Charley Ma

Charley Ma is a co-founder and managing partner at Pathlight Ventures and co-organizer of Cliff Club, a community for early employees at venture-backed companies launched in NYC. He is best known for his career as a serial early business hire at high-growth startups, including stints as the first business hire at Plaid, an early business hire at Alloy, and head of growth at Ramp. Cliff Club, which he co-organized with Leeor Mushin and Yoni Rechtman, is designed as a peer community for startup early employees to share experiences and navigate the unique challenges of joining before a company has an established playbook.