Fundraising Fox

Sarah Kunst

Investor

Managing Director at Cleo Capital

San Francisco, California

Writes $500K – $1M checks · typically $750K

About

Sarah Kunst draws on operator-heavy roles at Apple, Red Bull, Chanel and Mohr Davidow plus her founder experience to pre-commit to founders and coach them using cold-emailing and small-Michigan lessons.

Contact· published on Sarah's own website

Invests in

ConsumerCrypto & Web3Direct to ConsumerFintechSaaS

Experience

  1. Cleo CapitalManaging Directorcurrent2018 — present
  2. Marie ClaireContributing Editor2015 — 2022
  3. BumbleSenior Advisor2018 — 2019
  4. Michigan State University FoundationBoard Member2017 — 2019
  5. ProdayCEO & Founder2015 — 2018
  6. KQEDBoard Member2017 — 2018
  7. Sequoia CapitalSequoia Capital Scout2018
  8. Men's Health Fitness CouncilFounding Member2017 — 2018
  9. Venture For AmericaInvestor Board Member2013 — 2018
  10. Fortis PartnersPartner2014 — 2015SF // NYC // LA
  11. Mohr Davidow VenturesWeb & Mobile Investor2013 — 2014
  12. InporiaDirector of Business Development - Kaleidoscope2011 — 2012New York City Metropolitan Area
  13. Sarah KunstSales, Retail Strategy and Business Development Consultant2011
  14. Guest Of A GuestEvents Manager2009 — 2011
  15. ChanelMarketing coordinator, fragrance2008 — 2009
  16. Red BullRed Bull Student Brand Manager2007 — 2008
  17. Apple/Volt MarketingApple Campus Representative2006 — 2008
  18. Coty Beauty USMarketing intern2007
  19. Fuse MarketingTAG Body Spray Campus Representative2006
  20. VivreMerchandising Intern2006

Skills & more

Venture Capital16Early-stage Startups6Fundraising5Finance1Start-ups13Marketing32Marketing Strategy17Brand Development10Social Media15Business Development5Digital Strategy5Digital Marketing6
+12 moreSalesBloggingBrand ManagementSocial NetworkingOnline AdvertisingE-commerceDigital MediaBusiness StrategyStrategyAdvising PeopleRevenue & Profit GrowthBoard Development

From Sarah's professional profile.

Network2

Courtney Leimkuhler
Managing Partner at Springbank
Elana Berkowitz
Managing Partner at Springbank

Investors connected to Sarah in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sarah Kunst?
Sarah Kunst draws on operator-heavy roles at Apple, Red Bull, Chanel and Mohr Davidow plus her founder experience to pre-commit to founders and coach them using cold-emailing and small-Michigan lessons.
Where does Sarah Kunst work?
Sarah Kunst is Managing Director at Cleo Capital.
What does Sarah Kunst invest in?
Sarah Kunst invests in Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Direct to Consumer, Fintech, SaaS.
What check size does Sarah Kunst write?
Sarah Kunst typically writes checks of $500K – $1M.
Where did Sarah Kunst go to school?
Sarah Kunst studied at Michigan State University (Advertising); Texas Christian University (Advertising).

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Shared employers

Also worked at KQED5

Mallun YenFounder & Managing Partner at Operator CollectiveKelly PopeSV2 Board Member at Silicon ValleySusan AkbarpourManaging Partner at Candou VenturesAli RosenthalManaging Partner at Leadout CapitalTom ChavezInvestor at super{set}

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Michael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerRoelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in StartupsAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at Paradigm

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Also worked at Venture For America35

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Also worked at Chanel12

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