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Tatyana Mamut

Investor

Partner at FirsthandVC

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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

  1. WayfoundCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. tmamut.comTechno-Cultural Futurist / Keynote Speakercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. Sauce LabsBoard of Directorscurrent2022 — presentUnited States
  4. Riverwood CapitalExecutive Advisorcurrent2021 — present
  5. ReforgeCourse Creator, Product Innovation 💡 (Ex-EIR for Product Leadership & Mastering Product Management)2023 — 2024
  6. BraintrustAdvisor & Investor2020 — 2024
  7. Pendo.ioAdvisor2022 — 2023
  8. Pendo.ioSVP New Products & General Manager, Adopt2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  9. UserTestingBoard of Directors & Chair of Compensation Committee2020 — 2023
  10. Sapphire Ventures, LLCFellow2018 — 2021
  11. NextdoorChief Product Officer2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  12. Amazon Web ServicesGeneral Manager / Director of Product Management & Front-End Engineering2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  13. SalesforceVice President of Product Experience, IoT Cloud2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  14. SalesforceSenior Director, Product Design/UX2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  15. IDEOFounder & Senior Director, Organization Design2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  16. IDEODirector / Senior Project Lead2007 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
  17. Leo BurnettHead of Brand Planning2003 — 2004Moscow, Moscow City, Russia
  18. Leo BurnettCreative Business Strategist1997 — 1999Chicago IL & London UK
  19. Leo BurnettProject Manager / Business Development Associate1996 — 1997Chicago, Illinois, United States

Education

  1. University of California, BerkeleyPhD, Economic/Cultural Anthropology
  2. Amherst CollegeBA, Economics / Econometrics

Skills & more

B2B Software29Product Innovation20Product Management19User-centered Design60User Experience57Design Strategy38Proposal Writing12Change Management12Business Development21Customer Relationship Management (CRM)9International Business3Start-ups4
+12 moreAgile MethodologiesGo-to-market StrategyInnovation ManagementInnovation ConsultingEthnographyEntrepreneurshipBrand ManagementUser Experience Design (UED)Software as a Service (SaaS)Enterprise SoftwarePrototypingLeadership
  • 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

From Tatyana's professional profile.

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Partner at FirsthandVC
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Angel at FirsthandVC
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Partner at FirsthandVC
Mike Kreaden
Partner at FirsthandVC
Phil Calvin
Investor at FirsthandVC
Samuel Yuk Lai Suen
Partner at FirsthandVC
Simon Chan
Managing Partner at FirsthandVC

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Frequently asked questions

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.

Same school

Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,339

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Also attended Amherst College96

Will ReedInvestor at Spark CapitalPascual Cortes-MonroyPrincipal at NorthzoneYoni RechtmanPartner at Slow VenturesPaul GoodrichCo-Founder at Madrona Venture GroupConor DeveneyPrincipal at GreycroftPaul LevineOperating Partner at Sapphire Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Wayfound1

Alejandra VergaraPrincipal at Bee Partners

Also worked at Braintrust4

Tomas LivoraHead of Engineering Labs at RockawayXCarlo CerilliInvestor at BlockXTodor TashevGeneral Partner at Omidyar Technology VenturesAshley BittnerPrincipal at Owl Ventures

Also worked at Sapphire Ventures, LLC71

John TorreyVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupNino MarakovicPartner, CEO at Sapphire VenturesJai DasPartner, President at Sapphire VenturesRajeev DhamPartner at Sapphire VenturesCathy GaoPartner at Sapphire VenturesAnders RanumPartner at Sapphire Ventures

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Also worked at Nextdoor16

Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at Benchmark; author of Above the Crowd; BG2 co-hostDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockSarah LearyVenture Partner at Unusual VenturesAditya NaganathPartner at KPCBBryan PowerVenture Partner at SHAKTILauren NemethInvestor at Premji Invest

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