Cristina Cordova
About Cristina Cordova
Cristina Cordova is Chief Operating Officer at Linear, where she joined in May 2023 to lead go-to-market and operations. She is based in San Francisco and holds a BA in Political Science from Stanford.
She spent more than seven years at Stripe, joining as the 28th employee and the first partnerships hire. She built the partnerships team and led the Corporate Card and Treasury business. She then became Head of Platform and Partnerships at Notion, where she helped launch the company's API.
Before Linear she was a Partner at First Round Capital. Her early career included Pulse, where she was the first employee and led business development.
One third-party profile says she has been an angel investor and advisor since 2019. Her X bio says she is an angel investor in about 80 early-stage startups. Her personal site names Notion, WorkOS, Metronome, Baseten and Ashby among her investments.
Other public records list Canva, AtoB, Meter, Parabola, Paper, Ranger, Lorikeet and Fragment. She completed First Round's Angel Track program and gave it a testimonial.
Her personal site lists Baseten. Third-party databases list Gentrace (2024) and Codegen (a seed round, November 2023). They also list Pika (November 2023), which PitchBook categorizes as multimedia and design software. These sources do not give her check size or stake in any of these companies.
In June 2025 she spoke at TechCrunch Sessions: AI on competing with incumbents.
Her site says she likes to partner with sharp, opinionated technical teams who are building with conviction. Third-party profiles describe her focus as pre-seed and seed-stage SaaS, developer tools, fintech and future-of-work companies.
NFX Signal lists a $10K to $25K range with a $20K sweet spot. Another aggregator says up to $50K. Neither figure comes from her, so confirm directly before relying on them.
- Notion: workspace software where she worked as Head of Platform and Partnerships; listed on her site as an investment
- Baseten: listed on her personal site
- Metronome: listed on her personal site
- WorkOS: listed on her personal site
- Ashby: listed on her personal site
- Canva: Linear's announcement names it as a company she invested in and advised
- Paper: seed round, February 2025
- Ranger: seed round, 2024-2025 (sources differ on the date)
- Lorikeet: seed round, October 2024
- Gentrace: 2024
- Codegen: seed round, November 2023
- Pika: November 2023
- cristina.com
- linear.app/now/welcoming-cristina-cordova-to-linear
- crunchbase.com/person/cristina-cordova
- pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/462641-68
- signal.nfx.com/investors/cristina-cordova
- tracxn.com/d/people/cristina-cordova/__83QiDoObVTFrSQVpix6oRiBGgCSEZ9U
- evalyze.ai/investors/cristina-cordova
- x.com/cjc?lang=en
Investing activity
Cristina Cordova is listed on Lounge as an angel investor based in San Francisco, CA. The deals desk records Series A and later AI rounds and seeds over $10M, so smaller checks may not show here yet.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Cristina Cordova
Is Cristina Cordova an angel investor?
Yes. She invests personally while working as COO of Linear. Her X bio says she has backed about 80 early-stage startups, and her site names Notion, WorkOS, Metronome, Baseten and Ashby.
What stage does Cristina Cordova invest in?
Third-party profiles list pre-seed and seed, and she has invested in seed rounds such as Paper, Ranger and Lorikeet. She has not published a formal stage policy.
What is Cristina Cordova's check size?
She has not published one. NFX Signal lists $10K to $25K and another aggregator says up to $50K, but both are third-party estimates.
What does Cristina Cordova look for in founders?
Her site says she likes working with sharp, opinionated technical teams building with conviction. She has also said she values product quality and customer experience.
Has Cristina Cordova invested in AI companies?
Her site lists Baseten. Third-party databases list Gentrace, Codegen and Pika. The sources do not give round details or check sizes for her stakes.
How can founders contact Cristina Cordova?
She is on LinkedIn and on X as @cjc, and her personal site is cristina.com. No public pitch process is stated.
Where is Cristina Cordova based?
Cristina Cordova is based in San Francisco, CA.
How can founders reach Cristina Cordova?
Founders on Lounge can see Cristina Cordova's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with them under Warm Paths, and add Cristina Cordova to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.