Before joining Sistafund, Geneste launched a corporate venture arm and worked as an early operator at a streaming startup active across the UK, the US and Nigeria. She has held investment roles in London and Paris and is also a private angel investor.
Her perspective combines startup operations, venture investing and board work. She is interested in helping founders examine financing choices, commercial validation and strategic transitions, and consider alternative paths when circumstances change.
Founders can use her as a sounding board on financing, board decisions and strategic pivots. Her investor and operator experience can help teams test assumptions and weigh options when the straightforward path is no longer working.
Where Marie can help
- Venture capital
- Fundraising
- Board strategy
- Financing
- Strategic pivots
Operating and investing experience
A selection of companies and roles connected to Marie Geneste.
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Highlights
- Experience spans early startup operations, launching a corporate venture arm, investment roles in London and Paris, and board work
Questionsfounders ask aboutMarie Geneste
What is Marie's professional background?
Geneste’s career spans early startup operations, venture investing and board work. Before joining Sistafund, she launched a corporate venture arm and worked at a streaming startup operating across the UK, the US and Nigeria; she has also held investment roles in London and Paris.
Which founder topics connect most directly to Marie's experience?
Her experience is relevant when founders are weighing financing options, preparing for board decisions or reconsidering a strategy. Her operator and investor perspectives can help teams test commercial assumptions and consider alternatives during difficult transitions.
What is Marie working on now?
At Sistafund, she works with an early-stage fund backing women-founded and gender-balanced teams in Europe. Her current role connects her investing experience with the fund’s focus on supporting those teams.
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