Aliisa Rosenthal
General Partner
Acrew Capital
General Partner at Acrew Capital focused on AI-native companies and platforms reshaping enterprise software.
Bio
Professional summary
Lauren Kolodny is a Founding Partner at Acrew Capital, where her official profile says she leads the fintech thesis area. She has invested in companies including Chime, Clara, Divvy, Gusto, Klar, Papaya, Pie, and Plaid. Before co-founding Acrew, she was a partner at Aspect Ventures. Earlier, she worked in product marketing at Google, where she led launches for Workspace products including Google Drive.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
Fintech venture investmentsEarly-stage and growth-stage fintech
Sector
FintechFinancial infrastructureProduct-led software
Thesis
FintechFinancial software and infrastructure
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
ChimeClaraDivvyGustoKlarPapayaPiePlaid
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Lead with a fintech thesis, product insight, and evidence of trusted distribution or financial workflow ownership.
Personalization hooks
- 1Connect to fintech infrastructure or consumer/business financial workflow transformation.
- 2If relevant, emphasize product-led growth and launch discipline given her Google product marketing background.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Official Acrew profile identifies her as leading the firm's fintech thesis area.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- Acrew CapitalFounding Partner2019 - Present
- Aspect VenturesCo-Founder and Partner2014 - 2019
Education
- Stanford Graduate School of BusinessMBA
- Brown UniversityUndergraduate
Skills
Venture CapitalFinTechConsumer Technology
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