Sarah Leary – Startup Investor Profile

Sarah Leary is a Venture Partner at Unusual Ventures where she focuses on building out the consumer practice. She has a background as the Co-Founder and Vice President of Marketing at Nextdoor and has previous experience at companies like Shopping.com and Epinions. Sarah’s investment range typically falls between $100K to $500K, with a sweet spot of $250K. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and an MBA from Harvard University. Her collaboration styles are driven by a collaborative nature and open communication, making her an effective leader and partner in business ventures.

Location: San Francisco, CA

Country: United States of America

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Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed

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AI Reasoning: I searched Unusual Ventures’ site and press, Crunchbase, Forbes, Business Insider, news coverage and other public records. Those sources show Sarah Leary’s role at Unusual Ventures (joined ~2020) and reporting that she returned to Nextdoor leadership in July 2025, but I could not find any verifiable public record of a specific startup investment (company name and date) attributable to her as lead. No recent portfolio entry or press release naming a startup she led an investment in was found, so there is insufficient evidence to identify a recent investment.

Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.

Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.

Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.