Anthony Kline

Partner

2022 - Current

The best companies have incredible people, world class products, superior distribution and access to capital. The General Partnership is designed for maximum impact in each of these pillars for the select group of founders we serve.

Partner

2020

Sweat Equity Ventures is now The General Partnership.

Principal

2019 - 2020

Co-Founder

2021

This is the ex-stripe investment syndicate. We will prioritize early-stage companies founded by Stripe Alum. We're also partial to exceptional founders working in areas where the expertise of our Stripe network can add value (fintech, developer products, B2B SaaS, risk/fraud, etc.). We believe in the future potential of the Stripe network and how it can benefit the next generation of startups. We want to give Stripe alum an opportunity to leverage their collective expertise to accelerate and increase the overall value of startups where we invest. It’s also a chance for many of them to learn more about investing.

Co-Founder

2022 - 2023

GarageXYZ is an online community for automotive enthusiasts. We are the first fully-decentralized organization to invest in a motorsports team and financially support a professional racecar driver. The GarageXYZ team has accomplished incredible feats in an accelerated fashion: Pole Position with Scott Dixon at Indy500, 24Hr Le Mans Win with JOTA Sport, Frontpage of NASCAR.com with Julia Landauer, and co-sponsor of 8six400 + Ferrari team. The GarageXYZ community is now 5k+ members worldwide.

Talent + M&A

2016 - 2019

Stripe is the best way to accept payments online and in mobile apps. Stripe now processes hundreds of billions of dollars annually for millions of businesses, from newly-launched start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. We work with companies like Lyft, Twitter, Pinterest, Salesforce, Instacart, Shopify, and many more. I supported stripe’s founders with building their newest and most critical teams from 200-2k+ people. I also worked on M&A where I led the identification, evaluation, and integration of strategic acquisitions.

Head of Talent Acquisition

2012 - 2016

AppDirect is the cloud marketplace company making software and products accessible globally. The platform unites providers, developers, and users of cloud software and services into a single ecosystem. As an early employee I led talent acquisition and played a key role in acquisitions we made from employee 1 to 500+. AppDirect has raised $280M at a $1B+ valuation.

Team Lead

2009 - 2012

Riviera Partners is a leading provider for search and recruiting services. We have developed a unique approach to search which has been recognized by investors and a wide range of technology clients as the new industry standard. Our recruiting solutions embody unique blends of targeted focus, personal relationships and industry knowledge to deliver game-changing search results. At Riviera, I supported early and mid-stage venture-backed start-ups by identifying and hiring their core engineering and product teams. I was fortunate to do so with a few of the Bay Area's most successful technology companies: Cloudera, Zendesk, AngelList, Groupon, SumoLogic, Yammer, and many others.