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Sheila Tran

Former Head of Marketing and Platform at Susa Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $20K

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Experience

  1. Maven ClinicChief Brand and Communications Officercurrent2025 — present
  2. Maven ClinicCommunications Consultant2024 — 2025
  3. BAWSI - Bay Area Women's Sports InitiativeBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  4. Various CompaniesInvestor | Advisor | Limited Partnercurrent2017 — present
  5. Bay FCFounding Investorcurrent2020 — present
  6. San Francisco Signal VolleyballInvestor | Ownercurrent2025 — present
  7. Operator Collective 🔆Limited Partnercurrent2022 — present
  8. Acrew CapitalFounding Equity LP -- Diversity Capital Fundcurrent2021 — present
  9. Susa VenturesHead of Marketing and Platform2024 — 2025San Francisco, CA
  10. OpendoorChief Communications Officer2018 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  11. First Round CapitalAngel Track2019 — 2020
  12. YahooHead of Global Communications/PR2015 — 2017Sunnyvale, Ca
  13. Polyvore (Acquired by Yahoo)VP/Head of Communications2013 — 2017Mountain View, CA
  14. Yahoo!Head of International Communications2012 — 2013Sunnyvale, CA
  15. Yahoo!Director, Global Product and Technology Communications2006 — 2012Sunnyvale, CA
  16. Symantec CorporationSenior Consumer PR Manager2004 — 2006
  17. America OnlineCommunications Manager2003 — 2004
  18. Access CommunicationsSenior Account Executive2000 — 2003
  19. Cisco SystemsGovernment Affairs/Corporate Communications Intern1995 — 2000

Skills & more

CMS2Public Relations27Viral Marketing3Media Relations46Communication Training5Messaging13Corporate Communications11Social Media28Product Communication1Internal Communications25Crisis Communications18Strategic Communications8
+7 moreContent StrategyMarket ResearchEvent ManagementMarketingSocial Media MarketingDigital MediaStrategy

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Sheila Tran?
Angel investor
What check size does Sheila Tran write?
Sheila Tran typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
Where did Sheila Tran go to school?
Sheila Tran studied at University of California, Davis (Bachelor of Science (BS), Managerial Economics).

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