About
Investor with over 20 years in venture capital at firms including Amadeus Capital Partners, Applied Ventures, and In-Q-Tel, where she backed companies such as Twist Bioscience and Cerebras. She previously held a senior leadership role at Arm and was an early employee at a semiconductor startup.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- Black Opal VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2022 — presentSF Bay Area + London
- MonumoAdvisorcurrent2022 — presentCambridge, England, United Kingdom
- In-Q-TelManaging Director, IQT International & Senior Partner2017 — 2022Menlo Park, CA & London, UK
- ArmVice President, New Business Ventures2015 — 2017San Jose, California, United States
- Applied MaterialsGlobal Head, Applied Ventures2008 — 2015Santa Clara, California, United States
- Kennet PartnersInvestment Director, (Founding partner KSP III)2006 — 2008Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Amadeus Capital PartnersInvestment Associate, Carry partner2002 — 2006Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
- London Business SchoolMBA2001 — 2003Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- PDF SolutionsDevice Engineer (founding engineering team)1997 — 2000San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Strategic Partnerships3New Business Development2Investments22Venture Capital99Corporate Development28Entrepreneurship55Semiconductor Industry19Solar Energy11Start-ups50Financial Modeling28Semiconductors41
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Private EquityMergersDue DiligenceValuationProduct DevelopmentM&A experienceProduct ManagementPortfolio ManagementStrategyTeam LeadershipLanguages French · Spanish · Tagalog
From Eileen's professional profile.
Colleagues at Black Opal Ventures
Bill Bullock
Senior Vice President, Capital Markets, ATEL Capital Group at ATEL Ventures
Carina Tyrrell
Venture Partner at Black Opal Ventures
Dr. Carina Tyrrell
Venture Partner at Black Opal Ventures
Dr. Carina Tyrrell, MB BChir, MPH
Venture Partner at Black Opal Ventures
Dr. Tara Bishop
Founder & Managing Director at Black Opal Ventures
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Dr. Tara Bishop, MD MPH
Founder & Managing Director at Black Opal Ventures
Eileen Tanghal, MBA
Founder & Managing Director at Black Opal Ventures
Eve Castel
Venture Partner at Black Opal Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Eileen Tanghal?
- Investor with over 20 years in venture capital at firms including Amadeus Capital Partners, Applied Ventures, and In-Q-Tel, where she backed companies such as Twist Bioscience and Cerebras. She previously held a senior leadership role at Arm and was an early employee at a semiconductor startup.
- Where does Eileen Tanghal work?
- Eileen Tanghal is Founder & Managing Director at Black Opal Ventures.
- Where did Eileen Tanghal go to school?
- Eileen Tanghal studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, minor Economics); London Business School (MBA, International Finance, Entrepreneurial Management).
Same school
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Also attended London Business School711
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Shared employers
Also worked at In-Q-Tel36
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Also worked at Arm35
Simon SegarsExecutive Advisor at Black Opal VenturesDaniel BarkerPresident & CEO at HalcyonDan BarkerPresident and CEO at HalcyonBruce BeckloffCo Founder & CEO at Bloc VenturesMichael DimelowCCO at Bloc VenturesAndy GreenNon Executive Director at Bloc Ventures
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Also worked at Applied Materials65
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