Amber Atherton

Amber Atherton is a venture capitalist and entrepreneur. A partner at venture capital firm Patron, Atherton was born in Hong Kong circa 1991, before moving to the United Kingdom. In her youth, she started an online jewelry marketplace called My Flash Trash that she later sold, and other businesses. In 2011, she co-starred on the show Made in Chelsea and was featured in 19 episodes over the first three seasons. She started social media marketing business Zyper, which was later acqui-hired by Discord, before joining Patron.

Early life Amber Atherton was born in Hong Kong circa 1991. According to Atherton, her father was a pilot for Cathay Pacific and her parents encouraged her to be entrepreneurial early on. She started learning how to code when she was ten years-old. Atherton started selling books and CD ROMs on the internet as a child She attended Benenden School, a private boarding school in Kent, England,

Career In high school, Amber Atherton started a blog where she posted photos of her and her friends with jewelry. She interned for Vogue and Hermès, The My Flash Trash business grew after the princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, bought seven pieces of jewelry from the site in 2012 and wore them on the royal tour. Atherton worked with angel investors and partnered with a factory in China. Atherton also started her own line of accessories that are sold in boutique fashion stores in London initially through an incubator program called Y Combinator. Atherton moved the startup from London to the United States in 2017. She raised £750,000 in funding in 2017 and £2 million in 2018. She subsequently worked at Discord as Head of Strategic Communities.

In 2021, Atherton created an entrepreneurial award called The Atherton Award that is awarded to young girls for entrepreneurship. She has invested in more than 35 startups as of 2024.