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July 14, 2023
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Chief

Private membership network focused on connecting and supporting women executive leaders.

About

Industry

Community

Founded

2019

Headquarters

New York, New York

Website

Link

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Funding History

funding

$140 million

Valuation

$1.1 billion

Notable investors

GGV Capital, General Catalyst, BoxGroup, Primary Venture Partners

Traction

  • Chief has 12,000+ Vice President and C-Suite executives, representing 8,500+ companies in its community. The community is 20,000+ strong and has 60,000 women on its waitlist.
  • Chief opened up flagship locations in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago for its members.
  • Companies sponsoring memberships for its women leaders include Morgan Stanley, Zoom, L'Oréal, Google, PWC, IBM, HelloFresh, and Allstate.

Leadership

  • Carolyn Childers: Co-Founder & CEO of Chief. Former SVP of Operations at Handy HQ.
  • Lindsay Kaplan: Co-Founder of Chief. Former VP, Communications & Brand at Casper.
  • Kendra Mitchell: Chief People Officer at Chief. Former Assistant General Counsel at Duo Security.
  •  Caroline Dell: VP & General Manager, New Verticals at Chief. Former Head of Customer Operations at LOLA.

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