Profile
Ms. Alves joined Sigma Partners in 2003.
Prior to that, she spent five years at Weiss, Peck and Greer Venture Partners (now Lightspeed Venture Partners).
Prior to joining Sigma Partners, she also served as CFO at Blacksmith Capital Partners.
Earlier in her career, she was a senior manager in the audit practice at Ernst & Young, LLP in both Toronto and San Francisco.
Ms. Alves holds a BA in honors Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.
She is a Chartered Accountant and a member of both the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Ontario Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Former positions of Melissa Alves
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Sigma Partners
 Sigma Partners Investment ManagersFinance Sigma Partners (Sigma Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1984 by J. Burgess Jamieson and C. Bradford C. Jeffries. The firm is headquartered in Danville, California. | Director of Finance/CFO | 15/03/2011 |
Ernst & Young LLP
 Ernst & Young LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Lightspeed Management Co LLC
 Lightspeed Management Co LLC Investment ManagersFinance Lightspeed Management Co. LLC (Lightspeed Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1971. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It was formerly known as Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners. | Director of Finance/CFO | - |
Training of Melissa Alves
| University of Western Ontario | Undergraduate Degree |
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Sigma Partners
Sigma Partners Investment ManagersFinance Sigma Partners (Sigma Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1984 by J. Burgess Jamieson and C. Bradford C. Jeffries. The firm is headquartered in Danville, California. | Finance |
Lightspeed Management Co LLC
Lightspeed Management Co LLC Investment ManagersFinance Lightspeed Management Co. LLC (Lightspeed Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1971. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It was formerly known as Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners. | Finance |
Ernst & Young LLP
Ernst & Young LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
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