Fern Mandelbaum Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Status
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Active
- Professionals
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1

- Investments
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15
- Portfolio
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5
- Exits
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10

Fern Mandelbaum General Information
Description
Ms. Fern Mandelbaum serves as Managing Director, Venture Investing at Emerson Collective. Ms. Mandelbaum co-founded & served as Managing Member & Partner at Vista Venture Partners. She serves as a Board Member at Midi Health, Syndio, and Planet FWD. She also served as a Partner at Monitor Ventures. She served as an Advisor at Sparta Science. In addition to investing, she is an entrepreneur, coach, and teacher. She specializes in creating and growing technology-focused businesses primarily in the consumer internet, mobile, media, and software space. Since 1998, she has worked with CEOs helping them develop and refine their business concepts, recruit management teams, key advisors, and board members, implement fundraising strategies, and establish strategic alliances. She teaches Entrepreneurship from the Perspective of Women at Stanford Business School and is co-teaching the Accel Innovation Scholars Program in the Engineering School. She also served as an Advisor at StartX. She has lectured at Brown University San Jose State, and Stanford's Ignite, Exec Ed, and Continuing Studies programs. She also works with companies including LinkedIn and RelateIQ on leadership, culture, and inclusiveness. She was co-founder and CEO of Skyline Products, one of the premier toy invention firms that was sold to IDEO. She has also worked at Metcal, Bain and Company, SRI International, Hewlett Packard, and the Kyoto Shinyo Bank (in Kyoto, Japan). She received her M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1988 and her B.A. in Economics from Brown University in 1984.
Business Details
Investor Status
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- San Francisco, CA
- United States
Fern Mandelbaum Investments (15)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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Clockwise | 16-Jun-2020 | Later Stage VC | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | ||
Barnraiser | 25-Jan-2019 | Information Services (B2C) | Bankruptcy: Liquidation | |||
PicnicHealth | 21-Dec-2018 | Medical Records Systems | Generating Revenue | |||
Guild | 26-Aug-2016 | Educational Software | Generating Revenue | |||
Vocate | 10-May-2016 | Human Capital Services | Out of Business | |||
Tinkergarten | 18-Mar-2016 | Educational and Training Services (B2C) | Generating Revenue | |||
BetterUp | 04-Jan-2016 | Educational Software | Generating Revenue | |||
Gridspace | 16-Nov-2015 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
Guild | 30-Sep-2015 | Seed Round | Educational Software | Generating Revenue | ||
Pique ( Social/Platform Software) | 23-Jun-2015 | Accelerator/Incubator | Social/Platform Software | Out of Business |
Fern Mandelbaum Exits (10)
Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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Vocate | 01-Mar-2019 | Out of Business | |
Qualia (Business/Productivity Software) | 27-Nov-2018 | ||
Accompany | 10-May-2018 | ||
Pique ( Social/Platform Software) | 01-Dec-2017 | ||
Kanjoya | 03-Oct-2016 | ||
StarMaker Interactive | 16-Aug-2016 | ||
Popchips | 20-Apr-2012 | ||
Artful Home | 03-May-2001 | ||
Barnraiser | Bankruptcy: Liquidation | ||
Tinkergarten | Buyout/LBO |
Fern Mandelbaum Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Fern Mandelbaum FAQs
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Who is Fern Mandelbaum?
Fern Mandelbaum is an angel Investor who has made 15 investments.
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What kind of investor is Fern Mandelbaum?
Fern Mandelbaum is an angel investor.
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What does Fern Mandelbaum do?
As an angel investor, Fern Mandelbaum invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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What has Fern Mandelbaum invested in?
Fern Mandelbaum has made numerous investments in companies like Clockwise, Barnraiser, and PicnicHealth within the Business/Productivity Software, Information Services (B2C), and Medical Records Systems industries.
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What has Fern Mandelbaum invested in recently?
Fern Mandelbaum's latest investment was on 16-Jun-2020 in Clockwise, a company within the Business/Productivity Software industry.
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