Candace Widdoes in

Candace Widdoes

Energizer · DISC type I
General Partner at ICONIQ
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Candace Widdoes is a General Partner at ICONIQ Growth, where she focuses on investing in B2B software, application, and infrastructure companies. With previous experience as COO of Plug and Play Tech Center, she specializes in partnering with visionary entrepreneurs to help them scale. Colleagues have described her as confident and transformational.

Outside of her investment work, Candace often expresses gratitude and appreciation for her professional partners and team. She is married to Matt Widdoes, who is also in the technology industry, and she publicly celebrates his career accomplishments.

Before becoming an investor, Candace launched over 50 corporate innovation programs, connecting startups with major corporations.

Read the full overview →
Experience
21 Years
Current Role
General Partner
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Candace shows up

Enthusiastic
Believer
Imaginative

They are people oriented, friendly and like creating new connections. Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions. They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.

Priorities

Topics Candace cares about

B2B Software Investing
As a General Partner at ICONIQ Growth, she leads investments and serves on the board of several B2B SaaS and security companies, including Drata and Finch.
Corporate Innovation
Leverages her deep experience from Plug and Play Tech Center, where she was COO and connected early-stage startups with large corporations for business development.
+5 more topics Login to view topics
Career

Work history

8-2020
General Partner
ICONIQ
6-2020 - 7-2020
Chief Development Officer
Plug and Play Tech Center
5-2016 - 6-2020
Chief Operating Officer
Plug and Play Tech Center
10-2015 - 4-2016
SVP & Head of Corporate Innovation Platforms
Plug and Play Tech Center
11-2011 - 10-2015
Vice President Strategic Partnerships
Plug and Play Tech Center
In the press

Media appearances

No media yetWe could not find public media appearances for this person.
Education
2000 - 2004
BS
University of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School of Business
Social presence
in
Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

I

Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

More profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Unlock the full playbookSee exactly how to sell to Candace. Free, 10 seconds.