Behind the name.
Driven by a problem-solving spirit, and experience at every stage of company growth, The Renn Group believes that businesses can create value by adhering to values.
Helen has 10+ years of experience building complex companies, ranging from start-ups to multi-billion dollar conglomerates. She’s held positions at Google, YouTube, Uber and co-founded a VC-backed company in the AI / consumer-tech space. She is active in the start-up community as an advisor, angel investor, and mentor. Her work includes policy, trust & safety, market launches (GTM), org design, and biz dev partnerships.
A D.C. native, with a Silicon Valley background, she has worked on navigating difficult regulatory environments for some of the world’s top brands.
Why partner with us.
The way you structure your business should reflect your personal ethos and values. Whether you want to launch a business or have a creative project to share, we can help you build upon an established foundation.
Why the Wren bird logo?
The wren bird symbolizes strength, ingenuity, and cleverness, inspiring us to constantly improve ourselves and achieve business goals. Helen relates to the wren's resilience from balancing multiple challenges, including successfully fundraising while pregnant and navigating spouse deployments. She empathizes with those building businesses and sees it as our job as investors & advisors to help guide them to success and ease their burdens.
Helen’s Personal Pledge
“At least 5% of proceeds go to community building organizations. I personally support & volunteer my time to efforts to reduce the gender wage gap, by supporting young women and girls to pursue an education in STEM, as well as veteran & military spousal support.”
Organizations I support:
House of Ruth | Washington School for Girls | Technovation | Wounded Warrior Project | ACP