# Shan-Lyn Ma at Notation Capital

> Shan-Lyn Ma, Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Notation Capital. 2 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its...

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# Shan-Lyn Ma

Co-Founder and Co-CEO at [Notation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/notation-capital)

Latest rounds

- **Jow** Round · $7M Dec 2019
- **Paravel** Seed · $3.2M Aug 2018

Backs *Fashion* *Consumer Apps* *Consumer Services* *Internet*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 2 last Dec 2019
- **Filings:** 2 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 5 +1 mentions

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 2 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 2 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Notation Capital
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Notation Capital** VC firm · US **2** cheques in 12 months **30** all time **0** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/notation-capital)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 2
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $10.2M
- **Active:** 2018–19

2019

- [Jow](https://millionrounds.com/company/jow) *Round* **$7M** *FR* Dec 2019 Joined · +5 investors

2018

- [Paravel](https://millionrounds.com/company/paravel) *Seed* **$3.2M** *US* Aug 2018 Joined · +6 investors

By stage

- Round **1**
- Seed **1**

What they backed

Fashion **1** Consumer Apps **1** Consumer Services **1** Internet **1**

Alongside

- [8VC *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc)
- Allison Williams *1*
- [DST *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst)
- David Heath *1*
- Fitz Gate Ventures/ Jonathan *1*
- [Jenny Fleiss *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jenny-fleiss)
- Jyri Engeström *1*
- Lizzie Tisch *1*

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Harry's, Inc.** Director on 4 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Zola, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director on 2 filings · since 2013

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Notation Capital

- [**Zach Aarons** Advisor *6 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/zach-aarons)
- [**Paul Murphy** Partner *4 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/paul-murphy-6)
- [**Brett Jackson** Founder & Managing Director *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/brett-jackson-2)
- [**Henri Stern** Co-Founder & CEO *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/henri-stern)
- [**Alex Lines** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/alex-lines)
- [**Alexandre Winter** CEO, Co-Founder *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/alexandre-winter)
- [**Amanda Peyton** Founder *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/amanda-peyton)
- [**Andrew Hapke** Coach & Founder *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-hapke)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 24 Oct 2024 · 30 min Disrupting the wedding industry, with Zola’s Shan-Lyn Ma With [Shan-Lyn Ma](https://millionrounds.com/person/shan-lyn-ma) About this episode Shan-Lyn Ma, co-founder and co-CEO of Zola, joins host Jeff Berman to share how intrapreneurship prepared her to build a business that’s transformed the wedding industry with online tools. From weathering the Covid pandemic to scaling a better experience for millions of couples, including a focus… Listen on Apple Podcasts
- [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) · 18 Apr 2022 · 1h 15m Zola: Shan-Lyn Ma With [Shan-Lyn Ma](https://millionrounds.com/person/shan-lyn-ma) About this episode In a way, Shan-Lyn Ma started attending business school when she was 11 years old and hasn't stopped since. She was hooked on entrepreneurship after winning her first business competition in grade school; and a few years later, she began accumulating lessons from the successes and failures she… Listen on Apple Podcasts
- [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) · 11 Mar 2021 · 31 min How I Built Resilience: Shan-Lyn Ma of Zola With [Shan-Lyn Ma](https://millionrounds.com/person/shan-lyn-ma) About this episode With the wedding industry dramatically impacted by the pandemic, co-founder and CEO of Zola, Shan-Lyn Ma decided to pivot. Instead of just wedding planning, Zola would expand to include livestreaming virtual weddings as well as an e-commerce marketplace for home goods. Shan-Lyn talks with Guy about… Listen on Apple Podcasts
- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) · 4 Oct 2019 · 1h 1m E983: The Next Unicorns: Zola CEO & Co-founder Shan-Lyn Ma shares insights on growing her all-in-one wedding platform in a $100bn market, adapting to changes in wedding demographics, balancing growth and profitability while keeping her team focused, raisi With [Shan-Lyn Ma](https://millionrounds.com/person/shan-lyn-ma) Mentions [Kevin Ryan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-ryan) About this episode 0:51 Jason intros Shan-Lyn Ma 3:17 Starting Zola and competing in a crowded space 5:14 Jason and Shan go through LAUNCH President Sam's Wedding Registry live on air 6:30 How Zola's registry and business model work 9:10 How does Zola look at Amazon's wedding lists 14:29 What has changed in wedding… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Origins: Inside Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/origins-openlp) · 21 Aug 2018 · 51 min Shan-Lyn Ma, Zola With [Shan-Lyn Ma](https://millionrounds.com/person/shan-lyn-ma) About this episode Shan-Lyn Ma is the co-founder and CEO of Zola, the fastest growing wedding registry and planning site in the U.S. Before Zola, Shan-Lyn was the chief product officer of chloe + isabel, and an executive at Gilt Groupe. In this episode, we cover a wide range of topics, including Shan-Lyn's experience… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Shan-Lyn Ma in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) · 11 Feb 2020 · 33 min SaaStr 307: What Gusto Taught Me About How To Build and Maintain Great Culture, The Biggest Problem in B2B Marketing & How To Truly Determine The Effective of Marketing Today with Jaleh Rezaei, Founder & CEO @ Mutiny Mentions [Cowboy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cowboy-ventures)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Uncork Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uncork-capital)[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[Shan-Lyn Ma](https://millionrounds.com/person/shan-lyn-ma) About this episode Jaleh Rezaei is the Founder & CEO @ Mutiny, the startup that allows you to personalise your website for each and every visitor. Jaleh has raised from some of the best in the early stage business with Mutiny including the likes of Y Combinator, Uncork Capital and Cowboy Ventures on the fund side… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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