Stata graduated from the Grossman School of Business at the University of Vermont in 1991.
[1] She started her career at Lotus Development Corporation, then managed the global service center for Restrac (later Webhire).
[2] She was the co-founder and CEO of Deploy Solutions, a software company concerned with human resources, in 1996.
[3] From 2008 to 2010, she worked as an angel investor, advisor and COO of Jackpot Rewards.
Stata is co-founder and general partner of Boston Seed Capital.