Madeline Darcy

Managing Partner

2022 - Current

Kaya Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that invests in companies redefining health. Select investments include: AOA, Elektra Health, Ellevest, Eterneva, Folia Health, Guaranteed, Highlight, Partake, Pollen, Proov, Ounce, Sanzo, Swehl, and Wellen

Co-Chair, LA Chapter Steering Committee

2023

All Raise is here to move money, shift power, and change culture. We believe that in order to change who gets funding, you have to change who writes the checks. Which is why we are focused on helping women and nonbinary VCs get hired, promoted, funded, and be wildly successful in their roles.

Young Leaders Circle

2024

The Milken Institute Young Leaders Circle (YLC) includes 300 intellectually curious, motivated, and philanthropic young professionals between the ages of 25 and 40 who support the Milken Institute and its mission.

Managing Director, General Partner

2021 - 2022

(Acquired) CircleUp is a data-insights and investment platform powered by technology. CircleUp Growth Partners, our internal VC fund, utilizes a robust repository of retail intelligence and takes a quantitative approach to investing in world class entrepreneurs. Select investments include: Partake Foods, IQ Bar, Three Spirits, and Jot.

Vice President

2018 - 2021

Visible Ventures (fka Victress Capital) is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage consumer technology businesses. Select investments include: Daily Harvest, Summersalt, Vincere Health, Rae Wellness, Standard Dose, Lia Diagnostics, Blume, Alyce, WaitWhat, Mented, The NUE Co, and Harper Wilde.

Senior Consultant

2014 - 2017

Oliver Wyman is a leading international management consulting firm that combines deep industry knowledge and expertise to create breakthroughs for the organizations we partner with. Focus: • Partnered with clients leading change initiatives across strategy, growth, post-merger integration, organizational design, and operations • Led grassroots initiatives supporting diversity, including internal training and recruiting efforts. Recognized as Firm Contribution Leader for work across employee resource groups, recruiting, intellectual capital creation, and office culture development

Campus Representative

2012 - 2013

Store Operations

2011 - 2012

Research Assistant

2011 - 2011

• Used fMRI technology to investigate the psychological and neural processes by which we perceive ourselves and others as well as the biases involved in these perceptions • Helped facilitate research experiments involving undergraduate subject participants, ensuring consistency in data collection

Tutoring Program Coordinator - Women's Aboriginal Torres Strait Alliance (WATSA)

2009 - 2010

• Managed network of 30 tutors and oversaw event budgets, payrolls, schedules and logistics • Developed partnerships to market tutoring services, increasing number of enrolled students by 400% • Coordinated week long leadership camp for 80 Indigenous high school girls from rural Australia