OptlyCo-Foundercurrent2023 — present
  3. Acre Venture PartnersPrincipal2017 — 2023Greater Los Angeles Area
  4. The Honest CompanyDirector, Honest Beauty2016 — 2017
  5. The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.Director Global Marketing, Tom Ford Beauty, La Mer & Clinique2014 — 2016New York City Metropolitan Area
  6. Attara Capital LP (formerly known as Atticus Capital)Vice President2010 — 2012Greater New York City Area
  7. Lazard Freres & Co.Associate2006 — 2010Greater New York City Area

Skills & more

Climate InvestingEarly Stage InvestmentDeal SourcingDue DiligenceImpact InvestingMarketingInvestmentsFinancial AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentPrivate Equity13Financial Modeling10Valuation10
+10 moreHedge FundsEquitiesCorporate FinancePortfolio ManagementCorporate DevelopmentEmerging MarketsInvestment BankingVenture CapitalEquity ResearchInvestor Relations

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Alex Bondar
Partner at Acre Venture Partners
Gareth Asten
Managing Partner at Acre Venture Partners

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Melissa Gordon?
Principal at Acre Venture Partners
What check size does Melissa Gordon write?
Melissa Gordon typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Melissa Gordon go to school?
Melissa Gordon studied at The Wharton School (BS, Finance); The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration (MBA)).

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