Marla Shapiro
Education
MIT Sloan School of Management
MBA, Finance -
University of Michigan
BA, Economics -Work Experience
HERMESA
Current
HERMESA
Imperial Venture Mentoring
2018-11-01 - 2022-09-01
Imperial Venture Mentoring
Jamatto
2018-09-01 - 2020-01-01
Jamatto
Front Yard
2015-09-01 - 2018-08-01
Front Yard
Voddler
2013-01-01 - 2015-07-01
Voddler
PRS for Music
2004-01-01 - 2011-01-01
PRS for Music
Financial Times
2000-04-01 - 2003-08-01
Financial Times
J.P. Morgan
1997-08-01 - 2000-02-01
J.P. Morgan
RBS
1993-04-01 - 1995-08-01
RBS
Morgan Stanley
1991-04-01 - 1993-04-01
Morgan Stanley
Skills
Summary
**Note: HERmesa welcomes cold introductions from female entrepreneurs that are raising seed or pre-seed rounds. Please share your deck vial the link on this page (rather than via LI message): https://www.hermesa.co.uk/entrepreneurs Please do review HERmesa's requirements - including having a female founder! - to ensure you meet our thesis** I am an entrepreneur, mentor, angel investor and supporter of female-founded businesses. I am the founder of HERmesa, an angel syndicate that supports women angel investors in the UK. HERmesa encourages participation by women (& interested men!) in backing women-(co)founded businesses at seed stage. As an entrepreneur, I have worked over 15 years in media and technology and specialize in building sustainable, revenue-generating businesses. I have worked in the US, UK, Europe and sub-Saharan Africa with everyone from sole founders with an idea to large corporations trying to innovate and adapt to new technologies. I have also started my own media technology advisory business, Front Yard Consulting. I am a mentor to young entrepreneurs through the Imperial College London’s Venture Mentoring Service & the UK Space Agency. Specialties: Angel Investing, Business Development and Operations in the Online Media and Technology sectors, Strategic Partnerships, Deal Origination and Negotiation, Intellectual Property Rights Licensing, Public Speaking
