Investor profile
Cindy Padnos
Angel, Operator angel & Founder & Managing Partner at Illuminate Ventures
Cindy Padnos is an angel investor and operator angel based in San Francisco, California, United States with one known investment, Modsy.
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Investment focus
Contacts
Cindy Padnos portfolio company (1)
- Modsy
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Founder & Managing Partner at Illuminate Ventures, whose known portfolio counts 10 companies
- Arkestro
- Raydiant
- Brevity
- mpathic.ai
- Provarity
- Continual
- Jacobi
- TAZI
- Contentstack
- Intelo
Investor Profile
The known portfolio sits in sectors AI and SaaS, and focus areas Big Data, CRM, Cloud Infrastructure and Enterprise SaaS.
Cindy Padnos is listed for Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds in the database.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Cindy Padnos?
Cindy Padnos is an angel investor and operator angel based in San Francisco, California, United States with one known investment on file, Modsy. The sections above list the sectors, stages and firms attached to that record.
What does Cindy Padnos invest in?
Listed sectors include AI and SaaS; listed focus areas include Big Data, CRM, Cloud Infrastructure and Enterprise SaaS. Those tags come from the companies attached to this profile, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Cindy Padnos invest at?
The database lists Cindy Padnos for Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Cindy Padnos listed at?
Cindy Padnos is listed as Founder & Managing Partner at Illuminate Ventures. One other person in the database shares a firm with Cindy Padnos.
How do I contact Cindy Padnos?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Cindy Padnos. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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