Venture Investor and Entrepreneur
San Francisco Bay Area
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- Board Observer at DoubleVerify
- Board Observer at Outright.com
- Board Observer at Xobni
- Principal at First Round Capital
- Board Observer at MINT
- Board Observer at Satisfaction Unlimited
- Past
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- Board Observer at Sendori
- Director, Investments at Omidyar Network
- Board Observer at Digg
- Board Member at Alonzo King's LINES Ballet
- Principal at Cycle Partners
- Vice President of Marketing at Mission Research
- Founder and CEO at Mercury2
- Senior Product Manager at NetObjects
- Product Manager at Microsoft
- Associate at Geocapital Partners
- Education
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- Stanford University Graduate School of Business
- Columbia University in the City of New York
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Christine Herron’s Summary
Christine Herron has spent her career finding new and innovative information technologies. She is currently a Principal with First Round Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm. Previously, Christine was a director at Omidyar Network, where she developed the Media practice strategy and drove $15 million in early-stage placements.
Prior to joining Omidyar Network in 2005, Christine was the VP of Marketing for Mission Research, which develops small business CRM solutions. While there, she led marketing from initial business plan authoring through paying customer and distribution partner acquisition. Earlier, Christine was the founder and CEO of Mercury2, a software-as-a-service developer of international trade logistics systems. She has also managed developer tools at NetObjects, and played for the Internet Server Team at Microsoft.
Christine started as an investor with Geocapital Partners, where she focused on early Internet infrastructure and network management software. Her investments there included Netcom Online Communications, AXON Networks, D-Vision Systems, ViaGrafix, and FocusVision. In each case, Geocapital was the initial professional investor and helped to bring the company to a dominant market position.
She currently serves on the advisory boards for Web 2.0 Expo, iWidgets, Mission Research, Nickel Tour Productions, and Typepad, and co-manages STIRR Pitch Lab. Christine has previously served on the Nonprofit Technology Conference (N-TEN) Advisory Board and Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet Board of Directors, and was ranked one of the Top 20 Women in Technology for 2000 by AltaVista. She has spoken at numerous industry events including DEMO, FOO Camp, mesh, MIT/Stanford Venture Lab, NetSquared, TechCoire, and Web 2.0 Summit.
Christine earned her MBA at Stanford University, and her BA in English at Columbia University, Columbia College.
Christine Herron’s Specialties:
Venture capital, private equity, seed funding, online media, communities/social networks, computer software, storage technology, nonprofit management, small business, arts and culture
Christine Herron’s Experience
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Board Observer
DoubleVerify
(Internet industry)
May 2009 — Present (3 months)
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Board Observer
Outright.com
(Internet industry)
January 2009 — Present (7 months)
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Board Observer
Xobni
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
July 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
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Principal
First Round Capital
(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
July 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
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Board Observer
MINT
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
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Board Observer
Satisfaction Unlimited
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
July 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
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Board Observer
Sendori
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
July 2008 — December 2008 (6 months)
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Director, Investments
Omidyar Network
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
May 2005 — May 2007 (2 years 1 month)
Managed investment activity and portfolio investments for a $450 million network of funds. Developed Media practice area strategy covering over $30 million of team investments. Investments managed include Backfence, Common Sense Media, digg, O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, Platial, Socialtext, and Wikia.
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Board Observer
Digg
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
July 2006 — March 2007 (9 months)
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Board Member
Alonzo King's LINES Ballet
(Non-Profit; Performing Arts industry)
July 2005 — June 2006 (1 year)
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Principal
Cycle Partners
(Management Consulting industry)
February 2001 — May 2005 (4 years 4 months)
Conduct strategy, marketing, and research projects for technology vendors and social community groups, including AllBusiness, Bella Pictures, EMC, LSI Logic, NASA/Ames Research, QLogic, Smuin Ballet, Stanford University, Veritas, and Zeum at Yerba Buena Gardens.
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Vice President of Marketing
Mission Research
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Defense & Space industry)
February 2003 — May 2005 (2 years 4 months)
Led marketing from business plan to product launch, first 100 paying customers, and first distribution partners for customer relationship management (CRM) software vendor focused on small/medium nonprofits.
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Founder and CEO
Mercury2
(Information Technology and Services industry)
June 1999 — January 2001 (1 year 8 months)
Founded and led software-as-a-service developer of international trade logistics systems. Negotiated and secured $2.25 million in funding and led an experienced team that released a suite of five products on time and on budget in challenging market conditions. Drove product management and marketing.
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Senior Product Manager
NetObjects
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; NETO; Computer Software industry)
September 1997 — May 1999 (1 year 9 months)
Managed Web developer tools and Web design products representing $14 million in annual revenue. Held product line manager responsibility for NetObjects Fusion and ScriptBuilder products, including whole product release and localization through multiple versions and product lifecycles.
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Product Manager
Microsoft
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
June 1996 — November 1996 (6 months)
Managed Proxy Server products representing over 200,000 units shipped on Internet Server Marketing team as a summer/fall MBA intern.
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Associate
Geocapital Partners
(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
February 1992 — August 1995 (3 years 7 months)
Generated early-stage networking software and information services investments with realized IRR of 186% and a 7.3x multiple. Placements sourced include Netcom, Axon Networks, AppWorx, D-Vision, ViaGrafix, and FocusVision Networks.
Christine Herron’s Education
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Stanford University Graduate School of Business
MBA , 1995 — 1997
- Activities and Societies:
- Global Management Program, High Technology Club, The Reporter, Venture Capital Club
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Columbia University in the City of New York
BA , English, Premed , 1987 — 1991
Columbia College
- Activities and Societies:
- Alpha Chi Omega, Columbia University Cheerleading, Intramural Volleyball, St. Luke's Rape Intervention Program, University Dormitory Council
Additional Information
Christine Herron’s Websites:
Christine Herron’s Interests:
Early-stage venture capitalist with operating experience in both marketing and founding team roles. Segments of interest have included software-as-a-service, consumer Internet, online media, Internet infrastructure, and packaged software.
Christine Herron’s Groups:
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NextGen Partners
Christine Herron’s Honors:
AltaVista Top 20 Women in Technology, 2000
Christine Herron’s Contact Settings
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