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Sarah Downey

PrincipalAccomplice

Member Since May 2018

Skills

Venture Capital
Start-Ups
Digital Marketing

About

Sarah A. Downey a Principal at Accomplice (FKA Atlas Venture) focusing on virtual and augmented reality and frontier tech. Sarah co-founded Rev Boston, an award and event honoring 20 of the top women in Boston tech at the VP or Director levels in their careers. Previously, she was Director of Marketing at Ovia Health, a women's reproductive health startup making fertility and pregnancy mobile apps, and Manager of Content and Communications at Abine, a consumer online privacy startup. Sarah received her J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law, where she obtained a certification in intellectual property and was a Pudlin First Amendment scholar, and holds a B.A. in Psychology from Hamilton College. Sarah has been published as a source in over 250 publications, including The Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Forbes, The Economist, CNET, and CNN. She is a video gamer, weight lifter, and scifi fan, and is on the board of the nonprofit InnerCity Weightlifting.

Published content

Why A VC Passed On Your Startup: The Fundraising-Related Reasons

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Here are some of the most common fundraising reasons early-stage VCs give for passing on a startup, how to interpret them, and how to fix them.

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Many pass reasons have little to do with the founder or the details of the business and lots to do with the VC.

Why A VC Passed On Your Startup: The Founder-Related Reasons

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If VCs keep passing for vague reasons, give them license to be brutally straightforward.

Why A VC Passed On Your Startup: The Market-Related Reasons

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VCs have a code around rejection language that can leave founders scratching their heads, but candor is usually better for both parties long-term.

Company details

Accomplice

Company bio

Accomplice ‍‍‍is a seed-led venture capital firm that embraces risk. They have been part of the origination story of companies that matter, including AngelList, Carbon Black, DraftKings, Hopper, PillPack, Veracode, and Zoopla. Accomplice has pioneered a community approach through platforms like Spearhead, BOSS, Rev, and TUGG. Based in Boston and San Francisco.

Company size

11 - 50

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