Dana Settle
Dana Settle has been a director of the Company since July 2015. She is a co-founder and managing partner at Greycroft, a venture capital firm, a position she has held since 2006. As a member of Greycroft’s management committee, she is responsible for the firm’s operations, investment strategy, and vision. Ms. Settle is on the investment committee for all Greycroft funds and has been involved in all phases of Greycroft’s growth.
Ms. Settle’s active investments include Acorns, Anine Bing, Avaline, Citizen, Goop, HamsaPay, Happiest Baby, Mayk.it, Merit Beauty, Rembrand, Seed Health, Stability.ai, Thrive Market, and Versed. Her notable exits include Bumble (IPO), Maker Studios (acquired by Disney), Pulse (acquired by LinkedIn), The RealReal (IPO), Trunk Club (acquired by Nordstrom), and WideOrbit (interest sold to company management).
Ms. Settle is on the boards of directors of National Venture Capital Association and MNTN, Inc. She is a founding member of the non-profit Baby2Baby and the female mentorship collective All Raise. Prior to Greycroft, Ms. Settle spent several years as a venture capitalist and advisor to startups in the Bay Area, including six years at Mayfield, and in investment banking at Lehman Brothers. Ms. Settle holds a bachelor of arts in Finance and International Studies from the University of Washington and a master of business administration (“M.B.A.”) from Harvard Business School.