Lisa Stone

Lisa Stone is a Silicon Valley builder with multiple exits turned investor. Lisa has raised $100MM+ in venture investment for companies she founded or helped lead, and built five customer movements (25-127MM unique visitors/month) from lifestyle to enterprise, using pricing, programs and platforms she designed. As an investor, Lisa to date has helped raise $125MM+ from limited partners, including family offices and institutional investors. Today Lisa is Co-founder and Chief Investment Officer at BrainTrust Founders Studio and its adjacent venture fund. Lisa also acts as senior advisor to women-owned investment bank Independence Point Advisors, and to WestRiver Group, a fiduciary capital markets company where she was a managing director in the venture equity practice. Lisa also is a member of Broadway Angels and the Committee of 200. For 25 years, Lisa has built diverse teams and inclusive cultures as the fastest path to creating significant, measurable value, spurred by her early experiences as a journalist and entrepreneur. Her track record’s consistent theme is putting millions of dollars into the pockets of women. Superpower: Storytelling with data. As a creator economy pioneer, Lisa repeatedly used technology to create scale customer movements and communities (25-127 million monthly uniques) on topics ranging from enterprise to lifestyle (BlogHer, She/Penske, Ellevest, Law.com, Women.com/Hearst, Fortune 100 clients, and various startup advisory boards). Awards include Fortune’s MPW Entrepreneur Award, Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business and a Nieman Fellowship from Harvard University. She is a Member of C200, the Wellesley Business Leadership Council, and Broadway Angels. P.S. Will karaoke anytime to embarrass your children or hers.