# Marla Blow

> Marla Blow is a seed investor in Washington backing EdTech and Enterprise. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Washington, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlablow/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/marla_blow?lang=en

Marla Blow is a seed investor in Washington focused on EdTech and Enterprise. Marla is Chief Executive Officer of FS Card and a member of the company’s board of directors. Prior to FS Card Marla served as Assistant Director of Card and Payment Markets at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Marla previously spent seven years in a variety of functions at Capital One. Marla graduated from Stanford University GraduateSchool of Business with an MBA, and also earned a BS degree in Economics from University of Pennsylvania, Wharton.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 1 | 50% |
| Enterprise | 1 | 50% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 50% |
| Product Design | 1 | 50% |
| Skill Assessment | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Meaningful Gigs | Meaningful Gigs is a tech-enabled marketplace that up-skills and connects skilled African digital designers with enterprise companies. | $7M | Seed | Mar 18, 2022 | https://www.meaningfulgigs.com/ |
| Canary | Canary is a financial services company. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Jan 11, 2022 | https://workwithcanary.com/ |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Authentic Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/authentic-ventures-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Capital One Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capital-one-growth-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Capital One Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capital-one-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Restive](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/financial-venture-studio) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Marguerite Casey Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marguerite-casey-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Propel Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/propel-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Marla Blow invest in?

Marla Blow invests primarily in EdTech, Enterprise and Marketplace startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed 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.

### How do I contact Marla Blow?

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### When did Marla Blow last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Marla Blow closed in Mar 2022. 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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