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Sarah Leary

Investor

Venture Partner at Unusual Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $100K – $500K checks Β· typically $250K

About

Sarah Leary co-founded Nextdoor and grew it to tens of millions of users and $100M+ revenue; she specializes in hyperlocal, geography-based virality, density and trust for community and location-based products.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechMarketplacesSocial

Experience

  1. NextdoorCo-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer/Chief Business Operations (CMO/CBO)current2024 β€” presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Unusual VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2020 β€” presentMenlo Park, California, United States
  3. Spindrift Beverage Co, Inc.Member, Board of Directors2022 β€” 2025
  4. Harvard UniversityEntrepreneur In Residence2020 β€” 2025Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  5. NextdoorCo-Founder and Board Observer2019 β€” 2021
  6. NextdoorCo-Founder and Vice President, Marketing, International, and Operations2016 β€” 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  7. NextdoorCo-Founder and Vice President, Product and Marketing2010 β€” 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  8. FanbaseCo-Founder and Vice President, Product and Marketing2008 β€” 2010
  9. Benchmark CapitalEntrepreneur in Residence2007 β€” 2008
  10. eBay (formerly Shopping.com)Vice President, Product and Marketing for Shopping.com2003 β€” 2006
  11. Epinions (an eBay Company)Vice President, Marketing and Product Management1999 β€” 2003Brisbane, CA
  12. Greylock PartnersAssociate1998 β€” 1999Boston, MA
  13. MicrosoftProduct Manager1992 β€” 1997Redmond, WA

Education

  1. Harvard UniversityAB, Economics
  2. Harvard Business SchoolMBA

Skills & more

Web 2.03Product Management46Marketing28E-commerce40Mergers4Start-ups42Community5User Generated Content2Product Development6Entrepreneurship61User Experience6Monetization1
+12 moreBusiness StrategyLeadershipMarketing StrategyTeam LeadershipVenture CapitalStrategic PlanningProduct MarketingTeam BuildingManagementStrategyAngel InvestingCross-functional Team Leadership

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Same school

Shared employers

Deals Β· 2

Alto SolutionsBoard seat

via Unusual Ventures Β· filed Jan 2022 Β· $39.9M raise

Contra.Work Inc.Board seat

via Unusual Ventures Β· filed Feb 2021 Β· $14.2M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Unusual Ventures

Network1

Investors connected to Sarah in public investor directories β€” a warm-intro map.