Sadasia McCutchen

Head of Ecosystem @ SignalFire | Startup Partnerships & GTM Strategy | Board Member & Advisor | Community-Driven Growth

San Francisco Bay Area

About

I don't just build partnerships. I build the infrastructure founders wish they had. As Head of Ecosystem at SignalFire ($3B, AI-native VC), I'm a bridge between the handshake and the outcome, managing 200+ relationships across founders, mentors, and partners, contributing to $XXXM in total contract value, and driving $XXXK+ in operational savings across the portfolio. I've brokered partnerships with OpenAI, Anthropic, and dozens of operators who actually move the needle. Before SignalFire: I built Community and BD functions at CapitalG ($11B Growth Stage VC) and Google from zero. No playbook. No template. Just instinct and execution. I’m an exited beauty/ consumer founder and beyond the day job: I sit on the board of Colorwave, chair the Alumni of Color Council at Wesleyan, and chair the National Alumni Council for A Better Chance. I'm especially focused on making venture more accessible to underrepresented founders. Off the clock: 37 countries deep, a growing fragrance collection, dog mom, plant mom, and the kind of host who makes strangers feel like old friends

Experience

  • Head of Ecosystem at SignalFire
    Aug 2023 - Present · 3 yrs

  • Board Member at Colorwave
    Aug 2023 - Present · 3 yrs

  • Lead Mentor at Black Ambition
    Aug 2022 - Present · 4 yrs

    Black Ambition is a Pharrell Williams-backed platform dedicated to closing the opportunity and wealth gap through entrepreneurship. The program invests capital and resources in high-growth startups founded by Black and Latinx HBCU students and entrepreneurs.

  • Member of The Board of Advisors at A Better Chance
    Jun 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 2 mos

  • Angel Investor and Founding Head of Community at Black Angel Group (BAG)
    Dec 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 8 mos

    Investing intellectual, social and financial capital in seed to Series A startups around the world. Our collective believes in founders who build ethical, high-growth technology companies.