Tatyana Mamut
InvestorPartner at FirsthandVC · Executive Advisor at Riverwood Capital
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Tatyana Mamut is co-founder and CEO of Wayfound, an AI supervision platform. She previously held product and leadership roles at Amazon, Salesforce, Nextdoor, Pendo, and IDEO, and served as board director and compensation committee chair for UserTesting during its NYSE IPO. Mamut holds 15 patents and patent applications, including five related to generative AI innovations.
Experience
- WayfoundCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- tmamut.comTechno-Cultural Futurist / Keynote Speakercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Sauce LabsBoard of Directorscurrent2022 — presentUnited States
- Riverwood CapitalExecutive Advisorcurrent2021 — present
- BraintrustAdvisor & Investor2020 — 2024
- ReforgeCourse Creator, Product Innovation 💡 (Ex-EIR for Product Leadership & Mastering Product Management)2023 — 2024
- Pendo.ioAdvisor2022 — 2023
- Pendo.ioSVP New Products & General Manager, Adopt2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- UserTestingBoard of Directors & Chair of Compensation Committee2020 — 2023
- Sapphire Ventures, LLCFellow2018 — 2021
- NextdoorChief Product Officer2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Amazon Web ServicesGeneral Manager / Director of Product Management & Front-End Engineering2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- SalesforceVice President of Product Experience, IoT Cloud2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- SalesforceSenior Director, Product Design/UX2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- IDEOFounder & Senior Director, Organization Design2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- IDEODirector / Senior Project Lead2007 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- Leo BurnettHead of Brand Planning2003 — 2004Moscow, Moscow City, Russia
- Leo BurnettCreative Business Strategist1997 — 1999Chicago IL & London UK
- Leo BurnettProject Manager / Business Development Associate1996 — 1997Chicago, Illinois, United States
Skills & more
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Internet of Things (IoT)B2B Software29Product Innovation20Product Management19User-centered Design60User Experience57Design Strategy38Proposal Writing12Change Management12Business Development21Customer Relationship Management (CRM)9
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International BusinessStart-upsAgile MethodologiesGo-to-market StrategyInnovation ManagementInnovation ConsultingEthnographyEntrepreneurshipSmart ContractsBlockchainSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Enterprise Software- Scenario Planning Certification — Global Business Network
- Eckhart Tolle Teacher of Presence — Eckhart Tolle Foundation
- Reiki Master, Usui Method — Master-Teacher Rev. B. Ana Jones
- Vinyasa Yoga Teacher — Frog Lotus Yoga
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tatyana Mamut?
- Tatyana Mamut is co-founder and CEO of Wayfound, an AI supervision platform. She previously held product and leadership roles at Amazon, Salesforce, Nextdoor, Pendo, and IDEO, and served as board director and compensation committee chair for UserTesting during its NYSE IPO. Mamut holds 15 patents and patent applications, including five related to generative AI innovations.
- Where does Tatyana Mamut work?
- Tatyana Mamut is Partner at FirsthandVC.
- What check size does Tatyana Mamut write?
- Tatyana Mamut typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Tatyana Mamut go to school?
- Tatyana Mamut studied at University of California, Berkeley (PhD, Economic/Cultural Anthropology); Amherst College (BA, Economics / Econometrics).
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