Sheila Vashee
InvestorVenture Partner at Basis Set Ventures
San Francisco, California
Writes $1M β $5M checks Β· typically $2.5M
About
Sheila Vashee is the Chief Marketing Officer at Figma, overseeing marketing, communications, brand design, growth, and support. She was previously VP of Growth at Opendoor, where she expanded the buyer and seller marketplace, and earlier was an early marketing hire at Dropbox during its growth to hundreds of millions of users. She holds an Economics degree from Stanford and began her career in investment banking at Morgan Stanley before roles in retail, strategy, and marketing at Apple.
ContactΒ· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- FigmaChief Marketing Officercurrent2023 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Basis SetVenture Partnercurrent2022 β present
- Basis SetInvesting Partner2020 β 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- EthosChief Marketing Officer & GM2022 β 2023
- OpendoorVP Growth and Marketing2017 β 2020
- DropboxDirector of Marketing2012 β 2017
- AppleiPhone & iPad PM2011
- Gap Inc.Corporate Strategy2006 β 2010
- Morgan StanleyInvestment Banking2005 β 2006
Skills & more
Financial Modeling8Valuation3Product Management12Product Marketing28Strategy15Business Strategy16Venture Capital6Analytics6
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Colleagues at Basis Set Ventures
Catherine Stewart
Venture Partner at Basis Set Ventures
Chang Xu
Partner at Basis Set Ventures
Ding Zhou
Head of Content Engineering at Snap, Inc. at SignalFire
Dr. Lan Xuezhao
Founder & Partner at Basis Set Ventures
Eduardo Fonseca
Technical Advisor at Basis Set Ventures
Fahad Noor
Staff Engineer at Basis Set Ventures
Ian Wong
Technical Advisor at Basis Set Ventures
Ingrid Chen
Controller & Partner at Basis Set Ventures
Network1
Investors connected to Sheila in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sheila Vashee?
- Sheila Vashee is the Chief Marketing Officer at Figma, overseeing marketing, communications, brand design, growth, and support. She was previously VP of Growth at Opendoor, where she expanded the buyer and seller marketplace, and earlier was an early marketing hire at Dropbox during its growth to hundreds of millions of users. She holds an Economics degree from Stanford and began her career in investment banking at Morgan Stanley before roles in retail, strategy, and marketing at Apple.
- Where does Sheila Vashee work?
- Sheila Vashee is Venture Partner at Basis Set Ventures.
- What check size does Sheila Vashee write?
- Sheila Vashee typically writes checks of $1M β $5M.
- Where did Sheila Vashee go to school?
- Sheila Vashee studied at Stanford University (BA, Economics); University of California, Berkeley (MBA).
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,453
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Shared employers
Also worked at Figma39
Danny RimerPartner at Index VenturesSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsDylan FieldCo-founder, CEO & Chair of FigmaGrey BakerGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorAjay VasheeInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
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Also worked at Basis Set17
Ding ZhouHead of Content Engineering at Snap, Inc. at SignalFireXuezhao LanFounding and Managing Partner at Basis Set VenturesJohn MannesPartner at Basis Set VenturesChang XuPartner at Basis Set VenturesLan XuezhaoFounder & Partner at Basis Set VenturesRachel WongCTO & Partner at Basis Set Ventures
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Also worked at Ethos16
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