DC

Deborah Conway

Investor at ACME Capital

Boston, Massachusetts

Overview

Work Experience

  • Chief of Staff and Investor

    2020 - Current

    deborah@acme.vc

  • Founder

    2015

    World enthusiast. Check out http://deboraheconway.com/ to keep up with my travels.

  • Ventures Associate

    2017 - 2020

    - Focus on deal flow, due diligence, and portfolio management for Samsung NEXT’s $150M early-stage fund. - Develop and act upon subject-matter expertise in consumer and media tech. - Actively involved in the following investments: Spatial.io, Directly.com, Scroll.com Other: SAFE Fellow, 2018/2019. The Grid Steering Committee, 2018/2019.

  • Business Development

    2015 - 2015

    (Hired in July 2014, commenced work in January 2015). App development on pause as of May 2015. Only business/ops - focused hire. See Anywhere Now. https://techcrunch.com/2015/04/15/visor-lets-you-look-through-others-eyes/ visor.co

  • Business Development

    2013 - 2014

    (StreetEasy owned by Zillow Inc.) • Defined and implemented StreetEasy.com’s product marketing strategy for mobile and social media • Studied tech trends and developments in order to understand and circulate implications in the context of New York real estate • Monitored and grew mobile and social usage, using Google Analytics, Fiksu, Sprinklr, and AppCodes to track each measure

  • Business Development / Head of Geographic Expansion

    2012 - 2013

    • Served as expansion team leader, managing effort to expand StreetEasy into other geographic markets • Researched and synthesized market data to create a sophisticated methodology utilized by StreetEasy for launching all new markets • Successfully identified target markets and launched StreetEasy South Florida, DC Metro, and Philadelphia within first 13 months of hire • Acquired by Zillow.com in August 2013 for $50 million

  • Sales and Trading Associate

    2011 - 2012

    • Participated in developing strategies for the stock loan group to cover the firm’s short sales • Analyzed the firm’s current market positions to determine which securities the firm can loan externally • Interacted with clients on a regular basis to provide best borrow and lending execution

  • Summer Analyst

    2010 - 2010

    • Rotated through the bank loans, commodities, and municipal bonds groups • Performed credit analysis, product analysis, and client due diligence • Presented findings to senior salespeople and traders to provide them with additional information on the trade and on the client

  • Geophysical Assistant

    2009 - 2009

    • Traveled in a helicopter to different grids, assisted geophysical team in discovering new spots for drilling • Induced ground with currents to search for anomalies in the geophysical conductivity of the minerals

  • Research Intern at EYEontheUN.org

    2009 - 2009

    • Studied UN accredited organizations in search for bias and organized the results in a report

  • Wakeboard Instructor

    2006 - 2007

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