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267 people in our graph share verified history with Courtney — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Jasmine YangunlockedCourtney: together at Duff & Phelps (2018)
×6Courtney: together at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
×3Courtney: together at Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Courtney: together at Duff & Phelps
About
Head of Platform who previously was an MBA Associate at Chicago Ventures and worked at West Loop Ventures on B2B fintech investments. Earlier she was a VP at Duff & Phelps in financial consulting and valuation.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- Motivate Venture CapitalHead of Platformcurrent2026 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- Motivate Venture CapitalSenior Associate2023 — 2026Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Motivate Venture CapitalAssociate2020 — 2023Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Chicago VenturesMBA VC Associate2019 — 2020Greater Chicago Area
- Northwestern University - Kellogg School of ManagementMBA, Full-Time Program2018 — 2020Evanston, IL
- West Loop VenturesMBA VC Associate2019Greater Chicago Area
- Duff & PhelpsVice President, Disputes & Investigations2018Chicago
- Duff & PhelpsSenior Associate, Disputes & Investigations2014 — 2018Chicago, Illinois
- Duff & PhelpsAnalyst, Disputes & Investigations2013 — 2014Greater Chicago Area
- The Kenrich Group LLCConsulting Intern2012Chicago, Illinois
Skills & more
Microsoft Excel1Microsoft Office1Financial Analysis1PowerPointMicrosoft WordFinancial ModelingSocial MediaMergers & AcquisitionsValuationData Analysis1Consulting1Leadership1
Languages English · Spanish
From Courtney's professional profile.
Colleagues at Motivate Venture Capital
Andy Will
General Partner at Motivate Venture Capital
Bonnie Kearns
Chief Operations Officer at Motivate Venture Capital
David Wieland
Founder and Managing Partner at Motivate Venture Capital
Jackson Bubala
Principal at Motivate Venture Capital
Lauren DeLuca
Founder and Managing Partner at Motivate Venture Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Courtney Trunk?
- Head of Platform who previously was an MBA Associate at Chicago Ventures and worked at West Loop Ventures on B2B fintech investments. Earlier she was a VP at Duff & Phelps in financial consulting and valuation.
- Where does Courtney Trunk work?
- Courtney Trunk is Head of Platform at Motivate Venture Capital.
- Where did Courtney Trunk go to school?
- Courtney Trunk studied at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance); Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Bachelor of Science - BS, Finance); ESCP (International Business).
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Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management1,135
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Also attended Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign112
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Shared employers
Also worked at Motivate Venture Capital11
David WielandFounder and Managing Partner at Motivate Venture CapitalLauren DeLucaFounder and Managing Partner at Motivate Venture CapitalJackson BubalaPrincipal at Motivate Venture CapitalAndy WillGeneral Partner at Motivate Venture CapitalBonnie KearnsChief Operations Officer at Motivate Venture CapitalJohn DrakeInvestor at Bessemer Venture Partners
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Also worked at Chicago Ventures17
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Also worked at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management79
Karthik ChakkarapaniInvestor at Foundation CapitalEduardo BeffermannVenture Partner at Fen VenturesAlex WearnVenture Partner at Polymorphic CapitalMichael CohnCo-Founder & Partner at GSV VenturesJoe KaiserSenior Investment Advisor at Mercato PartnersMike BrennanBoard Member, Advisor, COO at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL
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Also worked at Duff & Phelps41
Jasmine YangVice President at Sapphire VenturesYelena ShkolnikPartner at Jump CapitalRob MaxfieldAssistant Vice President at Golub GrowthLauren PerlInvestor at Madison Dearborn PartnersJebran RaashedInvestment Manager at Octopus VenturesBennett MearsVice President at NaviMed Capital
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