Latoya Destiny Jefferson

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Associate at Redwood Growth · Fintech

Redwood Growth
Miami, FL · ET (UTC-5)
5+ years experience
Harvard Business School
English
Advising
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Overview

Associate at Redwood Growth, backing fintech companies. Sit on 6 boards. Backed 23 founders at pre-seed and seed. Most at home with board work and due diligence. Yoga every morning.

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  • Advice on employment law
  • Thoughtful intros to people in my field
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Skills
board workventure capitaldue diligenceapplied ML
AdvisingOpen to advising
closes in 3 months

Office hours for founders preparing a seed round: fintech and applied ML

Topics
employment law, applied ML, venture capital
Format
Async reviews
Terms
Free for early founders
Capacity
One call a month
Best for
Engineers moving into leadership

5 years of fintech. Can review plans, decks and hiring loops.

Miami, FLapplied mlventure capitalboard work
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Experience

  1. Associate
    Jun 2024 - Present
    Redwood Growth · 2 yr 4 mo · Full-time · Miami, FL
    • Secured 5 payments licences.
    • Built the privacy programme for launches in 21 countries.
  2. FP&A Manager
    Oct 2021 - Jun 2024
    Cisco · 2 yr 8 mo · Full-time · Miami, FL
    • Ran diligence on 6 acquisitions.
    • Saved $5 million a year renegotiating vendor contracts.

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Education

  1. Harvard Business School
    MBA, Business Administration
    2020 - 2022
  2. USC
    BS, Economics
    2016 - 2020

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