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Sophia Amoruso bootstrapped her company Nasty Gal to $28 million in annual revenue before taking any outside investment.
At one point, Nasty Gal was valued at $350 million, with founder Sophia Amoruso retaining 80% ownership.
Nasty Gal's peak annual revenue exceeded $100 million.
Limited partners in Sophia Amoruso's Trust Fund include Marc Andreessen, Paris Hilton, Ev Williams, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks, Chris Dixon, Andrew Chen, and Anthony Noto.
As a value-add service, Sophia Amoruso has given a portfolio company carte blanche access to her LinkedIn DMs to conduct outreach to potential customers on her behalf.
The Nectar Social platform can connect a brand's Shopify account with a customer's Instagram account to tie their shopping history to their social media profile for retargeting.
Toothio is a dental labor marketplace that allows dental hygienists to book shifts at various offices, similar to an "Uber for dental hygienists."
Sophia Amoruso advises founders that choosing the right investors is more important than maximizing valuation or ownership percentage in a funding round.
Index Ventures preferred to hold its investment in Nasty Gal at cost rather than participate in a down round.
Sophia Amoruso's venture fund, Trust Fund, is a just over $5 million fund with more than 100 limited partners.
Trust Fund utilized a 506C designation to fundraise publicly, allowing it to accept checks as small as $2,500 from LPs.
As an angel investor, Sophia Amoruso invested in Liquid Death at a $50 million post-money valuation and Public.com at a valuation around $100 million.