About

After graduating from Harvard College in 2008, Aubrie began her career in the internal strategy group at Fidelity Investments. There, she paid off her student debt and saved up to start her first company, Bow & Drape.

In 2012, she launched B&D, the first mass customization apparel and accessories brand. The company grew to cult status after launching its customizable, sequin sweatshirt, selling tens of thousands in its first year to celebrity customers such as Serena Williams, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Halle Berry, Selma Blair, and many more. Partnering early on with the likes of SoulCycle, Uber, The New York Post, and Maybelline, Bow & Drape set itself apart as a brand that understood the millennial zeitgeist. The real innovation, however, was the technology the team built to power its decentralized, localized manufacturing capability it built across China, Japan, and the US.

Heralded by Glamour as “the little black sweatshirt” that just gets you, Bow & Drape scaled rapidly selling online and in over 350 Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s, and Hudson’s Bay stores. In 2018, Harvard Business School highlighted Bow & Drape’s growth story before the company sold to WIN Brands Group in 2019.

Toward the end of her Bow & Drape journey, Aubrie spent time angel investing via XFactor Ventures, a fund run by female operators backing startups with female founding teams. There, Aubrie led investments in companies like maude, Ceremonia, Trashie, Shiru, and Foodology. Angel investments include companies like Elvy, Rosy Soil, The Renatural, and Faro.

Aubrie transitioned full-time to investing at Alpaca VC in 2020, backing early stage founders pushing foundational industries in the real world forward. She took a leadership role in the firm early, re-branding the firm and leading its transformation to an AI-native venture capital firm in mid-2025.

She currently sits on the board of several companies, including Intramotev, Applied Atomics, and TapStitch.

She lives in Brooklyn with her partner, house plants, and baby, Lucky.

Awards + Recognition

2024

The Seed 40: The best women early-stage investors of 2024

Girl Scouts of Greater New York, Gold Achievement Honoree

2017

Glossy Awards, Best Use of Instagram by a Brand

2015 + 2017

Women2Watch in Retail Disruption

2016

LinkedIn’s Next Wave: Top Professionals under 35

2015

Forbes 30 under 30

2014

PayPal 30 under 30 Movers + Shakers

An image from Glamour Magazine of a woman standing against a white tiled wall, smiling and posing with her arms raised, wearing a black Bow & Drape sweatshirt that says "LITTLE BLACK SWEATSHIRT" in gold sequin letters and a bright red skirt.