Lili Balfour

San Francisco, CA United States

Chairwoman

Founded Atelier Advisors in 2007 to bring investment banking services to early-stage companies, which were traditionally ignored by investment banks. Over the past seven years, Atelier Advisors has advised over 100 startups on their funding strategy. Clients include: Bag, Borrow, or Steal, Visual IQ, Alpha Theory, Derivix, Erin Fetherston, and Peeled Snacks. Atelier Advisors guides companies through their financing options; from evaluating investors to assessing potential acquirers. Since inception, Atelier Advisors has worked with over 100 companies covering a range of industries including software, e-commerce, fashion, digital media, consumer goods, clean tech and social enterprise.