Executive Spotlight: Camille Ricketts, Operating Partner and Head of Marketing at XYZ Venture Capital (2027)
Camille Ricketts is an operating partner and head of marketing at XYZ Venture Capital. XYZ's own team page lists her title as Operating Partner, and its bio for her says she is "operating partner & head of marketing at XYZ." Some earlier outside pages call her a Partner, so this page uses the title on XYZ's current site.
She is known as the first marketing leader at Notion and as the founding editor of First Round Review during her time as First Round Capital's first Head of Content & Marketing. Her bio also lists earlier work managing communications for Tesla Motors and reporting for The Wall Street Journal.
This page uses public professional information only.
Current role and company
XYZ's bio says she closely advises companies, leads select investments and helps the firm reach the best prospective founders. It adds that she provides domain expertise to startups at key inflection points, such as launching, fundraising and building go-to-market plans.
- Title (XYZ team page)Operating Partner.
- Role described in XYZ bioOperating partner and head of marketing.
- Firm description (XYZ)A team of investors with deep domain expertise in company building.
- Focus named on a 2024 podcast pageProduct-led growth companies and creator tools.
Career path
- Education. XYZ's bio says she has a BA from Stanford University. A 2024 podcast page adds that the degree is in history and that she worked on The Stanford Daily.
- The Wall Street Journal. She began as a reporter at The Wall Street Journal, according to XYZ and the podcast page.
- Tesla Motors. She managed communications for Tesla Motors.
- First Round Capital. XYZ says she became First Round's first Head of Content & Marketing and founded and edited the publication First Round Review.
- Notion. She was the first marketing leader at Notion, joining when the team was 10 people, per XYZ's bio.
- XYZ Venture Capital. She is now at XYZ, where she combines investing with running marketing for the firm.
What she is known for
- First Round Review. XYZ credits her with founding and editing the industry publication, which it says was read by over 500,000 people each month.
- Notion's first marketing leader. A 2024 podcast page describes her as Notion's first marketing hire, who helped build its global brand, strategy and team.
- Writing for founders. She is listed as an author of The Brain Hacks Top Founders Use to Get Stuff Done in First Round Review, according to her LinkedIn page.
- Advising startups. XYZ says she advises companies and leads select investments.
Leadership style and philosophy
The points below come from a Mission.org write-up of a talk she gave while Head of Marketing at Notion. The page was read through a summarizing fetch tool, so check the original wording.
- Helpful or emotional. Her core thesis, as summarized, is that content only succeeds when it is helpful or resonates emotionally.
- Content scales. She describes content as the most scalable channel for expressing what a brand stands for.
- Business buyers are people. She applies the same rule to enterprise marketing, since business buyers are people too.
- Stand out. She says differentiating helps a brand claim a distinct space with its audience.
Key numbers (company-reported)
These figures come from XYZ's bio of her and describe her past employers. They are self-reported by XYZ, undated, and not independently verified.
- Notion team size when she joined (XYZ bio)10 people.
- Notion value reached, as she built marketing (XYZ bio, undated)$10 billion.
- Notion weekly active users (XYZ bio, undated)5.5 million.
- First Round Review monthly readers (XYZ bio, undated)Over 500,000.
What to watch next
Worth tracking: which product-led growth and creator-tool companies XYZ backs with her involvement, and any new writing or talks from her on early-stage go-to-market.
Questions people ask
Who is Camille Ricketts?
She is an operating partner and head of marketing at XYZ Venture Capital, and the first marketing leader at Notion.
What is Camille Ricketts's current title?
XYZ's team page lists her as Operating Partner, and its bio says operating partner and head of marketing. Some earlier outside pages call her a Partner.
What did Camille Ricketts do at Notion?
XYZ's bio says she was the first marketing leader at Notion, joining when the team was 10 people.
What is First Round Review?
XYZ describes it as an industry publication that she founded and edited as First Round Capital's first Head of Content & Marketing.
Where did she work before venture capital?
XYZ's bio lists Notion, First Round Capital, communications at Tesla Motors and reporting at The Wall Street Journal.
Sources
- XYZ Venture Capital: Team · Title, bio, career history, company-reported figures and headshot
- next play podcast: Camille Ricketts joining Notion as first marketing leader (Aug 13, 2024) · Partner listing, focus areas, education
- Mission.org: Creating scalable content with Camille Ricketts · Her content strategy views
- Camille Ricketts on LinkedIn · XYZ affiliation, First Round Review article
Facts were read from the linked pages on October 31, 2026. Some pages were read through a fetch tool that returns summaries, so confirm details on the original page. The hero photo is from XYZ's team page, centered on a card. Company figures are labelled company-reported. This page covers public professional information only.
Top photo: XYZ Venture Capital (xyz.vc/team)