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Ava Ford

Stanford '24 | Mayfield Fellow | 6x Junior Olympian

New York City Metropolitan Area

Overview 

Ava Ford is a Stanford '24 graduate and a Mayfield Fellow with a background as a 6x Junior Olympian. She currently serves as the Chief of Staff at Tofu, leveraging her expertise in entrepreneurship, leadership, and public speaking to drive growth and success in the robotics, food and beverage, and digital health sectors.

Work Experience 

  • GTM Operations

    2025 - Current

    Founding Marketer

  • Founding Account Development Representative

    2024 - 2025

Hebbia is an AI platform that helps companies transform heaps of information into insights.

Raised $161,100,000.00 from Peter Thiel, Index Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Google Ventures and Sahin Boydas.

  • Chief of Staff

    2023 - 2024

UNISON is a technology company that composes of teams from different tech companies.

  • Growth

    2024 - 2024

Tofu offers a single platform for generating multichannel campaigns at scale that deliver opportunities for B2B marketing teams.

Raised $5,000,000.00 from SignalFire, Stage 2 Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures, Index Ventures and Power of N.

  • Human Capital Scholar

    2022 - 2023

Human Capital is an Information Technology & Services company.

  • Contrary Fellow

    2021 - 2023

    One of 50 out of 1500+ applicants selected to join a diverse community of the top early-career engineers, designers, and product minds working in technology.

Contrary is a talent and research-driven investment firm. We back a small number of exceptional people and the companies they build.

  • Chief of Staff

    2022 - 2022

SmarterDx is a clinical AI company that develops automated pre-bill review tech to help hospitals maintain revenue integrity.

Raised $55,970,000.00 from Flare Capital Partners, Transformation Capital, Floodgate and Bessemer Venture Partners.

  • Vice President

    2019 - 2022

    Vice President of External Relations

Stanford Women in Business equips young women with development workshops, leadership conferences, and mentorship programs.

  • Founder

    2020 - 2022

  • Investment Analyst

    2021 - 2021

Investing in People who are Investing in the Planet

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