Amplify Her Capital

WHO WE ARE

Amplifyher is a Venture Capital firm that invests in visionary founders with diverse leadership teams.

$10,000,000

TARGET SIZE OF FUNDS

Sector

Environment, Healthcare, Consumer goods, E-commerce/ Consumer Internet

Stage

Seed, Series A

Region

North America

Countries

US

Founder(s)

Meghan Cross

Meghan joins Amplifyher as a startup operator and investor. Previously, as the founding Managing Partner of Red Bear Angels, she built the Cornell alumni angel network of 100+ HNWI and led 25+ investments including Datalogue, Grokstyle [acq. Facebook], and Lyft [NASDAQ: LYFT]. Meghan received her venture training from Foundation Capital and Bowery Capital. As a startup operator, she was an early Director at StyleCaster, Inc (acq. She Knows Media) and a Public Relations specialist for Skype and Foursquare during their early years. Meghan received her B.S. in Fiber Science from Cornell University and M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.

Tricia Black (Founder)

Tricia Black Tricia founded Amplifyher Ventures with the mission to put more women in leadership roles. In doing so, she believes there will be more mentors and paved paths for fellow female operators. Tricia is a venture capitalist who previously held executive sales and marketing roles for a number of high-growth businesses, including Collegiate Advantage, Student Advantage, and Y2M Youth Media & Marketing. Tricia was the first VP of Sales of Facebook. As the companyÕs 7th employee, Tricia built FacebookÕs early sales team, cultivated initial advertising relationships, and helped brands navigate the changing landscape of advertising during the shift to social media. Tricia has been investing in female founders for 10 years. She received her B.A. from the University of Rhode Island.