Ariel Winton
General Partner at The Aligned Fund
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.
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.
Product Manager
2014 - 2016
Sales Engineer
2014 - 2014
Partner
2015 - 2016
User Research Intern
2015 - 2015
Director of Business Development
2013 - 2014
Product Management Intern
2012 - 2013