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What was Celeste Amadon's Marina Green fundraising moment?

While "walking along the Marina Green with a potential investor" during her raise, a woman grabbed Celeste by the wrist and said "you don't know me but I know you because you set me up with my boyfriend" — after being "single in San Francisco for seven years." The investor's reaction: "you paying them?"

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Celeste Amadon · Known
EP 25 · Co-founder & CEO, Known
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While "walking along the Marina Green with a potential investor" during her raise, a woman grabbed Celeste by the wrist and said "you don't know me but I know you because you set me up with my boyfriend" — after being "single in San Francisco for seven years." The investor's reaction: "you paying them?"

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Celeste says someone first stopped her to say "oh my God I see you all over TikTok," and then, about 10 minutes later, a woman grabbed her wrist with the line about being set up with her boyfriend after seven years single in San Francisco. Celeste was "bewildered but obviously very excited" — she says "anytime I find out that people are dating from known it makes my day."

The investor, walking off, asked "you paying them?" Celeste said no, "but that's a great idea." Her takeaway: "when you're creating a positive impact on people's life, they want to say thank you."