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Estelle Palandjian

Founder of CAKE

New York, New York

Overview 

Estelle Palandjian is a Co-founder of CAKE, a company based in New York City, with a background in customer success, sales, and marketing. She has experience as a mentor at Techstars and has held various roles at Wework, showcasing strong leadership and management skills in the startup and tech industry. Palandjian has a Bachelor's Degree from Bucknell University and has worked with notable organizations such as Boston Seed Capital, The Next Step Realty, and the Boston Bruins. She invests in seed-stage companies within sectors like gaming/esports, security, data services, marketplaces, AI, and consumer internet, primarily focusing on opportunities in New York City.

Work Experience 

  • Co-Founder

    2024 - Current

    Excited to share more! Backed by Boston Seed and Alphaminer

  • Mentor

    2022

Techstars is an accelerator that provides pre-seed investment and mentoring for various early stage startups.

Raised $108,919,999.00 from SVB Financial Group and Foundry Group.

  • Investor

    2020 - 2024

  • Customer Success Manager, Key Accounts

    2020 - 2020

    Managed WeWork's largest global customer

  • Enterprise Account Manager

    2019 - 2020

  • Territory Team Lead

    2018 - 2019

  • Executive Assistant

    2018 - 2018

  • Community Lead - Sales

    2017 - 2018

A WeWork-backed fund investing in the future of work.

  • License RE Salesperson & Assistant to Managing Broker

    2016 - 2016

    - Procured real estate sales, held apartment showings, communicated with clients, scheduled apartment tours, attended lease signings on behalf of managing broker Matt Bauman and other agents (former ABC Family reality show star). - Served as ambassador to the brand, working client events and posting on social media.

The Next Step Realty is a real estate company that provides property rental, relocation, and customer services. 

  • Marketing and Promotions Intern

    2015 - 2015

    Completed a creative project including a Marketing Proposal, Twitter post, radio segment, document edit, and in-game feature prior to getting hired as an Intern. Worked closely with the Bruins Marketing Team editing documents, corresponding with fans, and organizing and operating Bruins events. Recorded Bruins Facebook/Twitter data and monitored personal employee accounts.

  • Assistant

    2014 - 2014

    Provided assistance to Patrick McEnroe, broadcaster and pro-athlete at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. Provided support and assistance to ESPN broadcasting crew and production teams. Gained experience within the TV/broadcasting talent and professional athlete environment.

  • Intern

    2013 - 2013

    Intern at the show Salk and Holley. Cut and filed audio clips. Primarily observed the production process from the production booth. On air for the segment, “Answer the Question.”

WEEI Sports Radio Network is a radio broadcast company based in Massachusetts.

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