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221 people in our graph share verified history with Ana — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Ornella KRIEFunlockedAna: together at Lodestar (2021–2022)
×2Ana: together at Lodestar
Ana: together at TiE Oregon
×8Ana: together at Elevate Capital
About
Finance and operations executive who co-founded Garden Bar, a fast-casual salad chain acquired by Evergreens in 2019. She led company finance and funding strategy blending equity, convertible notes, and traditional financing.
Experience
- Sankalpa LeadershipFractional CFO & Operational Leadershipcurrent2019 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
- Women Who ConnectCommunity Buildercurrent2025 — present
- FiftyPages, LLCCo-Founder, COOcurrent2024 — present
- TiE UTiE University - Startup Mentorcurrent2026 — present
- LodestarChief Executive Officer2021 — 2023California, United States
- Elevate Capital FundExecutive Partner2020 — 2023
- Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon (MESO)Board Member2020 — 2022Portland, Oregon, United States
- Entrepreneurs' OrganizationEO Portland Board Member - Past President + Finance Chair2019 — 2022Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
- TiE OregonBoard Member2020 — 2022
- GARDEN BARCo-Founder | CEO2013 — 2019Portland OR
- Chaud Consulting Group, LLCManagement Consultant + Business Advisor + CFO2000 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Strategic Thinking1Communication2Strategic Planning35Problem Solving8Management56Leadership29NegotiationTeam LeadershipStrategyFinancial Reporting4Organizational Leadership5Women’s Leadership4
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Leadership MentoringBusiness MentoringExecutive-level CommunicationVenture CapitalFundraisingFinancial ModelingBusiness PlanningHuman ResourcesProject ManagementFinanceBusiness DevelopmentBusiness ProcessLanguages English · Portuguese · Spanish
From Ana's professional profile.
Colleagues at Elevate Capital
Allie Persitz
Operating Partner at Elevate Capital
Annu Navani
Venture Partner at Elevate Capital
Anu Shukla
Venture Partner at Elevate Capital
Barbara Johnson
Executive Assistant at Elevate Capital
Ben Nahir
Partner at Elevate Capital
Brandon Ross
Senior Associate-Analyst at Elevate Capital
Chris Bright
Executive Partner at Elevate Capital
Dipty Desai
Venture Partner at Elevate Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ana Chaud?
- Finance and operations executive who co-founded Garden Bar, a fast-casual salad chain acquired by Evergreens in 2019. She led company finance and funding strategy blending equity, convertible notes, and traditional financing.
- Where does Ana Chaud work?
- Ana Chaud is Executive Partner at Elevate Capital.
- Where did Ana Chaud go to school?
- Ana Chaud studied at California State University - East Bay (Master's in Business Administration (MBA), Finance); FAAP - Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (BA, Mass Communication).
Same school
Also attended California State University - East Bay54
Shinta YuliaVice President, Finance at Sapphire VenturesSusan LeongClient Team Member at Generation Investment ManagementKrystal DelatorreExecutive Assistant at JMI EquityMie TamakiExecutive Assistant at Samsung Catalyst FundJessExecutive Assistant at Renegade PartnersSamantha PriceTalent Partner at Audacious
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Also attended FAAP - Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado28
Arthur BrennandCo-founder and Venture Partner at Onevc Venture Partners LlcNemer RahalManaging Partner at Mindset VentureClarissa BermanPrincipal at Frazier Healthcare PartnersLeonardo SalgadoCEO at Expanding CapitalGuilherme WeegeCo-Founder and Partner at Bewater VenturesDaniel HeiseSenior Partner at DGF
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Shared employers
Also worked at Elevate Capital Fund14
Nitin RaiFounder & Managing Partner at Elevate CapitalKumar SripadamGeneral Partner at Elevate CapitalBen NahirPartner at Elevate CapitalBrandon RossSenior Associate-Analyst at Elevate CapitalSoumitra SenguptaVenture Partner at Elevate CapitalKrishna ChittabathiniVenture Partner at Elevate Capital
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Also worked at Entrepreneurs' Organization109
Musaad AlkadiSr. Principal at Graphene VenturesChang NgAdvisor at Maven 11La Keisha Landrum PierreCo-Founder & General Partner at Emmeline VenturesNathan McDonaldManaging Partner & CEO at Keiretsu CapitalRich RobinsonInvestor at NZVCAdam KaufmanSenior Advisor at OVO Fund
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Also worked at TiE Oregon8
Ben NahirPartner at Elevate CapitalDonn DimondLimited Partner at Elevate CapitalLateef JacksonLimited Partner at Elevate CapitalMichael ChoiExecutive Partner at Elevate CapitalRobin JonesExecutive Partner at Elevate CapitalRaghu RaghavanPartner Emeritus at Elevate Capital
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