Hayley Bay Barna — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Currently a Partner at First Round Capital since 2016, where she was their first female partner and focuses on e-commerce startups.
Co-founded Birchbox in 2010, an e-commerce experience focused on new product discovery, which received over $70 million in venture funding and had one million subscribers by 2015.
Serves as a Board Director at RAB Lighting since 2007 and has served on boards for companies such as Collective Retreats, Keeps, CrowdJustice, and Mirror.
Holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and graduated magna cum laude from Harvard.

Biography

Hayley Barna is an American entrepreneur and venture capitalist. She is a Partner at First Round Capital, a role she assumed in 2016, becoming the firm's first female partner. At First Round, she primarily focuses on e-commerce startups and has invested in companies including Collective Retreats, Keeps, CrowdJustice, and Mirror, also joining their boards. She also serves as a Board Director for RAB Lighting, a position she has held since 2007.