Sydney Wasikowski

Sydney is a venture capital professional with extensive experience in platform and operations, currently leading these functions at focal, a pre-seed VC firm. Her role involves building products, managing firm operations, and supporting software, platform, and infrastructure builders. She leverages her background in investing from previous roles at Goldman Sachs, Bessemer Trust, and APG. focal+3

Beyond her role at focal, Sydney is also the founder of The GTM Circle, an invite-only network dedicated to Go-To-Market leaders in Seed through Series D B2B startups. This initiative demonstrates her commitment to fostering community and sharing insights within the startup ecosystem. gtm-circle+2

Sydney is an alumna of Penn State University, holding both a Master's degree in Accounting and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance, which she completed concurrently. Her financial expertise is further underscored by her Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certification obtained in October 2020. theorg+1