Cathryn Paine

Cathryn Paine is a Partner at Anzu Partners, where Cathryn focuses on human capital efforts, including executive search and organizational analysis in investment diligence.

Cathryn leads the Talent and People Operations teams at Anzu, providing recruitment and HR support to the firm and its portfolio companies. Cathryn has been instrumental in developing and supporting Anzu's investments, including serving as a Board Observer for EnchargeAI. Since joining in 2017, Cathryn and the team have recruited hundreds of highly specialized scientific, technical, and industry experts across more than 25 portfolio companies.

Prior to Anzu Partners, Cathryn spent a decade at technology startups. At Mapbox, Cathryn led recruitment during the company's growth from Series A to C funding rounds, quadrupling its size, and built processes around HR, compensation, benefits, performance management, and employment policies as the deputy to the COO. Earlier, Cathryn managed operations, including finance, recruiting, and HR, for FrontlineSMS, a mobile messaging software company.

Cathryn was named to Venture Capital Journal's 2021 '40 under 40 Rising Stars in VC' list. Cathryn is also a member of the Search Committee for the Women on Boards Project.

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