Our Team’s Differentiator

An actionable strategic finance skillset honed over decades of experience spanning investment banking, investing, corporate strategy and executive operating leadership

Founded by

Kelly Lyons

An investor, entrepreneur, and startup executive who has built new businesses that have raised more than $15B of capital across Wall St, Fortune 500 companies, and global investment funds.

Kelly is also the co-founder and CFO of Atlas Financial (a Lightspeed-backed company).

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PAST EXPERIENCE

Casa, President and former CFO
XRC Labs, Selection Committee, Mentor, AdvisorGolub Capital, New Fund Launch and Investing
AIG, Global M&A and Strategic Planning
Morgan Stanley, Investment Banking

Ryan Pfeiffer

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

10+ years experience helping Fortune 500 companies raise capital as an investment banker, investing in Series A startups, and leading fundraises as an operator

Paravel, Sr. Director of Finance
Deutsche Bank, Investment Banking

Abby Lyall

CHIEF OF STAFF

7+ years experience in venture capital, investing in and supporting companies across industries, from Pre-Seed through Series C

Tribeca Venture Partners, Investor
Early Employee at Quake Capital and Big Idea Ventures


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Kendall Embs

Brand strategist & copywriter

Specialized in startup and venture capital branding, content strategy, and go-to-market. She has worked across sectors including hardware and industrial AI, SaaS, crypto/Web3, fintech, healthtech, eCommerce, consumer brands, and hospitality

Chiara Rachmanis

Venture Strategist

6+ years experience across consulting and startup/VC fundraising strategy

Accenture, Strategy Consultant
Lyonshare, Chief of Staff

Marisa Messick

lead designer

7+ years of experience running a boutique design agency, specializing in brand strategy, brand identity, website design, and development

Beka Espada

Designer

Experienced in visual communication, layout, and brand identity design

Our Clients See Results

  • The team is professional, considerate, smart, and will diligently build materials to support the raise. I not only respect and appreciate the work they did, but also enjoyed working with them in the process. An exceptional team with a great outcome.”

    - Audere Capital, Maggie Sprenger, Fund GP

  • “Crafting a clear and concise message about the fund's purpose (or the "why") is one of the hardest things to do. The Lyonshare team took the heavy lift out of finding the right words and supporting data to deliver a deck suitable for the sophisticated investors our next raise will target.”

    - Altari Ventures, Anna Garcia, Fund GP

  • “This kind of work is not to be taken lightly, and the amount of work that goes into developing this is quite evident in the results. While there was initial sticker shock, I knew I would be happy with the result of the work. Prospective clients need to know the level of professionalism you have is top notch, and they need to really be prepared to dig into their business to do some real work.”

    - BC3 Technologies, Wayne Grube, Founder & CEO