Amanda Robson
Founder of Modern Angels
Amanda Robson
Founder of Modern Angels
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Co Host
2021 - Current
The leading podcast for open source builders
Founder
2021
Community of 400+ female operators actively angel investing 💸
Partner
2019 - 2024
Invested in B2B seed & pre-seed founders, with a focus on software infrastructure Principal (2019 - 2022), Partner (2022 - 2024) Investments included: -- Arcol: browser-based building design -- Byteboard: technical hiring -- Drata: cloud compliance automation -- Effx: software architecture insights platform (acq by Figma) -- Elementary Data: open source data observability -- LaunchNotes: product communications -- Mobile.dev: AI-enabled mobile development -- SVT Robotics: DevTools for warehouse robotics -- Uplimit: reimagining technical education
Senior Associate
2016 - 2019
VC and Growth fund managing $9.5B; focused on early-stage B2B venture investments Investments included: -- 6 River Systems (acq by Shopify for $450M): autonomous warehouse robotics -- Aisera: AI-enabled IT service management platform -- Dremio: data lake query engine -- Fossa: open source license management -- Phiar: spatial AI engine -- Productiv.ai: SaaS management and analytics platform
Investment Banking Analyst
2014 - 2016
Sell-Side M&A, Technology Group
Summer Analyst
2013 - 2013