# Elizabeth Tse

> Elizabeth Tse is a Series A investor at Side (San Francisco Bay Area) backing SaaS and Credit. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Side](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/weslash)
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-tse-6363/
- Website: https://investors.upwork.com/management/elizabeth-tse

Elizabeth Tse is a Series A investor at Side in San Francisco Bay Area focused on SaaS and Credit. Elizabeth is responsible for Trust & Safety, Customer Success, Global Payments, and Customer Support at Elance-oDesk. Prior to joining Elance-oDesk, Elizabeth was the Chief Operating Officer for Samasource, a non-profit that provides online work to women and youth in Africa and South Asia. Previously Elizabeth was VP of Global Billing, Paymentsand Collections at eBay and held senior positions at Zuora and Providian Financial (now JP Morgan Chase). Elizabeth holds an MBA from Cornell University and a BA in Psychology from Yale University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Credit | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Lending | 1 | 50% |
| Security | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cobalt | Cobalt infuses pentesting with speed, simplicity, and transparency. Our award-winning Pentest as a Service (PtaaS) model empowers organizations to keep pace with modern software development lifecycles in an agile world. Thousands of customers and hundreds of partners rely on Cobalt’s SaaS platform and closed community of more than 400 testers. Wedeliver pentests that support business drivers, maximize internal resources, and create stronger security programs so that organizations can maintain their competitive edge and velocity of innovation. | $29M | Series B | Aug 20, 2020 |  |
| Climb Credit | Climb Credit (NMLS# 1240013) is an innovative student lending platform that makes career creation and transformation more accessible, affordable, and accountable than ever before. Driven by a mission to empower individuals to unlock their career potential – no matter what their credit profile – Climb identifies programs and schools with ademonstrated ability to improve the earnings of their graduates. Then they provide learners with financing options that are priced and structured to meet the unique needs of those seeking career elevation and increased earning power.Recognizing the dynamic and diverse nature of an economy in rapid change, Climb partners with schools that teach everything from cybersecurity to pilot training, heavy machine operation to data science, and culinary arts to coding. While some colleges are struggling to meet the real-world needs of their students, Climb and its partner schools are committed to an inspiring practicality that brings real career results as individuals Own Their Next chapter. | $9.3M | Series A | Jun 26, 2019 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [1/0 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1-0-capital-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Acumen America](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acumen-america-b7c1) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Acumen](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acumen-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [byFounders](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/byfounders) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Highland Europe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/highland-capital-partners-europe) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Learn Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/learncapital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Side

VC Fund · Paris, France

Side's mission is simple but ambitious: create the smoothest work experience, matching company's temporary needs with qualified profiles within seconds. Each month, thousands of Siders and companies - e.g. HelloFresh, Deliveroo, Urban Massage, Soundcloud, Uber, Stripe - are using Side on a regular basis, from missions of a few hours toseveral months.Since the launch in 2015, Side has been growing fast and is now managing thousands of tasks every month in France and in the UK. Side is based in Paris and London and plan to expand into new cities, industries and job categories. After a new funding round that brings to a total of $7.2M in funding, Side is supported by Xavier Niel, Jacques-Antoine Granjon, Bernard Arnault (Aglaé Ventures), Connect Ventures (Citymapper, Typeform investor), Fly Ventures, Kima Ventures, The Family and many A-level Business Angels.

5 contacts available at Side.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Darren Johnson | Chief Revenue Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/darren-johnson |
| David Benzaken | Co-Founder & Global Operations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-benzaken |
| Edouard Petit | Angel investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edouard-petit |
| Elizabeth Tse | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elizabeth-tse |
| Gaspard Schmitt | Co-Founder & Business Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaspard-schmitt |

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## FAQ

### What does Elizabeth Tse invest in?

Elizabeth Tse invests primarily in SaaS, Credit and FinTech startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Elizabeth Tse last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Elizabeth Tse closed in Aug 2020. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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