Tobi Shannon
Former Associate at Valor Ventures
Los Angeles / Southern California
Writes $100K – $2M checks · typically $1M
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Experience
- American Family InsuranceCommunity Engagement Specialist | Strategic Partnershipscurrent2025 — present
- American Family InsuranceAssociate Community Engagement Specialist2021 — 2025United States
- Mockingbird AnalyticsOperations Manager2020 — 2021Los Angeles, California, United States
- Mockingbird AnalyticsOperations & Marketing Associate2019 — 2020Los Angeles, California
- Food LifelineCorporate Relations Coordinator2017 — 2019Seattle, Washington
- AmazonSourcing Technical Recruiter - Amazon Web Services2016 — 2017Greater Seattle Area
Skills & more
Relationship BuildingFacilitationPublic Speaking36Team Leadership8Leadership11Critical Thinking9Strategy1Project Management4Grants ManagementStrategic Partnerships1Impact InvestingProgram Development8
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Community EngagementBusiness Process ImprovementBuilding Community PartnershipsSourcingMarketingSocial ImpactDisaster ResponseInvoice ProcessingRequest for Proposal (RFP)StorytellingOnboardingBusiness CoachingLanguages Arabic · French
- Project Management Professional (PMP) — Project Management Institute
- AFE Financial Principles for Non-Financial Roles — Wisconsin School of Business Center for Professional & Executive Development
- Nonprofit Management — Georgia Center for Nonprofits
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tobi Shannon?
- Associate at Valor Ventures
- What check size does Tobi Shannon write?
- Tobi Shannon typically writes checks of $100K – $2M.
- Where did Tobi Shannon go to school?
- Tobi Shannon studied at Presidio Graduate School (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Sustainable Management); Spelman College (Bachelor of International Studies, International/Global Studies); Presidio Graduate School (Master of Public Administration - MPA, Sustainable Development).
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Also attended Spelman College16
Tori OrrSenior Associate at NGP CapitalAlyssa DanielInvestor at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITALBaheejah CrumbleySenior Investment Associate at Collab CapitalNakeita NormanPartner at CoPeace CapitalChristian McKenzieDirector at Lofty VenturesNia PhillipsSenior Analyst at Fairview Capital Partners
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Also attended University of Washington666
Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzArvind JainFounder & CEO of GleanJane MooneyCo-founder & VP, Strategy and Finance at Collaborative RoboticsVictoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesJoe HorsmanInvestor at Madrona Venture Group
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Shared employers
Also worked at American Family Insurance28
PatrickInvestor at MGV.VCFrank FuInvestment Advisor at IOSG VenturesEyal KarshHead of American Family Ventures at American Family VenturesAditi DupaiInvestor Relations and Platform Associate at American Family VenturesCJ ArmbrustPrincipal at American Family VenturesJoann MartinProject and Program Coordinator at American Family Ventures
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Also worked at Amazon1,178
Apoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health SystemsBinny BansalCo-founder of Flipkart; co-founder of PhonePe and OppDoorBrad PorterFounder & CEO of Collaborative RoboticsJane MooneyCo-founder & VP, Strategy and Finance at Collaborative RoboticsNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereGiacomo GenziniInvestor at Index Ventures
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