Sophia Amoruso — Co-Founder
I'm the Founder & Managing Partner at Trust Fund, an early-stage venture fund backing software companies that help people and teams start, manage, and scale businesses. Our founders are killers building painkillers. Our LPs include Marc Andreessen, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks, Jeremy Liew, Andrew Chen, Chris Dixon, Jeff Jordan, Ev Williams, Paris Hilton, and Phil Hellmuth. Previously wrote an 18-week New York Times Bestseller, #GIRLBOSS, which was adapted into a scripted Netflix series that premiered on Netflix, produced by Charlize Theron. Started fashion e-tailer Nasty Gal at 22 years old and bootstrapped it to $30 million profitably, raised $60 million from Index Ventures and Thrive Capital, then scaled it to over $100 million in revenue. Went on the victory lap and was featured on the cover of Forbes magazine's 2016 America's Richest Self-Made Women issue (returned the dress I wore in the photo) and featured in the Fortune 40 under 40, Forbes 30 under 30, Inc. 30 under 30, and Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business lists. My interests include drinking coffee on an empty stomach, choosing the best seats on commercial aircraft, and harvesting my hard-won experience for the next generation of founders.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and E-commerce entrepreneur with strong media production expertise.
Location: London, United Kingdom
Experience: 19 yrs 4 mos
Skills
- Venture Capital
- Business Development
- Entrepreneurship
- Community Building
- Writing
- Creative Direction
- Production
- E-commerce
Career Highlights
- Founded Nasty Gal, scaling it to $100M+.
- Wrote #GIRLBOSS, an 18-week NYT Bestseller.
- Invested in 45+ startups, including Lovable and Superhuman.
Work Experience
Brief (a16z sr005)
Investor (4 mos)
Lovable
Investor (8 mos)
Stealth
Investing in Stealth Founders (8 mos)
Stealth AI Startup
Investing in Stealth Founders (8 mos)
Stealth Company
Investing in Stealth Founders (8 mos)
Mozi
Investor (1 yr 3 mos)
Howie
Investor (1 yr 3 mos)
Carry
Investor (2 yrs)
GetDynasty
Investor & Advisor (2 yrs 3 mos)
Stealth Startup
Investing in Stealth Founders (2 yrs 4 mos)
Fincent
Investor & Advisor (2 yrs 6 mos)
Nectar AI
Investor (2 yrs 6 mos)
Packsmith
Investor (2 yrs 7 mos)
Toothio
Investor (2 yrs 7 mos)
Browse AI
Investor (2 yrs 8 mos)
Baton
Investor & Advisor (3 yrs)
GiftShop
Investor (3 yrs 2 mos)
Trust Fund
Founder & Managing Partner (3 yrs 4 mos)
Plot
Investor (3 yrs 4 mos)
Pogo
Investor (3 yrs 9 mos)
MoonPay
Investor (4 yrs 4 mos)
Superhuman
Investor (4 yrs 6 mos)
Kindbody
Investor (4 yrs 9 mos)
Base
Investor & Advisor (4 yrs 10 mos)
Pipe
Investor (4 yrs 11 mos)
Ceremonia
Investor (4 yrs 11 mos)
Golde
Investor (5 yrs)
Therabody
Investor (5 yrs 2 mos)
Eight Sleep
Investor (5 yrs 3 mos)
Taika
Investor (5 yrs 3 mos)
Popshop Live
Investor (5 yrs 5 mos)
Business Class
Founder (5 yrs 9 mos)
Public.com
Investor & Advisor (6 yrs 2 mos)
Liquid Death Mountain Water
Investor (6 yrs 6 mos)
Blueland
Investor (6 yrs 6 mos)
Passport
Investor & Advisor (8 yrs 4 mos)
Girlboss
Founder (3 yrs 5 mos)
Executive Producer (1 yr 2 mos)
Host, Girlboss Radio (4 yrs 8 mos)
Marie Claire
Contributing Editor (1 yr 7 mos)
Netflix
Executive Producer, Girlboss (1 yr 9 mos)
1stdibs.com
Investor (13 yrs 11 mos)
Nasty Gal
Founder & Executive Chairman (9 yrs 11 mos)
Chief Executive Officer (8 yrs)
