Two Worlds.
One Firm.
We operate across two worlds that most firms treat separately: brands building toward scale & fund managers building toward institutional capital.
Two Worlds.
One Firm.
We work across two worlds that most firms treat separately:
brands building toward scale,
& fund managers building toward institutional capital.
Two Worlds.
One Firm.
We operate across two worlds that most firms treat separately: brands building toward scale & fund managers
building toward institutional capital.
Our work sits at the intersection of those ecosystems, and the allocators,
family offices, and investors behind them.
What we learn in one room sharpens how we operate in the next.
Our work sits at the intersection of those ecosystems, and the allocators, family offices, & investors behind them.
What we learn in one room sharpens how we operate in the next.
Our work sits at the intersection of those ecosystems,
& the allocators, family offices, and investors behind them.
What we learn in one room sharpens how we operate in the next.
Chelsea Cain Maclin
Chelsea Cain Maclin
Chelsea Cain Maclin
Founder & CEO
Chelsea is a seasoned leader with deep scaling experience gained from helping shape three+ unicorn companies, including joining Bumble as employee #7 to leading its growth to 100M users and a $8B IPO. As Founder and CEO of Cain & Co, she advises founders and fund managers on brand, investor-product-market fit, and strategic growth from concept to scale.
Founder & CEO
Chelsea is a seasoned leader with deep scaling experience gained from helping shape three+ unicorn companies, including joining Bumble as employee #7 to leading its growth to 100M users and a $8B IPO. As Founder and CEO of Cain & Co, she advises founders and fund managers on brand, investor-product-market fit, and strategic growth from concept to scale.
Ashley Vickers
Ashley Vickers
President
Over the past 15 years, Ashley has led capital strategy and execution across sustainability and impact sectors, helping raise over $1.25B in equity and debt. She partners closely with founders and management teams to drive fundraising, growth strategy, and investor relations for companies scaling toward billion-dollar outcomes.
President
Over the past 15 years, Ashley has led capital strategy and execution across sustainability and impact sectors, helping raise over $1.25B in equity and debt. She partners closely with founders and management teams to drive fundraising, growth strategy, and investor relations for companies scaling toward billion-dollar outcomes.
Simone Kendle
Simone Kendle
Managing Director, Emerging Brands
Simone is a serial entrepreneur and former CEO of Wove, where she drove 107% year-over-year growth and global recognition in the fine jewelry market. With a background spanning Capital One, Wharton, and multiple VC-backed startups, she focuses on building brands that champion underrepresented audiences and transform traditional industries.
Managing Director, Emerging Brands
Simone is a serial entrepreneur and former CEO of Wove, where she drove 107% year-over-year growth and global recognition in the fine jewelry market. With a background spanning Capital One, Wharton, and multiple VC-backed startups, she focuses on building brands that champion underrepresented audiences and transform traditional industries.
Fidelina Zarate
Fidelina Zarate
Fidelina Zarate
Chief of Staff
With a background in digital marketing and brand management, Fidelina has led campaigns and community growth initiatives for consumer brands. As Chief of Staff, she combines her creative eye and operational precision to keep strategy, storytelling, and execution moving seamlessly across all client and internal team work.
Chief of Staff
With a background in digital marketing and brand management, Fidelina has led campaigns and community growth initiatives for consumer brands. As Chief of Staff, she combines her creative eye and operational precision to keep strategy, storytelling, and execution moving seamlessly across all client and internal team work.
Mallory Baker
Mallory Baker
Mallory Baker
Head of Capital Strategy
Mallory has nearly two decades of experience raising institutional capital across private equity, venture capital, and hedge funds, including senior roles at Presidio Investors, Point72, and Goldman Sachs. She helps fund managers clearly define what makes their strategy different, connect with the right institutional investors, and run focused fundraising processes that turn momentum into committed capital.
Head of Capital Strategy
Mallory has nearly two decades of experience raising institutional capital across private equity, venture capital, and hedge funds, including senior roles at Presidio Investors, Point72, and Goldman Sachs. She helps fund managers clearly define what makes their strategy different, connect with the right institutional investors, and run focused fundraising processes that turn momentum into committed capital.
Decades of Operator & Capital Raising Expertise
From scaling Bumble from employee #7 to a $8B IPO, to raising over $1.25B for growth-stage companies, to driving triple-digit YoY growth at consumer brands - you'll work with advisors who've actually been in your shoes: building brands, raising capital, & scaling through the messy middle.
From scaling Bumble from employee #7 to a $8B IPO, to raising over $1.25B for growth-stage companies, to driving triple-digit YoY growth at consumer brands - you'll work with advisors who've actually been in your shoes: building brands, raising capital, & scaling through the messy middle.
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