__able is an early stage consumer investment fund focused on health & wellness.

Amanda has been actively investing in early stage consumer companies for the last decade, drawing on her experience as an institutional investor and entrepreneur. Previously, Amanda was the co-founder of Videolicious, an enterprise video creation platform backed by Amazon, and served as its President until it was acquired by Squarespace (NYSE:SQSP). Under Amanda’s leadership, Videolicious grew to over 5 million users in 103 countries, including Fortune 500 companies such as IBM, Walmart, SAP, Verizon and GE. Prior to forming Videolicious, Amanda was a founding partner of Capitol Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition vehicle (SPAC) that completed a $265 million initial public offering and became Two Harbors Investment Corp., a $3 billion REIT (NYSE:TWO). TWO grew to over $5 billion of market capitalization (including a spin-off). Amanda began her career in private equity and mergers and acquisitions. Amanda is a Truman Scholar and received her MBA from Harvard Business School where she was a Baker Scholar, and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service with Honors in Economics. Amanda serves on the Board of Directors of the Melanoma Research Alliance and is a member of the Tech:NYC Leadership Council.

Lisa has spent the last decade actively investing in early stage consumer companies focused on health and wellness. Her expertise is informed by her own experience as an entrepreneur in the category. Lisa chairs the Investor Group of the Leadership Now Project, a membership organization of business professionals committed to renewing democracy. She is a Board Member of a political action group called New Yorkers for a Better Future; KIPP, a network of charter schools in New York City; and The Mount Sinai Parenting Center. Lisa has a B.A. from Duke University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and lives in New York City with her husband and three children.

Alison has been investing in consumer brands for more than a decade. Prior to Able, Alison was a General Partner & Managing Director at CircleUp Growth Partners where she led investments in early stage consumer brands. Before CircleUp, Alison was a Vice President at TSG Consumer where she invested in consumer and retail brands and worked closely with the e-commerce investments in their portfolio. She spent a year as an operator on the executive team of Backcountry, one of the TSG portfolio companies. Prior to TSG, Alison worked in investment banking at J.P. Morgan in the Consumer & Retail Group. Alison has served on the Board of Directors of Kosas Cosmetics and Nutpods. She holds a B.A. in Economics from Harvard University and lives in San Francisco with her husband and son.

Claire has a background in supporting consumer businesses. She previously worked at Prophet, a consulting firm, where she helped launch its consumer practice. She is a Fulbright scholar and graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in Russian & Eastern European Studies and a B.A. in Humanities. She serves on the associate board of NYPACE, a nonprofit organization supporting sustainable economic development by providing pro-bono consulting to underrepresented entrepreneurs in New York City, and is a board advisor to Closely Crafted, a nonprofit revitalizing American craftsmanship in New York City’s fashion industry. Claire lives in New York City with her husband.