Melanie Strong

Angel

Overview

Gender
female
Investor Type
Angel
Investor Stage
Early stage Venture,Seed

Mel has spent most of her life in the sports marketing industry, with 17 years of experience working at Nike leading teams in running, soccer, women’s, training and most currently skateboarding. She’s been at the forefront of the digital sports revolution, launching Nike’s first tracking technology Nike+iPod in 2006, as well as the Nike Run Club app in 2010. She also led the marketing for the launch of Nike’s first digital training tool with the Nike Training Club a year later. Mel has worked extensively in global markets, as the soccer/football marketing leader in Nike’s emerging markets (Latin America, Africa and SE Asia). Most currently she’s been the VP of Marketing for Nike Women and VP/GM of Nike Skateboarding, driving an agenda around innovation, inclusivity, sustainability and access to sports.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments
1
Melanie Strong has made 1 investments. Their most recent investment was on Oct 18, 2021, when Genopets raised $8.30M.
Date Company Name Round Money Raised Industry
Oct 18, 2021 Genopets Seed $8.30M Blockchain Detail