# Carlotta Siniscalco

> Carlotta 'Lotti' Siniscalco is a General Partner at Emergence Capital in San Francisco, the first woman partner in the firm's two-decade history. She backs early-stage enterprise software and fintech founders, with board roles at Federato, Whistic, and High Alpha. Milanese by birth, Wharton and Stanford by training, she sent cold emails to every AIFI member as a teenager to break into venture and hasn't slowed since.

- **Role:** General Partner at Emergence Capital
- **Organizations:** Emergence Capital, Kauffman Fellows, Firedrop (LP)
- **From:** Milan, Italy
- **Nationality:** Italian
- **Education:** B.S. in Economics, cum laude, Finance major, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Exchange program, HEC Paris, MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** First female partner at Emergence Capital, Kauffman Fellow, Inspiring Fifty Italy honoree (2021)

## Career timeline

- **early career** — Investment Banking Analyst at Goldman Sachs, New York
- **pre-2018** — Private equity at Advent International; time at NerdWallet and Ribbit Capital
- **2018** — Joined Emergence Capital as Senior Associate
- **2020** — Promoted to Principal at Emergence; led first investment in Whistic (Series A, $12M)
- **2021** — Named Partner at Emergence - first woman partner in firm's 18-year history
- **2024+** — General Partner at Emergence Capital, leading enterprise SaaS and fintech investments

## Achievements

- First female partner at Emergence Capital
- Kauffman Fellow
- Inspiring Fifty Italy honoree (2021)
- Board roles at Federato, Whistic, High Alpha; observer at Oyster and Talent Hack
- Led Emergence's first fully-remote Series A round during COVID

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Emergence Capital active across Fund VII era enterprise SaaS and AI-native investments.

## Links

- Website: https://www.emcap.com/people/lotti-siniscalco
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlottasiniscalco
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/Carlottasini

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Last updated: 2026-05-19