Alaina Hartley
Venture capital coach for startup founders and college applicants
| Hourly rate range | $80 to $160 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Founders and business owners and Students |
| Also coaches | Admissions consultant and Career coach |
| Credentials | Bachelor's degree in Economics and Honors English, University of Southern California; Thematic Option honors program graduate |
Alaina Hartley is a venture capital coach who helps startup founders, people breaking into venture capital and management consulting, and college applicants. She worked as a Principal at Greycroft, where she led pre-seed and seed consumer products investments from October 2022 to June 2025. Before that she worked as an investor and consultant. She also held roles at Disney, Snapchat and Wells Fargo Securities. She has guided several students through college applications.
What Alaina helps with
Alaina works with founders on raising money and with people who want to enter venture capital or consulting. She also helps students with college applications.
- Early stage startup fundraising
- Breaking into venture capital
- Getting into management consulting
- Writing a clear story for college applications
- Positioning a college application
- Preparing for college interviews
Who Alaina works with
Alaina works with startup founders, people who want careers in venture capital or management consulting, and college applicants. Her own interests are technology, entrepreneurship, finance, and retail and consumer brands.
Background and qualifications
Alaina is a Principal at Greycroft, where she led pre-seed and seed consumer products investments from October 2022 to June 2025. Earlier she worked as an investor and as an Associate and Senior Associate Consultant. She did corporate strategy work at The Walt Disney Company, was a project manager at Snapchat, and was an investment banking analyst in technology, media and telecom at Wells Fargo Securities. She earned a bachelor's degree in Economics and Honors English at the University of Southern California.
Alaina Hartley pricing
Programs and services
- One-on-one coaching
- Chat with the coach before booking
Alaina Hartley reviews
Alaina Hartley has a 5.0 out of 5 rating from 3 reviews on Leland, as of September 2026.
The CoachVouch take
A venture capital investor who led pre-seed and seed consumer products deals at Greycroft and also coaches college applicants.
Best for founders raising early funding and people aiming to break into venture capital.
Common questions
How much does Alaina Hartley charge?
Coaching with Alaina runs $80 to $160 an hour. Message Alaina from this page for an exact quote.
What does Alaina Hartley help with?
Alaina Hartley helps with early stage startup fundraising, breaking into venture capital, getting into management consulting and writing a clear story for college applications.
Does Alaina Hartley have reviews?
Alaina Hartley has a 5.0 out of 5 rating from 3 reviews on Leland, as of September 2026.
Is Alaina Hartley certified?
Alaina Hartley lists: Bachelor's degree in Economics and Honors English, University of Southern California; Thematic Option honors program graduate.
What kind of investing did Alaina do at Greycroft?
She led pre-seed and seed consumer products investments as a Principal.
How do I contact Alaina Hartley?
Send Alaina a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
Similar coaches to compare
Tick "Compare" to message several coaches at once.
Aaron Gabriel
Aaron Gabriel is a business and accountability coach who works with investors, entrepreneurs, and tech professionals. He is a 7-figure entrepreneur and investor with an MBA in accounting and 13 years of program management experience. His core skills are real estate investing, small business acquisitions, program management, and financial planning. He coaches through a 90-day process built on weekly check-ins and habit building.
Ababil Annur
Ababil Annur coaches people who want to break into AI careers and executives who want to understand AI. He has worked in growth at Anthropic and on enterprise AI solutions at Amazon AGI. He also worked as an investment associate at K50 Ventures. He co-founded a beauty startup and scaled it to 65K$ ARR before it was sold. He has coached 62 people toward AI career goals.
Abbie Nwaocha
Abbie Nwaocha is a business and accountability coach who helps new female entrepreneurs in Kenya. She founded For Her Empire to help women turn ideas into real businesses, earn steady income, and build confidence. She teaches marketing and sales. She holds CIM Level 6 and Level 7 credentials and marketing certifications from HubSpot, Google, Udacity and Shaw Academy. She also got her first job by walking into the company and asking for it.
Abhilasha Jha
Abhilasha Jha is a business and career coach in India who works with professionals who feel stuck and want to move forward. She spent over 21 years as an HR leader and was Vice President of HR at Accenture. She has coached for over 850 hours and holds the ICF Professional Certified Coach credential. Her clients include mid and senior level leaders, academics and students across many industries.
Browse related
Last updated September 2026. Request a correction.