About
Sydney Holness is a Senior Investment Associate at Collab Capital, where she conducts due diligence and market research, contributes thought leadership, and supports portfolio companies. She earned a B.S. in Business Administration with a Marketing concentration from Florida A&M University, interned at Precursor Ventures, and co-founded 4WRD Venture Capital. She has held roles with Venture for America and Ed Farm, and teaches an Entrepreneurship and Innovation course as an adjunct professor at Morehouse College.
Experience
- Collab CapitalSenior Associatecurrent2021 — presentAtlanta, Georgia, United States
- Bank of AmericaBreakthrough Labs Investor Advisory Boardcurrent2023 — present
- Morehouse CollegeAdjunct Professor2023Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Ed FarmAssociate2020 — 2021Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- Venture For AmericaClass of 2020 Fellow2019 — 2021
- Black Venture Capital Consortium (BVCC)Co-founder / Entrepreneurship Director2019 — 2020Tallahassee, Florida
- Gourmet Pup ClubCo-Founder2019 — 2020Tallahassee Metropolitan Area
- Precursor VenturesInvestment Summer Associate2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Thurgood Marshall College FundThe Pitch 2019 Winner2019Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
- B-EZ GraphixMarketing Intern2018 — 2019Tallahassee Metropolitan Area
- ACT HouseFellow2018 — 2019Tallahassee Metropolitan Area
- Mobley-Thompson SummerMentor2018Tallahassee Metropolitan Area
- OneLoanPlace.comSenior Loan Officer2018Tallahassee Metropolitan Area
- Eli Lilly and CompanyCase Study Winner2017Greater Indianapolis
- THE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS, INC.Trainee2015Davie, Florida
Education
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityBachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Business Administration and Management, General
Skills & more
Microsoft Office5MailChimp2Adobe Photoshop2Oracle Database2Leadership10Strategic Planning8Customer Service2Marketing2Creative Campaign Development2Customer Relationship Management (CRM)2
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