MAISHA C. LEEK

Maisha C. Leek is an advisor and investor in start-ups; prioritizing founders of color ($4.4 trillion market) and allies committed to building for a more equitable world and healthy planet ($715 billion global market).  She has been central to the most significant events companies face including, launch and growth, capital raises, and structuring teams.

She is a former chief of staff of the U. S. Congress where she oversaw a $54b portfolio that included the federal government's investments in science and technology. As an operating partner at an NYC-based venture fund, she provided strategic support to a portfolio of 12 direct-to-consumer start-ups and advised Nike’s Innovation Team on start-up business design and expanding their investment network. She managed half the P&L for the firm's enterprise business advising Fortune 10 companies. 

Prior to venture investing, she managed the executive team and led investor relations at a high-growth startup ($70m in Series A) backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Alphabet, Floodgate, and Main Street Advisors. She is a trustee of her alma mater, Trinity College (D.C.), and a board member of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Service Year Alliance, and vote.org, a Y-combinator company.

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A proud Philadelphia, Maisha the 5th generation in a family of entrepreneurs and 3rd generation in tech.