Kayla Simmons

Overview

Co-founder & COO of Saffron Energy, working on consumer finance. Signed 70 paying customers, 14 of them enterprises. Raised $6 million across 2 rounds. Before that: Oracle and Wells Fargo. Board games, hiking, and terrible puns.

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Experience

1. Co-founder & COO

   Dec 2021 - Present
   Saffron Energy · 4 yr 10 mo · Full-time · San Francisco, CA
   • Previously built and sold a small consumer finance company.
   • Took Saffron Energy from zero to $1 million ARR.
   • Raised $21 million across 3 rounds.
2. Senior Account Executive

   Oct 2019 - Dec 2021
   Oracle · 2 yr 2 mo · Full-time · San Francisco, CA
   • Closed 149% of quota two years running.
3. Enterprise Account Executive

   Mar 2017 - Oct 2019
   Wells Fargo · 2 yr 7 mo · Full-time · San Francisco, CA
   • Closed 146% of quota two years running.
4. Sales Manager

   Mar 2014 - Mar 2017
   Snowflake · 3 yr · Contract · San Francisco, CA
   • Closed 218% of quota two years running.
   • Signed 28 channel partners that now source 45% of pipeline.
5. Senior Account Executive

   Jan 2012 - Mar 2014
   Dropbox · 2 yr 2 mo · Full-time · San Francisco, CA
   • Signed 9 channel partners that now source 24% of pipeline.
   • Closed 211% of quota two years running.

Projects

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Education

1. University of Pennsylvania

   BS, Engineering
   2005 - 2009