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Cathryn Paine

Partner

Anzu Partners

Professional Bio

Cathryn Paine is a Partner with Anzu Partners, focused on human capital efforts including executive search and organizational analysis in investment diligence. She leads the Talent and People Operations teams at Anzu, which provide recruitment and HR support to the Firm and our portfolio companies.

Cathryn is currently a Board Observer for EnchargeAI (Fund III) and was previously a Board Director for MultiMechanics (Fund I), which exited to Siemens in 2019. She was named to Venture Capital Journal’s 2021 ‘40 under 40 Rising Stars in VC’ list.

Prior to Anzu, Cathryn spent a decade working at technology start-ups. At Mapbox, a venture backed company making mapping and location tools for developers, Cathryn led recruitment between its A and C funding rounds, quadrupling the size of the company. She also built and executed processes as Deputy to the COO. Previously, Cathryn ran operations for FrontlineSMS, a software company with offices in DC and Kenya. She traveled extensively, training users of the software, and managed the organization’s operations.

Cathryn received her BA and MA from the George Washington University. She is a volunteer member of the Search Committee for the Women on Boards Project, working to place women on private company Boards.

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