Our Team
Chelsea Maclin
CEO & Founder
Chelsea is a seasoned leader with deep experience in scaling consumer and technology companies, from joining Bumble as employee #7 to leading its growth to 100M users and a $12B IPO. As Founder and CEO of Cain & Co, she advises founders and fund managers on brand, investor-product-market fit, and strategic growth from concept to scale.
Knows what it takes to go from scrappy to unstoppable - now helping founders & fund managers get there faster.
Ashley Vickers
President
Over the past 15 years, Ashley has led capital strategy and execution across sustainability and impact sectors, helping raise over $1.25B in equity and debt. She partners closely with founders and management teams to drive fundraising, growth strategy, and investor relations for companies scaling toward billion-dollar outcomes.
Knows what institutional investors want before they do.
Simone Kendle
Managing Director, Emerging Brands
Simone is a serial entrepreneur and former CEO of Wove, where she drove 107% year-over-year growth and global recognition in the fine jewelry market. With a background spanning Capital One, Wharton, and multiple VC-backed startups, she focuses on building brands that champion underrepresented audiences and transform traditional industries.
VC Backed Operator-turned-advisor who helps founders scale smarter.
Mallory Baker
Head of Capital Strategy
Mallory has nearly two decades of experience raising institutional capital across private equity, venture capital, and hedge funds, including senior roles at Presidio Investors, Point72, and Goldman Sachs. She specializes in fundraising strategy, LP engagement, and capital formation for emerging and established managers and growth-stage companies.
If there's a path to capital, she's already mapped it.
Fidelina Zarate
Chief of Staff
With a background in digital marketing and brand management, Fidelina has led campaigns and community growth initiatives for consumer brands. As Chief of Staff, she combines her creative eye and operational precision to keep strategy, storytelling, and execution moving seamlessly across all client and internal team work.
She's the glue: client experience, internal ops, and seamless delivery across every engagement.
