# Aliisa Rosenthal

> Aliisa Rosenthal is a General Partner at Acrew Capital and the firm's first GP hire since founding in 2019. She was the first commercial leader at OpenAI, where she scaled enterprise revenue from roughly $10M to roughly $10B and built ChatGPT Enterprise's go-to-market motion. She invests in AI-native companies reshaping enterprise software.

- **Role:** General Partner at Acrew Capital
- **Organizations:** Acrew Capital, OpenAI, WalkMe, Mixpanel
- **Nationality:** American
- **Known for:** First commercial hire at OpenAI, Scaled OpenAI enterprise revenue from ~$10M to ~$10B in roughly three years, Built OpenAI's enterprise sales team from 2 people to hundreds

## Career timeline

- **pre-2018** — Senior sales leadership at Mixpanel, building commercial operations during growth
- **2018-2022** — Senior sales leadership at WalkMe, helping guide the company through IPO
- **2022-2025** — First commercial hire at OpenAI; built and led enterprise sales org from 2 to hundreds; scaled enterprise revenue from ~$10M to ~$10B
- **2026-01** — Joins Acrew Capital as General Partner, the firm's first GP hire since founding in 2019

## Achievements

- First commercial hire at OpenAI
- Scaled OpenAI enterprise revenue from ~$10M to ~$10B in roughly three years
- Built OpenAI's enterprise sales team from 2 people to hundreds
- Led go-to-market for ChatGPT Enterprise launch
- Helped guide WalkMe through its IPO
- First GP added to Acrew Capital since its 2019 founding

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Announced as General Partner at Acrew Capital; first GP hire since the firm's 2019 founding
- **2026-01** — Featured in TechCrunch and Venture Capital Journal on her move from OpenAI to venture

## Links

- Website: https://www.acrewcapital.com/team-members/aliisa-rosenthal
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliisa-rosenthal
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/aliisarosenthal

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Last updated: 2026-07-03