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Melissa Widner

Chief Executive Officer at Lighter Capital

Melissa Widner is the CEO of Lighter Capital, the pioneer and leader in revenue-based financing for tech startups, founders, and companies. Seattle-based Lighter Capital is backed by National Australia Bank and Silicon Valley Bank as well as US VCs.

Previously, Melissa was the Managing Director of NAB Ventures, the VC arm of the National Australia Bank, and a General Partner at Seattle based SeaPoint Ventures. She was the founder and CEO of 7Software, a Silicon Valley based enterprise software company acquired by Concur (Nasdaq: CNQR, acquired by SAP). She was also the CEO of Northwest Industrial Supply. Under her leadership, both companies generated over a 10X return to investors.

She is the co-founder and Chairperson of Sydney-based Heads Over Heels, an organization that supports women entrepreneurs running companies with high growth potential.

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BOOK NOW FOR your podcast

Melissa Widner

Chief Executive Officer at Lighter Capital

Melissa Widner is the CEO of Lighter Capital, the pioneer and leader in revenue-based financing for tech startups, founders, and companies. Seattle-based Lighter Capital is backed by National Australia Bank and Silicon Valley Bank as well as US VCs.

Previously, Melissa was the Managing Director of NAB Ventures, the VC arm of the National Australia Bank, and a General Partner at Seattle based SeaPoint Ventures. She was the founder and CEO of 7Software, a Silicon Valley based enterprise software company acquired by Concur (Nasdaq: CNQR, acquired by SAP). She was also the CEO of Northwest Industrial Supply. Under her leadership, both companies generated over a 10X return to investors.

She is the co-founder and Chairperson of Sydney-based Heads Over Heels, an organization that supports women entrepreneurs running companies with high growth potential.

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As seen on

Timeline

Jul 2018 - Present

Lighter Capital

Chief Executive Officer

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Jul 2018 - Present

Jun 2010 - Present

Heads over Heels

Co-Founder & Chairman

Jun 2010 - Present

Aug 2017 - Present

SchoolSHORE

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Aug 2017 - Present

Mar 2016 - Sep 2020

National Australia Bank

NAB Ventures Managing Director

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Mar 2016 - Sep 2020

1995 - 1997

Stanford University

MA, Business & Education

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1995 - 1997

University of Washington

BA

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Ask me

What options do founders have when seeking funding?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of different types of funding sources?
What does it mean to bootstrap your business, and why are founders choosing to do so?
What would you tell a founder who is seeking to bootstrap their business?
What do you feel are the hallmarks of success for a bootstrapped business?

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