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Candace Widdoes

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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.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
General Partner
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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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.
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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
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Education
2000 - 2004
BS
University of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School of Business
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