# Stacy Brown-Philpot at Cherryrock Capital > Stacy Brown-Philpot, Member at Cherryrock Capital. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/stacy-brown-philpot (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Palo Alto, US · Partner # Stacy Brown-Philpot Member i at [Cherryrock Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherryrock-capital) Latest rounds - **OptimizeGEO** Round Oct 2026 Backs *Martech* *AI* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 1 none observed - **Filings:** 2 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 6 +4 mentions What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - ✓ **On filings** 2 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Cherryrock Capital - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=stacy-brown-philpot)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=stacy-brown-philpot) ## The firm [**Cherryrock Capital** VC firm · US **0** cheques in 12 months **1** all time **1** led quiet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherryrock-capital) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 1 - **Led:** 0 - **Active:** 2026 2026 - [OptimizeGEO](https://millionrounds.com/company/optimizegeo) *Round* *US* Oct 2026 Joined · +19 investors By stage - Round **1** What they backed Martech **1** AI **1** Alongside - [Better *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/better) - [Blockchange *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blockchange) - [Carolyn Everson *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/carolyn-everson) - [FalconX *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/falconx) - [Gulshan Verman *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gulshan-verman) - [Impact Venture Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/impact-venture-capital) - [Kiran Mani *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kiran-mani) - [Mauria Finley *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mauria-finley) 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 · Venture Capital fund **[Cherryrock Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherryrock-capital)** Executive Officer on 2 filings · since 2023 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Joy Life, Inc.** Director since 2022 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Hear them before you pitch them - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 11 Nov 2025 · 28 min How to get funded now: VCs Reid Hoffman, Aileen Lee, and Stacy Brown-Philpot, with Van Jones With [Aileen Lee](https://millionrounds.com/person/aileen-lee)[Stacy Brown-Philpot](https://millionrounds.com/person/stacy-brown-philpot) About this episode Reid Hoffman, Stacy Brown-Philpot, and Aileen Lee are three of the most successful, legendary leaders and investors in Silicon Valley. (The term “unicorn” for a startup valued at a billion dollars? Well, Aileen coined that.) This power trio sat down with journalist Van Jones live onstage at the… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 19 Jun 2025 · 33 min How to raise $172M for the underinvested, with Stacy Brown-Philpot With [Stacy Brown-Philpot](https://millionrounds.com/person/stacy-brown-philpot) Mentions [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) About this episode After wildly successful stints at Google, as CEO of Taskrabbit, and on prominent boards, Stacy Brown-Philpot decided it was time to start her own venture capital fund. She talks with host Jeff Berman about how she raised $172 million for Cherryrock Capital, why she’s focusing on underinvested… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 25 Apr 2023 · 36 min Taskrabbit’s Stacy Brown-Philpot, Keep humans in the equation With [Stacy Brown-Philpot](https://millionrounds.com/person/stacy-brown-philpot) About this episode You may think that to scale you need to cut humans out of the equation. The opposite is true. You can harness the power of the “human cloud” to solve almost any problem, as long as you keep the word “human” in the equation. That’s what former TaskRabbit CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot champions for this… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 18 Apr 2020 · 34 min Rapid Response: TaskRabbit's Stacy Brown-Philpot: “A pandemic doesn’t see money.” With [Stacy Brown-Philpot](https://millionrounds.com/person/stacy-brown-philpot) About this episode TaskRabbit remains open for business, says CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot. As the magnitude and severity of the pandemic became clear – and as workers across the U.S. were furloughed and services cut – TaskRabbit leaned into the work they do: providing services to those who need them and empowering… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [The NFX Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/nfx) · 18 Mar 2020 · 37 min Stacy Brown-Philpot on Leading Startups Through Uncertainty With [Stacy Brown-Philpot](https://millionrounds.com/person/stacy-brown-philpot) About this episode TaskRabbit invented the gig-economy in 2008 with a marketplace that matches freelance labor with local demand for everyday tasks. Stacy Brown-Philpot became CEO of TaskRabbit in 2016 and led the company through its acquisition by IKEA in 2017. In this episode, we discuss: - Leadership changes -… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 10 Oct 2019 · 36 min Keep humans in the equation, w/TaskRabbit's Stacy Brown-Philpot With [Stacy Brown-Philpot](https://millionrounds.com/person/stacy-brown-philpot) About this episode You may think that to scale you need to cut humans out of the equation. The opposite is true. You can harness the power of the "human cloud" to solve almost any problem, as long as you keep the word “human” in the equation. That's what TaskRabbit CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot championed for this… Listen on Apple Podcasts ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Stacy Brown-Philpot in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) · 17 Feb 2026 · 29 min Rethinking series A in the age of mega funds Mentions [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Stacy Brown-Philpot](https://millionrounds.com/person/stacy-brown-philpot) About this episode This week on StrictlyVC Download, Connie Loizos talks with Stacy Brown-Philpot, founder and managing partner of Cherryrock Capital. After a decade at Google and leading TaskRabbit through its acquisition by IKEA, Brown-Philpot is now building a venture firm focused on Series A and Series B software… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 14 Mar 2023 · 36 min The 4 core principles of crisis management, w/Ellen Kullman (DuPont, Carbon) Mentions [Brian Chesky](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-chesky)[Neil Blumenthal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neil-blumenthal)[Jonah Peretti](https://millionrounds.com/person/jonah-peretti)[Stacy Brown-Philpot](https://millionrounds.com/person/stacy-brown-philpot) About this episode To survive a crisis, you have to double down on who you already are as a company. This is something Ellen Kullman knows, having led DuPont through the 2008-2009 financial crisis, and taken the CEO role at 3D-printing unicorn Carbon only weeks before Covid hit. Through her years as a leader, Ellen… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 25 Jan 2022 · 36 min The 4 core principles of crisis management, w/Ellen Kullman (DuPont, Carbon) Mentions [Brian Chesky](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-chesky)[Neil Blumenthal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neil-blumenthal)[Jonah Peretti](https://millionrounds.com/person/jonah-peretti)[Stacy Brown-Philpot](https://millionrounds.com/person/stacy-brown-philpot) About this episode To survive a crisis, you have to double down on who you already are as a company. This is something Ellen Kullman knows, having led DuPont through the 2008-2009 financial crisis, and taken the CEO role at 3D-printing unicorn Carbon only weeks before Covid hit. Through her years as a leader, Ellen… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 7 Jul 2020 · 36 min The 4 core principles of crisis management, w/Ellen Kullman (DuPont, Carbon) Mentions [Brian Chesky](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-chesky)[Neil Blumenthal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neil-blumenthal)[Jonah Peretti](https://millionrounds.com/person/jonah-peretti)[Stacy Brown-Philpot](https://millionrounds.com/person/stacy-brown-philpot) About this episode To survive a crisis, you have to double down on who you already are as a company. This is something Ellen Kullman knows, having led DuPont through the 2008-2009 financial crisis, and taken the CEO role at 3D-printing unicorn Carbon only weeks before Covid hit. Through her years as a leader, Ellen… Listen on Apple Podcasts Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? 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