Haley Kwait Zollo is a Partner at Starting Line and was the first full-time addition to the team in July, 2019. Haley assists with everything from deal sourcing and diligence to portfolio and fund operational support. She’s focused on investments within the themes of sustainability and personalization, as well as anything that touches Gen Z and next-generation commerce.
Prior to joining Starting Line, Haley spent over half a decade leading venture-backed consumer retail startups. Most recently she was VP of Business Operations and Strategy at Mac & Mia, a personalized clothing service for children. Haley came on as one of the first 10 employees, scaled their remote sales team from 3 to 300 and helped lead their Series A of $5M. Mac & Mia was acquired by Stitch Fix Kids in the summer of 2019. Before joining Mac & Mia, Haley was an early hire at Trunk Club where she built the Strategy & Data Analytics team and was a key player in launching their Women’s line. Trunk Club was acquired by Nordstrom in 2014 for $350M.
Haley started her career at KPMG in the Transaction Services practice, where she worked on financial due diligence deals for private equity mergers and acquisitions. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Accounting from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and also earned a CPA upon graduation.