Palma joins partners Jenny Lefcourt and Dave
Samuel, leading new investments, supporting portfolio
founders, and aiding in the evolution of the firm's investment
thesis.
SAN
FRANCISCO, Aug. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Freestyle
VC announced today the appointment of Maria
Palma as a firm General Partner. Palma's
responsibilities at Freestyle will include leading new investments,
supporting portfolio founders and aiding in the evolution of the
firm's investment thesis.
"Dave Samuel and I have long
considered enlisting a third partner to our team but felt no
urgency until we found the perfect combination of impressive
entrepreneurial experience, a stellar track record of investments,
and exceptional relationships with the founders with whom they
partnered," according to Jenny
Lefcourt, Freestyle General Partner. "Maria exceeded our
criteria not just because of her accomplishments, but because of
who she is as a person–deeply insightful, insanely hard working,
super fun, and a masterful community builder."
Palma comes to Freestyle with 10 years of venture experience and
investments in over 35 companies including Moov, Novo, and Lottie,
while at esteemed firms like RRE Ventures in New York City and, most recently, Kindred
Capital in London.
"I couldn't be more excited to build alongside Jenny, Dave and
the entire Freestyle team," said Maria
Palma about the move. "I admire them as consistently
exceptional investors who exhibit the characteristics that matter
to me most–unwavering support for their founders, scary impressive
smarts, good humor, and commitment to personal growth for
themselves, their teams and their partners."
About Freestyle
Freestyle is an early-stage venture
capital firm with over $565M AUM and
investments in over 150 technology companies including Airtable,
Intercom, Patreon, and BetterUp. General Partners David Samuel and
Jenny Lefcourt are serial
entrepreneurs and business operators with more than 25 years of
technology experience. For more information,
visit www.freestyle.vc.
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SOURCE Freestyle VC