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Fiona Mccarthy

Principal at True Ventures

New York City Metropolitan Area

Overview 

Fiona McCarthy is a Principal at True Ventures, specializing in early-stage investments in sectors like Direct-to-Consumer, Fashion, and E-commerce. With a background in product management and business development, she has held key roles at companies like Daily Harvest and ModCloth, demonstrating expertise in user experience and product strategy. McCarthy's career highlights include serving as VP of Product at Daily Harvest and leading strategy and business development at ModCloth, showcasing her proficiency in driving product innovation and growth in the consumer internet and retail sectors.

Work Experience 

  • Principal

    2021 - Current

True Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology startups.

  • VP of Product

    2018 - 2021

Daily Harvest is a customer-first platform that provides subscription-based food delivery services to offer healthy frozen foods.

Raised $120,000,000.00 from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lone Pine Capital and Suttona Capital.

  • Mentor

    2017 - 2021

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.

  • VP of Product

    2016 - 2018

Prolific Interactive is a mobile-focused product agency based in Brooklyn and San Francisco.

  • Director of Product Management

    2016 - 2016

  • Senior Product Manager

    2014 - 2016

Handshake is a B2B eCommerce platform that helps manufacturers and distributors grow their business by powering in-person and online trade.

Raised $23,500,000.00 from B37 Ventures, MHS Capital, Sozo Ventures, Uncork Capital, boldstart ventures, Emergence, Point Nine and Primary Venture Partners.

  • Co-Founder

    2013 - 2013

  • Strategy & Business Development Lead

    2012 - 2013

  • Product Manager

    2010 - 2012

ModCloth is an online clothing, accessories, and decor retailer that aims to provide an engaging shopping atmosphere for the user.

Raised $76,239,701.00 from Norwest Venture Partners, First Round Capital, Accel, Floodgate, Floodgate, Harrison Metal, First Round Capital, Norwest Venture Partners and Accel.

  • Product Manager

    2009 - 2010

    Clixtr's location based photo sharing application launched at TechCrunch 50 and won the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show Mobile App Showdown.

  • Teaching Assistant

    2009 - 2009

    Teaching assistant in Professor Jennifer Aaker's "Building Innovative Brands" course. Prepared and redesigned course materials and content.

  • Researcher

    2006 - 2009

    Received three competitive research grants for independent cognitive neuroscience studies, totaling $12,500.

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