Deva Santiago
InvestorPeople & Talent Advisor at Ritual Capital Β· VP, Talent Acquisition at Crusoe
San Francisco, California, United States
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About
Deva Santiago is VP of Talent at Crusoe, where she focuses on recruiting and organizational scaling for early-stage companies. Her prior experience includes building teams at Tailscale, Rippling, Dropbox, Weebly, and Hipmunk. She advises music industry clients on technology investment and partnership strategy, and serves as an advisor with SV Angel and Fuel Capital.
Experience
- CrusoeVP of Talentcurrent2024 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Ritual CapitalPeople & Talent Advisorcurrent2023 β present
- TailscaleVP of Talent2022 β 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- RipplingVice President of Talent2019 β 2022
- nurxVP of People2017 β 2019
- Fuel CapitalTalent Partner2016 β 2018
- Weebly (Acquired by Square)VP of Talent2011 β 2017
- SFConnect /Project Homeless ConnectCo-Founder2005 β 2016
- DropboxVP of Talent (Consultant)2009 β 2010
- SearchMeVP of Talent2008 β 2009
- Vontu (Acquired by Symantec)Director of Talent Acquisition2005 β 2008
- Cast Iron Systems (Acquired by IBM)Director of Talent Acquisition2002 β 2005
- 12 EntrepreneuringTalent Acquisition2000 β 2001
- NBC Internet/SnapGM of Recruiting1998 β 2000
- Snap (Acquired by NBC)Technical Recruiter1998 β 2000
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Deva Santiago?
- Deva Santiago is VP of Talent at Crusoe, where she focuses on recruiting and organizational scaling for early-stage companies. Her prior experience includes building teams at Tailscale, Rippling, Dropbox, Weebly, and Hipmunk. She advises music industry clients on technology investment and partnership strategy, and serves as an advisor with SV Angel and Fuel Capital.
- Where does Deva Santiago work?
- Deva Santiago is People & Talent Advisor at Ritual Capital.
- Where did Deva Santiago go to school?
- Deva Santiago studied at University of San Francisco.
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