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Episode Synopsis
Amber is a General Partner and full-time investor at The Council Fund, where she invests at Pre-seed stage in software built for legacy industries like Construction, Logistics, and Healthcare.
Before transitioning to running her own venture firm full time, Amber worked at companies like Eli Lilly, Apple, Snap, and Cruise in various Operations leadership roles. She's worked at every stage from Seed to Fortune 500 and interfaced with many of the legacy industries she invests in today.
In addition to The Council Fund, Amber runs The Council Angels, a community of over 100 operators turned angel investors. Members are able to invest in select deals alongside the fund and learn along the way.
Apply to Join the Council Angels:
https://www.thecouncil.co/angels
Connect w/ Amber
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amberillig/https://twitter.com/AmberIllig
More from Brydge Club:
https://beacons.ai/ruffin
Before transitioning to running her own venture firm full time, Amber worked at companies like Eli Lilly, Apple, Snap, and Cruise in various Operations leadership roles. She's worked at every stage from Seed to Fortune 500 and interfaced with many of the legacy industries she invests in today.
In addition to The Council Fund, Amber runs The Council Angels, a community of over 100 operators turned angel investors. Members are able to invest in select deals alongside the fund and learn along the way.
Apply to Join the Council Angels:
https://www.thecouncil.co/angels
Connect w/ Amber
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amberillig/https://twitter.com/AmberIllig
More from Brydge Club:
https://beacons.ai/ruffin
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