Lindsay Kaplan

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Lindsay Kaplan
Alma materBrandeis University
Known forCo-founder of Chief

Lindsay Kaplan is an American entrepreneur, business leader, and investor known for co-founding Chief, a network for senior executive women.

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In 2022, Kaplan and her co-founder Carolyn Childers raised $100 million, increasing Chief's total funding to $140 million and reaching a $1 billion valuation, making it one of the fastest women-founded companies to achieve unicorn status. [1]

Career

As Co-Founder and Chief Brand Officer at Chief, Kaplan has been recognized with several honors, including being named an AdAge Leading Woman, [2] included in Crain's 40 Under 40, [3] and recognized as one of Inc. Magazine's Most Dynamic Female Founders. [4]

Kaplan began her career in publishing with roles at Oxford University Press, Time Out New York , and ELLE . She later joined Casper as its first full-time employee, serving as Vice President of Communications and Brand Marketing. [5] Kaplan was recognized as one of the Most Innovative CMOs by Business Insider during her tenure at Casper. [6]

Public Speaking and Affiliations

Kaplan has spoken about the state of women business, entrepreneurship, and marketing at global conferences including Web Summit, [7] TechCrunch Disrupt, [8] and the Fast Company Innovation Festival. [9] She is an Executive Member of The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences and serves as an executive judge for the Webby Awards. [10]

Investments

Kaplan is an angel investor and startup advisor. In 2024, she joined the venture capital fund Next Wave NYC [11] as an investing partner focusing on early-stage AI startups.

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References

  1. ↑ Stych, Anne (March 31, 2022). "Chief women's executive network tops $1B valuation with $100M Series B round". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  2. ↑ Yan, Jade (2022-05-16). "Chief's Lindsay Kaplan is 'reframing' the environment and the future for female leaders". adage.com. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  3. ↑ Messina, Judy. "Lindsay Kaplan, 38, Chief brand officer, Chief". www.crainsnewyork.com. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  4. ↑ "Lindsay Kaplan". www.inc.com. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  5. ↑ Johnson, Khari (2016-09-23). "Why mattress startup Casper built a chatbot for night owls". venturebeat.com. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  6. ↑ Dua, Tanya. "The 50 most innovative CMOs in the world in 2017". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  7. ↑ "Lindsay Kaplan". Web Summit. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  8. ↑ Simonds, Lauren (2022-09-21). "Chief's Childers and Kaplan speak at Disrupt about how community built their unicorn". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  9. ↑ "Speaker Details: Fast Company Innovation Festival 2021". events.fastcompany.com. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  10. ↑ "IADAS Lindsay Kaplan". www.iadas.net. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  11. ↑ "A New Chapter for New York's Startups: Introducing Next Wave NYC — Flybridge". Flybridge Early-Stage Venture Capital For Ambitious AI Founders. Retrieved 2024-08-20.


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