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By way of intro, I’m Aubrie Pagano. I am an operator, investor, and advisor “with soul” as one of my favorite founders said to me recently.

From 2012-2019, my Harvard blockmate and I built and sold our cult-favorite, vertically integrated, mass customization company, Bow & Drape. (Worn by celebs, adored by all including every dog in Boca Raton.) The company grew across 5 countries, online and into over 350 Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s and Hudson’s Bay stores. I was tapped while operating to invest through XFactor Ventures, an early stage fund of female operators backing startups with at least one female founder. Early days, I backed and advised companies like maude, LIVETinted, Shiru, Choosy, Foodology, and Ceremonia. Then in 2020 at the recommendation of a friend, I joined Alpaca VC full-time as a General Partner. I live in Brooklyn, New York with my partner and darling son, and fully embrace the folklore grandma aesthetic.

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I have a unique lens into the universe. I was a young female, Forbes 30 Under 30 Commerce CEO and an award-winning Creative Director. So my perspective as a venture capitalit pulls from my lived experience as a creative technologist and mover of the physical world.