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Franceska Banga

Investor

Chair of the Board at Cure Kids Ventures

Mapua, Tasman, New Zealand

About

Recognised CEO, chair and director and founding CEO of the New Zealand Venture Investment Fund; she brings extensive governance experience across finance, technology and health, and chairs the Cure Kids Board.

Experience

  1. Cure KidsChaircurrent2020 — presentNew Zealand
  2. Continuity Capital PartnersIndependent Directorcurrent2015 — presentNew Zealand
  3. Cure Kids VenturesChaircurrent2021 — presentNew Zealand
  4. FAB GroupIndependent Chair2016 — 2018Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
  5. Constellation Capital ManagementIndependent Director2014 — 2018New Zealand
  6. Auckland Tourism, Events & Economic Development (ATEED)Director, Chair of Audit Commitee2010 — 2017Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
  7. FrogparkingExecutive Director2013 — 2017Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
  8. NZ Growth Capital PartnersChief Executive Officer2001 — 2016Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
  9. Fisher & Paykel HealthcareFuture Director appointee2014 — 2015Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
  10. Capital Market Development TaskforceMember2008 — 2009
  11. Ministry of Research, Science and TechnologyChief Advisor Strategy2000 — 2001Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
  12. The TreasuryHealth Director1996 — 1999Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
  13. Reserve Bank of New ZealandSenior Financial Analyst1988 — 1990Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Education

  1. Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive EducationExecutive Education, Managing and Leading Change1996
  2. Victoria University of WellingtonHonours, Economics and Finance1989
  3. University of AucklandBachelor’s Degree, Economics and Finance1985 — 1987
  4. Heretaunga Institute of Health ScienceBachelor of Applied Science - BASc

Skills & more

International GrowthExecutive CoachingCapital RaisingHealthcare Information Technology (HIT)Technology TransferPhilanthropyHealthcare ResearchChild HealthResearch and Development (R&D)Venture FinancingGovernment RelationsCorporate Governance
+12 moreInvestment ManagementBoard GovernanceShare TradingCoaching & MentoringInvestmentsEntrepreneurshipVenture CapitalBusiness StrategyStrategyLeadershipStrategic PlanningManagement Consulting

Languages English

From Franceska's professional profile.

Colleagues at Cure Kids Ventures

Howard Moore
Director at Cure Kids Ventures
Matthew McMahon
Chief Investment Manager at Cure Kids Ventures
Matthew Payton
Director at Cure Kids Ventures
Merryn Tawhai
Director at Cure Kids Ventures
Molly Yang
Investment Principal at Cure Kids Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Franceska Banga work?
Franceska Banga is Chair of the Board at Cure Kids Ventures.

Same school

Also attended Victoria University of Wellington52

Helen SounessVenture Partner at RampersandDerek HandleyFounder, Insight Partner at Aera VCIsabel VerheggenGlobal Head of Marketing, CV Labs at CV LabsRachel HindPrivate Client Adviser at Aura GroupRyanInvestor at Matchstick VenturesMoritz ReckPrincipal at Engelhardt Kaupp Kiefer & Co. Management GmbH

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Also attended University of Auckland111

EgilInvestor at InvestinorGiovanni PericoliniInvestor at MedicxiFrancesco MonacaInvestor at Giant Ventures Global LlpAvantika GuptaPrincipal at Type One VenturesEd BarkerPrincipal at Square Peg CapitalJono ManickamAssociate at Square Peg Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at NZ Growth Capital Partners24

James PalmerPrincipal at Blackbird FoundryDebra HallChair at NZ Growth Capital PartnersSteve O'ConnorDeputy Chair at NZ Growth Capital PartnersPaul HockingDirector at NZ Growth Capital PartnersPaul ReidDirector at NZ Growth Capital PartnersJames PinnerChief Executive Officer at NZ Growth Capital Partners

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Also worked at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare8

Jordan KimptonInvestment Manager at NZ Growth Capital PartnersBryce LowenSenior Investment Analyst at NZ Growth Capital PartnersMonique CooperInvestor at Motion CapitalAlexander RiversInvestment Analyst at Bridgewest VenturesRyan AndrewsManaging Director at Flatmate VenturesEric ShenFounding Partner at Flatmate Ventures

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