Dawn Umlah
STRATEGIC DECISION PARTNER
Dawn Umlah
STRATEGIC DECISION PARTNER
Dawn Umlah
STRATEGIC DECISION PARTNER
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STRATEGIC DECISION PARTNER TO FOUNDERS & VCS
I see and address what others don't.
I've been a CEO, a COO, a board member, and a venture investor. I've worked through scaling, fundraises and IPOs, M&A on both sides, integrations, turnarounds, soft landings, and shutdowns. I've worked with enough founders and leadership teams that I can see the real issue quickly. It starts with the humans. How the founder operates. How the company was built around them. The numbers are downstream of that.
STRATEGIC DECISION PARTNER TO FOUNDERS & VCS
I see and address what others don't.
I've been a CEO, a COO, a board member, and a venture investor. I've worked through scaling, fundraises and IPOs, M&A on both sides, integrations, turnarounds, soft landings, and shutdowns. I've worked with enough founders and leadership teams that I can see the real issue quickly. It starts with the humans. How the founder operates. How the company was built around them. The numbers are downstream of that.
FOR FOUNDERS
Decisions that shape your company
You've probably got a sense of what's going on. What you need is someone who's sat in your seat and can help you see what actually matters, what to do, and what comes next.
FOR FOUNDERS
Decisions that shape your company
You've probably got a sense of what's going on. What you need is someone who's sat in your seat and can help you see what actually matters, what to do, and what comes next.
FOR VCS
Someone you can trust to send in
A company that's struggling and you can't quite name why. Or a portfolio facing the AI transition. I get to the real issue without destabilizing the founder.
FOR VCS
Someone you can trust to send in
A company that's struggling and you can't quite name why. Or a portfolio facing the AI transition. I get to the real issue without destabilizing the founder.
Former CEO of npm, acquired by GitHub and Microsoft. Venture investor at Innovacorp. Central to the DHX Media (now WildBrain) IPO and six acquisitions, on the way to over $1B in market cap. COO of Spring Loaded Technology. Corporate development at BlackBerry.
Former CEO of npm, acquired by GitHub and Microsoft. Venture investor at Innovacorp. Central to the DHX Media (now WildBrain) IPO and six acquisitions, on the way to over $1B in market cap. COO of Spring Loaded Technology. Corporate development at BlackBerry.
Founders I've worked with
Founders I've worked with
150+
150+
VCs I've worked with
VCs I've worked with
60+
60+
Corporate transactions
Corporate transactions
$1B +
$1B +
Board seats
Board seats
17
17
Founder exits navigated
Founder exits navigated
10+
10+
Founders fired
Founders fired
0
0