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Melissa Wasser

Melissa Wasser

Melissa Wasser is a partner on the Capital Network team, focused on fintech companies.

Before joining Andreessen Horowitz, Melissa was head of the Private Capital Markets group at Financial Technology Partners, helping Series B through pre-IPO fintech companies on private capital raises. Before that, she was at Goldman Sachs for over 10 years, working on private placements for later-stage technology companies and advising financial institutions’ investment banking clients.

Melissa graduated from Penn State University with a degree in finance. Melissa considers herself a coffee connoisseur and, after traveling all around the world, found her favorite beans in Kyoto, Japan, and Kenya’s Masai Mara.

Latest Posts

How Founders Should Think About Cash Management

by Seema Amble, Melissa Wasser, and Emily Westerhold
  • fintech
  • cash management
  • Company Building 101

Launching a Financial Product: How to Choose the Right Funding Structure

by Nathan Yoon, Melissa Wasser, and David Haber
  • fintech

What Founders Should Know About Raising Debt (May 2022 Fintech Newsletter)

by Nathan Yoon, Melissa Wasser, Anish Acharya, Marc Andrusko, Joe Schmidt, Sumeet Singh, and Seema Amble
  • fintech
  • financial services

16 Things to Know About Raising Debt for Startups

by Nathan Yoon and Melissa Wasser
  • fundraising
  • Company Building 101
  • financial services

From melissawasser

Marc Andrusko@mandrusko1

1/ @illscience and I are thrilled to be partnering with @josebet1, @jmdelcarmen5 and Mit in leading Method's Series A. They're an amazing team turning the daunting world of debt management into a magical experience for consumers and developers. https://t.co/Y3VQsDiiTg

Jamie Sullivan@jamiedsully

It’s 2023, and in this market, reaching profitability has become THE north star metric. But that often feels intangible. One way to break it down - how much gross profit per employee is needed to become cash flow positive? Here’s a framework 👇

Melissa Wasser@melissawasser

Excited to be working with @MethodFinancial, an embedded, debt-focused API disrupting the $4 trillion bill pay market! 🚀 https://t.co/pH4gZP8LXv

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