Where does Elana Berkowitz work?

Elana Berkowitz is Partner at Springbank and Founding Partner at Springbank Collective.

What does Elana Berkowitz invest in?

Elana Berkowitz invests in Consumer, Fintech, Future of Work, Healthtech, HR Tech.

What check size does Elana Berkowitz write?

Elana Berkowitz typically writes checks of $250K – $1M.

Where did Elana Berkowitz go to school?

Elana Berkowitz studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration); Harvard Kennedy School (Master’s Degree, Public Administration); BROWN UNIVERSITY PROVIDENCE (Bachelor of Arts, Modern Culture + Media; Political Sci).

Elana Berkowitz

Investor

Partner at Springbank · Founding Partner at Springbank Collective

Brooklyn, New York

Writes $250K – $1M checks · typically $625K

About

Founding partner Elana Berkowitz focuses on closing the gender gap by investing in overlooked care-economy areas—childcare, eldercare, and products for women and families—bringing Obama-era government and State Department experience.

Contact· published on Elana's own website

e•••@springbank.vcreveal

Invests in

ConsumerFintechFuture of WorkHealthtechHR Tech

Founding Partner at Springbank Collective

Intro paths

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In turn, Elana can intro founders to Springbank Collective's investors below.

Springbank Collective's investors · 3

Farvatn VentureBergen FoundryBoulder · $250K – $15M checks Union Square Ventures (USV)New York City · $1M – $8M checks

Co-founders at Springbank Collective

Courtney LeimkuhlerCo-founder & Partner

Experience

Springbank CollectiveCo-Founder and Partnercurrent2020 — present
Stanford UniversityExternal Advisor, Stanford Startup Garagecurrent2023 — present
The David PrizePrize Advisorcurrent2025 — present
TechstarsMentor, Future of Longevity Acceleratorcurrent2021 — present
Strategic advisor to startups and philanthropic investorsFounder, EB Collectivecurrent2013 — present
Schmidt FuturesInvestor/Advisor2017 — 2023
CAREInnovator-in-Residence2017 — 2021
HelloVote (acquired by DemocracyWorks)Co-Founder2016 — 2021
Tala (formerly InVenture)Advisor2016 — 2020
AshokaAdvisor, Community Impact Development Group (incubator for tech led social enterprises)2012 — 2014
EtsyInternational2013
McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager; Public Sector Innovation Fellow2010 — 2013Washington, DC; Johannesburg, South Africa
New America FoundationAdjunct Fellow, Open Technology Initiative2010 — 2013
Council on Foreign RelationsMember, Independent Task Force on U.S. Policy in the Digital Age2012 — 2013
U.S. Department of StateInnovation Advisor2010
Federal Communications CommissionDirector of Economic Opportunity, National Broadband Plan2009 — 2010
Obama-Biden Transition TeamTechnology, Innovation and Government Reform Working Group2008 — 2009
GoogleResearcher, Google.org2008New York, NY
Online, printWriter2003 — 2008
Center for American ProgressFounding Team; Strategic Initiatives Manager; Editor, Campus Progress2004 — 2006
National Public Radio's Sonic Memorial ProjectContributing Producer2001 — 2002

Skills & more

Emerging Markets9StorytellingBusiness Development6Public Policy11Business Strategy2Strategy31Strategic Planning9Strategic Consulting1Change Management1Management Consulting6Project Management6Editing2

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Mobile PaymentsMobile BankingYouth EngagementCivic EngagementSocial EntrepreneurshipE-commerceEntrepreneurshipStrategic PartnershipsLeadershipPolicyPoliticsStart-ups

From Elana's professional profile.

Colleagues at Springbank

Brian Nguyen

Investor at Springbank

Courtney Leimkuhler

Managing Partner at Springbank

Jennifer Lee Koss

Founding Partner at Springbank

Network4

Brian Nguyen

Investor at Springbank

Courtney Leimkuhler

Managing Partner at Springbank

Jeff Trost

Managing Partner at Laerdal Million Lives Fund

Sarah Kunst

Founder & GP at Cleo Capital

Investors connected to Elana in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Elana Berkowitz?: Founding partner Elana Berkowitz focuses on closing the gender gap by investing in overlooked care-economy areas—childcare, eldercare, and products for women and families—bringing Obama-era government and State Department experience.
Where does Elana Berkowitz work?: Elana Berkowitz is Partner at Springbank and Founding Partner at Springbank Collective.
What does Elana Berkowitz invest in?: Elana Berkowitz invests in Consumer, Fintech, Future of Work, Healthtech, HR Tech.
What check size does Elana Berkowitz write?: Elana Berkowitz typically writes checks of $250K – $1M.
Where did Elana Berkowitz go to school?: Elana Berkowitz studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration); Harvard Kennedy School (Master’s Degree, Public Administration); BROWN UNIVERSITY PROVIDENCE (Bachelor of Arts, Modern Culture + Media; Political Sci).

Founder mafias

Stanford University mafia903

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Peter ThielJ.D.Founded PayPal +1 Reid HoffmanB.S.Founded LinkedIn +2 Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +3 Mike Maples JrBSFounded Pattern Breakers Steve JurvetsonMSEEFounded Mojo Vision Balaji SrinivasanGraduate StudentFounded Counsyl +1

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McKinsey & Company mafia337

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Elad GilConsultantFounded Brain Co.Tony XuBusiness AnalystFounded DoorDash Alexandre ProtAssociateFounded Smartven +1 Inaki BerenguerAssociateFounded InfiniteWatch +2 Ryan XueManagement ConsultantFounded Andco +2 Max AhrensFellow InternFounded Maihem +2

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Harvard Business School mafia323

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Mike Maples JrMBAFounded Pattern Breakers Hristo BorisovOPM Class 64Founded Payhawk Noubar AfeyanVisiting LecturerFounded ProFound Therapeutics +12 Wade MyersMBAFounded RealManage +5 Harry GrunerFounded Hilos +2 Ellen RubinMBAFounded ClearSky Data +2

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Techstars mafia238

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

David CummingsTechstars Boulder Accelerator 2012Founded Undaunted +4 Jeremy AchinCloud Class 2013Founded Neo Cybernetica +2 TJ ParkerTechstars Boston Accelerator 2013Founded Tjparker +2 Spencer RascoffMentorFounded HeyLibby +2 Sanjiv SanghaviTechstars New York City Accelerator 2012Founded Texture +2 Brandon PatonMentorFounded Glider +2

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Harvard Kennedy School mafia43

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Mike MoradiGlobal Leadership and Public Policy for the 21st CenturyFounded Southwest Nanotechnologies +1 Queen Chinyere QuinnMaster in Public PolicyFounded Oathafrica +1 Hillary LehrMaster in Public Administration - MPAFounded Quiller Rushika FernandopulleMPPFounded Iora Health Phil EdmundsonMPPFounded Corvus Insurance Rana el KalioubyExecutive EducationFounded Affectiva

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Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School2,000

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy Ventures Tim DraperFounder of Draper Associates Mamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins Neeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery Ventures Hristo BorisovCo-founder & CEO of Payhawk

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Also attended Harvard Kennedy School214

Jeremy PhilipsInvestor at Spark Capital Mike MoradiGeneral Partner at Cortado Ventures Andrew ForysiakOwner, AJF and Associates at Riphean Investments Douglas Lemott Jr.Vice President, SAP National Security Services at Riphean Investments Gayatri SarkarFounder and CEO at Advaita Capital Ms. BakkerManaging Director and Founder at Longitude Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Schmidt Futures23

Will ZengPartner at Quantonation Ilana WisbyEntrepreneur in Residence at Cambridge Innovation Capital Kelvin DegbotseCommercial Lead at Founders Factory Aaron SistoPartner at First Spark Ventures, Llc Jordan BlashekCo-Founder and Managing Partner at America's Frontier Fund DomFounding Director at Deep Science Ventures

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Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,549

Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil Capital Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer Capital Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at Floodgate Jeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture Partners Mike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill Ventures Jeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners

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Also worked at Council on Foreign Relations63

Erez KalirVenture Partner at FJ Labs Josh WolfePartner and Co-Founder at Lux Capital Deena ShakirPartner at Lux Capital Pam TholenHead of Investor Relations at Paradigm Elsabet JonesAssociate at Buckhill Capital Joel StennettBusiness Development & Public Policy Advisor at AI Capital

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Also worked at Federal Communications Commission6

Isabelle StyslingerSenior Associate, Rise of the Rest at Revolution Shomik DuttaCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Overture Climate Julius GenachowskiVenture Partner at Overture Climate James S. RubinCIO at Aligned Climate Capital Nick SinaiInvestor at Insight Partners Koushaw GhaffarianVice President at Juno Capital Partners