Tessa Battistin
Investor at Shopify
Tessa Battistin
Investor at Shopify
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Senior Business Development Manager, Venture Capital & Private Equity Program
2023 - Current
Shopify’s Investor Partner Program includes the world’s largest Private Equity and Venture Capital firms. We work with consumer investors and their portfolio companies to harness the power of Shopify’s commerce products to accelerate the growth of world-class brands.
Director, Strategic Programming
2022 - 2023
Now known as Drip. Portfolio company of Interlace Ventures and was founded by Interlace Ventures Partner Vibhu Norby. Solana Spaces was the world's first physical retail, educational, and community space dedicated to Web3, with locations in The Shops at Hudson Yards, NYC and Wynwood, Miami.
Investor and Head of Platform
2021 - 2022
Interlace Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm investing in founders who are reimagining commerce. Investments include: Alloy, Bounty, FLYP, Treet, Queenly.
Venture Partner
2020 - 2021
Selected to take part in Republic’s Venture Partner Program, which is a one-year professional development program for early-stage investors. The program's focus was to create community amongst early-stage investors, with a focus on expanding funding access for diverse founders.
Director of Platform
2019 - 2021
Rosecliff Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm with $1.4Bn assets under management. Investments include: Allbirds, Thirty Madison, Casper, Getlabs, Pipe, Trust & Will, Roman.
Platform Manager
2018 - 2019
ERA runs two, four-month programs for seed-stage startups per year. As a fund & accelerator program, ERA gives seed-stage capital to outstanding founding teams.
Founder
2016 - 2018
Founded e-commerce brand with emphasis on local production, all garments manufactured in Montreal.
Resident, McGill University + Notman House Partnership
2017 - 2017
Part of the Notman House Incubator for early-stage startups, in partnership with the McGill University Office of Innovation. Asset Designs was selected as a participant startup.
Program Intern
2015 - 2015