Carolyn Simmons
Private Equity Investor at Melitas Ventures LLC
Profile
Carolyn joined Melitas Ventures as a Partner in 2022.
She was previously an investor at Alliance Consumer Growth and CircleUp, and has dedicated her career to investing in high growth consumer businesses across a variety of verticals and stages.
Before that, Carolyn was an Associate in Private Equity at Sycamore Partners, where she worked on acquisitions of large, iconic consumer and retail companies and helped manage a portfolio of apparel brands.
She began her career as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs in the consumer and retail group.
Carolyn received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Stanford University.
Carolyn Simmons active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Melitas Ventures LLC
 Melitas Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Melitas Ventures LLC (Melitas Ventures) is a venture capital a subsidiary of Nebari Holdings LLC founded in 2017 by Alexandre Constantin Malamatinas. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Investor | 28/02/2022 |
Former positions of Carolyn Simmons
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Alliance Consumer Growth LLC
 Alliance Consumer Growth LLC Investment ManagersFinance Alliance Consumer Growth LLC (ACG) is a private equity firm founded in 2011 by Josh Goldin, Trevor Nelson and Julian Steinberg. The firm is headquartered in New York City. | Private Equity Investor | 30/03/2022 |
CircleUp Advisors LLC
 CircleUp Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance CircleUp Advisors LLC (CircleUp Advisors) is a venture capital subsidiary of Brightflow AI. Inc founded in 2011 by Ryan Caldbeck and Rory Eakin. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Private Equity Investor | 30/11/2020 |
Sycamore Partners Management LP
 Sycamore Partners Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Sycamore Partners Management LP (Sycamore Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Analyst | 30/06/2017 |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
 Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis. | Private Equity Analyst | 31/05/2015 |
Training of Carolyn Simmons
| Stanford University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
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| Private companies | 5 |
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Alliance Consumer Growth LLC
Alliance Consumer Growth LLC Investment ManagersFinance Alliance Consumer Growth LLC (ACG) is a private equity firm founded in 2011 by Josh Goldin, Trevor Nelson and Julian Steinberg. The firm is headquartered in New York City. | Finance |
CircleUp Advisors LLC
CircleUp Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance CircleUp Advisors LLC (CircleUp Advisors) is a venture capital subsidiary of Brightflow AI. Inc founded in 2011 by Ryan Caldbeck and Rory Eakin. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
Melitas Ventures LLC
Melitas Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Melitas Ventures LLC (Melitas Ventures) is a venture capital a subsidiary of Nebari Holdings LLC founded in 2017 by Alexandre Constantin Malamatinas. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Sycamore Partners Management LP
Sycamore Partners Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Sycamore Partners Management LP (Sycamore Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis. | Finance |
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