Olivia Mark
Partner at daphni
Olivia is a partner at daphni. Before becoming an investor, Olivia worked in B2B and B2C startups in the US and France, including Quidsi (acquired by Amazon) where she ran a book and toy site and Gilt Groupe. At Blue Apron (IPO) she launched and scaled a wine club while producing (and tasting) wines in great vineyards around the world.
Perfect is the enemy of good.
Olivia's fun facts
Super power
Connecting the dots
Smile when
Always
She can teach
How to make a mean Manhattan
Why did she join the VC world?
To support purpose driven innovation
Soft skills
Enjoys ambiguity, makes decisions fast
Icebreaker
Tell me about your last great meal
Interests
Future of retail, tech for good, circular systems
How she acts for good
Trains, not planes
Mission at daphni
Sourcing startups to invest, supporting portfolio companies scale
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