Ellen Pao
Tech investor and advocate, ex-reddit CEO, former VC, tech exec, author of "Reset"
San Francisco, California
Invests in
Locations:
Min Investment:
$10,000.00Max Investment:
$50,000.00Target Investment:
$25,000.00
Skills
Lists including Ellen
Investments
Dagger
Total Funding: $20M
Delfina
Total Funding: $5M
Therify
Total Funding: $1M
Somewhere Good
Total Funding: $4M
Expectful
Total Funding: $3M
Compaas
Total Funding: $5.1M
Kit
Total Funding: $5.5M
Atipica
Total Funding: $2M
Flex Productions
Total Funding: $6M
The Flex Co.
Total Funding: $7M
Work Experience
2015
Founder and CEO
2015
Project Include is a nonprofit on a mission to give everyone in tech a fair chance to succeed. We provide meaningful, data-driven diversity recommendations to tech startup CEOs who want to build and support an inclusive workforce. We believe in solutions that are inclusive of everyone, comprehensive, and metrics-driven.
2022
Board Member and Treasurer
2022
2021
Board Member and Audit Committee
2021
2024
Angel Investor
2024
2017 - 2022
Board Member and Audit Committee
2017 - 2022
2017 - 2018
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer/Venture Partner
2017 - 2018
2013 - 2015
Interim CEO
2014 - 2015
Banned unauthorized nude photos and revenge porn as first major platform to take a stand; Google, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and others quickly copied us. Banned harassing subreddits from the site. Rebuilt team culture and organization, built first executive team, created anti-harassment policy, ran offsite, moved offices, implemented compensation ranges, created product roadmap and planning process, hired, ran first stock options 101 session, created speakers series.
EVP, Business Development and Strategic Partnerships
2013 - 2014
Consultant
2013 - 2013
2011 - 2012
Board Member
2011 - 2012
2010 - 2012
Board Member
2010 - 2012
2008 - 2012
Board member
2008 - 2012