Ariel Winton
General Partner at The Aligned Fund
Boston, Massachusetts
Overview
Work Experience
GP
2024 - Current
Principal
2021 - 2023
While at True, I was a generalist early stage investor and led the launch of a new "product" for the firm focused on post-revenue software companies. We made five investments with the new product during its first year in market.
True Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology startups.
Vice President
2019 - 2021
I had the opportunity to work with and learn from incredible founders of companies including... Calendly: https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/26/how-atlantas-calendly-turned-a-scheduling-nightmare-into-a-3b-startup/ Loopio: https://www.prweb.com/releases/loopio_announces_200m_investment_from_sumeru_equity_partners_and_affiliates_to_take_rfp_response_software_to_new_heights/prweb17851748.htm Zipwhip: https://www.zipwhip.com/blog/twilio-acquires-zipwhip-for-850m/?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=twiliozipwhipjl Cypress: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cypressio-raises-40m-in-series-b-to-deliver-the-next-era-of-software-testing-301194275.html
Associate
2016 - 2019
OpenView is a venture capital firm that invests exclusively in expansion stage software companies.
OpenView is an expansion stage venture firm that helps grow software companies into market leaders.
Product Manager
2014 - 2016
Sales Engineer
2014 - 2014
Partner
2015 - 2016
Dorm Room Fund is the strongest community of entrepreneurial students in the nation.
User Research Intern
2015 - 2015
Shyp provides shipping services that ranges from picking-up the package to delivering it to the destination.
Raised $62,100,000.00 from Aslanoba Capital, Draft Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Slow Ventures, Jennifer Hyman, Homebrew, ZenStone Venture Capital, Machine Shop Ventures, Kevin Rose and Designer Fund.
Director of Business Development
2013 - 2014
Boston Entrepreneur Events Resources
Product Management Intern
2012 - 2013