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Shaper Capital was founded by Travis May, who led the two biggest data companies created in the last 20 years (LiveRamp and Datavant); we’ve launched six companies over the past year, creating data businesses that follow similar playbooks across industries.\nBy joining Shaper today, you’ll be part of a small, ambitious team driven by the belief that the world’s greatest problems have yet to be solved and the most transformative companies have yet to be built. We empower our portfolio companies to create businesses that transform industries, and we believe in hiring individuals who are smart, nice, and get things done. We invest in hiring high potential and humble individuals who thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and can rapidly grow their responsibilities as we reimagine company creation.\nRole Overview: \nWe’re building a “CFO-in-Residence ” program to identify and cultivate the next wave of finance leaders for Shaper’s portfolio. 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