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Seema Amble

Term Member at Council on Foreign Relations

San Francisco, California

Overview

Work Experience

  • Partner

    2019 - Current

    Early stage investing in the future of b2b software and fintech globally. Board member or observer for: Yuno, Inventa, Wrapbook, Stoik, Clutch, VeryGoodSecurity, Silo, Mvmnt, Moov, Coterie, and Valon. Some of my writing: AI x Marketing: https://a16z.com/ai-marketer-how-gen-ai-based-software-is-advancing-marketing-and-sales/ AI x Accounting: https://a16z.com/generative-ai-in-accounting/ B2B Payments / Bill.com: https://a16z.com/2020/02/24/network-driven-growth/ The "Solopreneur" Stack: https://future.com/solo-workers-software-stack/ Finding a Design Partner: https://a16z.com/2022/09/14/a-framework-for-finding-a-design-partner/ B2B Pricing: https://a16z.com/2023/06/23/b2b-fintech-pricing-journey/ Vertical SaaS: https://future.com/fintech-scales-vertical-saas/ The CFO Stack: https://a16z.com/2020/04/15/new-cfo-tools/ "FinOps" and Money Movement: https://a16z.com/2021/11/16/how-to-move-money-in-the-21st-century/

  • Vice President - Venture/Growth Investor

    2017 - 2019

    Led fintech and software investments (e.g. Uala) for a $1.2B venture and growth fund

  • Venture Investing

    2015 - 2015

  • Product Intern

    2014 - 2014

  • Product Strategy

    2013 - 2013

    Contractor doing product strategy work for Intuit Payments Network

  • Founding Team at Express Life Insurance; Investment Team

    2012 - 2013

    Helped launch an insurance company; assessed fintech investments in Africa.

  • Associate

    2011 - 2012

  • Analyst

    2009 - 2011

  • Summer Analyst

    2007 - 2007

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