Episode #2: Amanda Eilian, co-founder of Able Partners

Today I’m joined by Amanda Eilian. 


 


Amanda is a co-founder of Able partners. 


 


In today’s episode, we talked about Amanda’s experience as an
investor in the positive living space, her take on the future of
the wellness industry—including mental health and psychedelics,
and her advice for founders looking to break into the
space. 


 


I had a great time chatting with Amanda and hope you enjoy
listening. 


 


 


More from Amanda Eilian & Able Partners
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Amanda Eilian is the co-founder of __able Partners, a venture
capital fund focused on early-stage companies in the positive
living space. With over 40 companies in the portfolio,
investments include Goop, The Wing, Daily Harvest, and
Bulletproof. 


 


Amanda was also the Co-Founder and President of Videolicious, an
enterprise video creation platform backed by Amazon and acquired
by a strategic buyer in 2019. Amanda was instrumental in the
launch and growth of Videolicious to over 5,000,000 users in 103
countries, including Fortune 500 companies such as IBM, Walmart,
SAP, Verizon and GE. Prior to forming Videolicious, Amanda was a
founding partner of Capitol Acquisition Corporation, a special
purpose acquisition vehicle (SPAC) that completed a $265 million
initial public offering and closed a merger that led to the
formation of Two Harbors Investment Corp., a $3 billion NYSE
listed REIT (TWO) and Silver Bay Realty Trust (SBY). Amanda
previously worked in private equity and mergers and
acquisitions. 


 


Amanda is a Truman Scholar and received her MBA from Harvard
Business School where she was a Baker Scholar, and graduated
Magna Cum Laude from Georgetown University School of Foreign
Service with Honors in Economics. Amanda serves on the Board of
Directors of Juice Beauty, the largest organic skincare brand in
North America, and on the Board of Directors of the Melanoma
Research Alliance, the largest private funder of melanoma
research with more than $100 million in grants awarded to date.
She is also a member of the Tech:NYC Leadership Council. Amanda
resides in New York City with her husband and four children.


Get in touch >> https://ablepartners.nyc/


 


 


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