# Cecily Mak

> Cecily Mak is a co-founding general partner of Wisdom Ventures, a San Francisco-based fund backing technology and companies that support mindfulness, human connection, and well-being. A former lawyer and Silicon Valley operator (Rhapsody, Flipboard, ConsenSys, Blockdaemon), she is also the founder of the ClearLife community and author of Undimmed: The Eight Awarenesses for Freedom from Unwanted Habits (Flatiron Books, January 2026).

- **Role:** Co-Founding General Partner at Wisdom Ventures
- **Organizations:** Wisdom Ventures, ClearLife, ClearLife Reset, SIY Global (board chair), How Women Invest (co-founding LP), Alcohol Policy Alliance (board)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Adjunct faculty, Digital Media Law (since 2006), University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings)
- **Known for:** Co-founding General Partner of Wisdom Ventures ($90M AUM), Closed $16M first close of Wisdom Ventures Fund II (June 2025), Author of Undimmed: The Eight Awarenesses for Freedom from Unwanted Habits (Flatiron, 2026)

## Career timeline

- **early career** — Associate at Shartsis Friese, LLP
- **pre-2007** — In-house counsel at RealNetworks
- **2007-2013** — SVP & General Counsel at Rhapsody International (founding team that spun out of the RealNetworks/Viacom JV)
- **2013-2019** — Chief Legal & Business Officer, then Chief Revenue Officer at Flipboard; helped raise $150M across Series C & D
- **2018** — Drafted The Eight Awarenesses framework at her kitchen counter
- **2019-2021** — Partner at ConsenSys
- **2021-2023** — Chief Operating Officer at Blockdaemon (3x unicorn crypto infra)
- **2023** — Co-founded Wisdom Ventures with Bradley Horowitz and Soren Gordhamer
- **2025-06** — Wisdom Ventures Fund II first close at $16M
- **2026-01-06** — Undimmed published by Flatiron Books / Macmillan, introduction by Yung Pueblo

## Achievements

- Co-founding General Partner of Wisdom Ventures ($90M AUM)
- Closed $16M first close of Wisdom Ventures Fund II (June 2025)
- Author of Undimmed: The Eight Awarenesses for Freedom from Unwanted Habits (Flatiron, 2026)
- Helped raise $150M at Flipboard across Series C and D
- Founding team member of Rhapsody International
- Named 'Woman Leader in Tech Law' by The Recorder
- Honored by Digital Media Wire as one of '25 Executives to Watch in Digital Entertainment'
- Nominated for Billboard Magazine's Women in Music
- Founding LP of How Women Invest
- Board chair of SIY Global (Search Inside Yourself)
- Built the ClearLife community to 130,000+ members

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Undimmed published by Flatiron Books
- **2025-06** — Wisdom Ventures announces $16M first close of Fund II focused on tech-enabled well-being

## Links

- Website: https://www.cecilymak.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecilymak/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/WisdomVentures_
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clearlifejourney/

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Last updated: 2026-05-19