Melissa Withers
RevUp Capital, Managing Partner
Career Highlights
RevUp Capital Founder and Managing Partner
Experienced investor and business builder with 120+ investments under management
Began investing through a pre-seed fund that invested in 80+ companies.
Frustrated by the constraints of the equity-only model -- co-founded RevUp Capital, one of the world's first revenue-based funds for early-stage companies
Now on its 7th Fund, RevUp is best in class combining non-dilutive funding and strategic support to companies across North America, producing exceptional results for founders and investors alike
70% of RevUp investments are into companies led by women or black and brown founders
Started career at Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research at MIT, working at the intersection of basic research, communication, and public policy
Host of podcast (Un)Founded
Hobbies
Boxing, Hiking, Storytelling, Paddle boarding
Talk to me about
Innovating the capital tool kit for early-stage companies
Getting companies up the $1M-$10M growth curve
Narrative storytelling
I want to talk to you about
Innovating the capital toolkit to help more founders succeed
How the half-life of a business model has shrunk
How the half-life of an operating model has shrunk even more
C-suite advisory for early-stage companies during turbulent times.
What happens when the geezers die and the next generation takes over?
