# Paige Craig > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Paige_Craig > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Paige_Craig.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paige_Craig > Source revision: 1356654189 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American venture capitalist Paige Craig Born 1975 (age 50–51) Education University of Maryland, National University Occupations Venture capitalist, Entrepreneur Organization Outlander **Paige Craig** (born 1975) is a [venture capitalist](/source/Venture_capitalist) and general partner at [Outlander](/source/Outlander), a founder-focused, seed stage venture capital firm based in [New York and San Francisco](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_York_and_San_Francisco&action=edit&redlink=1).[1] Before entering venture capital, Craig served in the United States Marine Corps and later co-founded the [Lincoln Group](/source/Lincoln_Group). ## Early life and education He began his career in the military in 1992, where he went to [West Point](/source/West_Point), ultimately becoming a cadet.[2] In 1995, he dropped out of West Point and enlisted in the [United States Marine Corps](/source/United_States_Marine_Corps) with his time in the Marines strongly influencing the development of his '33 principles for investment'[3] He got his undergraduate in Information Technology from the [University of Maryland](/source/University_of_Maryland), later earning an M.B.A from National University.[4] ## Career Craig enlisted in the Marines and was promoted to sergeant before leaving the service in 2000.[5] After the [Invasion of Iraq](/source/Invasion_of_Iraq) in 2003, he created the [Lincoln Group](/source/Lincoln_Group) and started winning Pentagon contracts to assist with "psychological operations".[5] In 2007, he sold his share of the [Lincoln Group](/source/Lincoln_Group) and moved to [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) in 2008. From 2010 to 2012, he was the CEO and cofounder of BetterWorks, whose mission was to help smaller companies create office cultures of offering abundant perks.[2][5] In May 2012, in what he described as the "lowest point of his professional career", he shut down the company and returned the remaining capital to his investor.[6] He became an [angel investor](/source/Angel_investor) to over 110 startups from 2008 to 2015. He acquired an early-stage portfolio that included [Airbnb](/source/Airbnb), [Lyft](/source/Lyft), [AngelList](/source/AngelList), [Postmates](/source/Postmates), and [Klout](/source/Klout).[7] Craig currently leads Arena Ventures.[1] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-LATimesVirtual_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-LATimesVirtual_1-1) Dave, Paresh (16 November 2015). ["Virtual reality, new media and a vet app are among week's L.A. tech highlights"](http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-la-tech-swipes-20151116-story.html). *Los Angeles Times*. Retrieved 21 April 2016. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-MyUser_Https:_February_21_2016c_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-MyUser_Https:_February_21_2016c_2-1) ["Paige Craig - CEO and Co-Founder of BetterWorks"](https://ideamensch.com/paige-craig/). Retrieved February 21, 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["How do you identify a company's vision"](https://www.venturi-group.com/podcast/vision-paige-craig/). *Venturi Group*. Retrieved 2019-11-22. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-NYTimesQuickRise_4-0)** Cloud, David S. (15 February 2006). ["Quick Rise for Purveyors of Propaganda in Iraq"](https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/15/politics/15lincoln.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0). *The New York Times*. Retrieved 21 April 2016. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Laweekly_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Laweekly_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Laweekly_5-2) ["In Silicon Beach, L.A. Angel Investor Paige Craig Sifts Through the Hype for the Next Big Thing"](http://www.laweekly.com/news/in-silicon-beach-la-angel-investor-paige-craig-sifts-through-the-hype-for-the-next-big-thing-5005047). *Laweekly.com*. Retrieved June 5, 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-MyUser_Techcrunch.com_June_5_2016c_6-0)** ["Office Perks Startup BetterWorks Will Shut Down On May 31"](https://techcrunch.com/2012/05/24/betterworks-shuts-down/). *Techcrunch.com*. 24 May 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-MyUser_Vator.tv_February_27_2016c_7-0)** ["Meet Paige Craig, Managing Partner at Arena Ventures"](http://vator.tv/news/2015-06-02-meet-paige-craig-managing-partner-at-arena-ventures). *Vator.tv*. 2 June 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2016. ## External links - [Paige Craig](https://www.linkedin.com/in/paigecraig) on [LinkedIn](/source/LinkedIn) - [Identifying a Company's Vision](https://www.venturi-group.com/podcast/vision-paige-craig/) on [Venturi-Group](https://www.venturi-group.com/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Paige Craig](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paige_Craig) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paige_Craig?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.