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Christine Herron joined First Round Capital as a Principal in 2008.
Previously, Christine was a director at Omidyar Network, where she
developed the Media practice strategy and drove $15 million in
early-stage placements. Prior to joining Omidyar Network in 2005,
Christine was the VP of Marketing for Mission Research, which develops
small business CRM solutions. While there, she led marketing from
initial business plan authoring through the acquisition of paying
customers and distribution partners. Earlier, Christine founded and led
Mercury2, a software-as-a-service developer of international trade
logistics systems, and managed Internet products and strategy at both
NetObjects and Microsoft.
Christine has spent her career finding new and innovative information
technologies. She started as an investor with Geocapital Partners, where
she focused on early Internet infrastructure and network management
software. Her investments there included Netcom Online Communications,
AXON Networks, D-Vision Systems, ViaGrafix, and FocusVision. In each
case, Geocapital was the initial professional investor and helped to
bring the company to a dominant market position.
Christine was ranked one of the Top 20 Women in Technology in 2000 by
AltaVista and holds both an MBA from Stanford University and a BA in
English from Columbia University.
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