Cecily Mak

Cecily is a mom, investor, author, and experienced operator and advisor to a number of start-ups and organizations across tech, blockchain, media, and wellbeing. She is a co-founding general partner of Wisdom Ventures, committed to advancing technology and businesses based on compassionate design that support mindfulness, human connection and well-being; chair of the board of directors for the SIY Global; and co-founding LP of How Women Invest, a venture capital firm that invests exclusively in women-led companies. Her expertise stems from over twenty years building start-ups in Silicon Valley and beyond, most recently as COO of a high growth, 3x unicorn, VC-backed crypto infra start-up. Across each role, she prioritizes presence and clarity in making decisions about how we spend our most precious resource, our time. 

Since her first of three journeys to India as a young adult, Cecily has been integrating mindfulness and wellbeing practices into all areas of her personal and professional life, often through her writing. Her current book is on what she calls ClearLife and documents her personal journey. She shares her lessons on what it means to be both gentle and fierce, and living not guided by avoidance and fear, but instead expressed fully with clarity, intention, and presence.

You can follow her on Instagram at @clearlifejourney and her Substack at cecilymak.substack.com/.