Where does Franceska Banga work?

Franceska Banga is Chair of the Board at Cure Kids Ventures.

Where did Franceska Banga go to school?

Franceska Banga studied at Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Education (Executive Education, Managing and Leading Change); Victoria University of Wellington (Honours, Economics and Finance); University of Auckland (Bachelor’s Degree, Economics and Finance).

Franceska Banga

Investor

Chair of the Board at Cure Kids Ventures

Mapua, Tasman, New Zealand

Find your path to Franceska

141 people in our graph share verified history with Franceska — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Helen SounessunlockedFranceska: together at Victoria University of Wellington (1989)

Franceska: together at NZ Growth Capital Partners

×3Franceska: together at Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Education

Franceska: together at Reserve Bank of 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

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

Skills & more

International GrowthExecutive CoachingCapital RaisingHealthcare Information Technology (HIT)Technology TransferPhilanthropyHealthcare ResearchChild HealthResearch and Development (R&D)Venture FinancingGovernment RelationsCorporate Governance

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Investment 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

Who is Franceska Banga?: 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.
Where does Franceska Banga work?: Franceska Banga is Chair of the Board at Cure Kids Ventures.
Where did Franceska Banga go to school?: Franceska Banga studied at Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Education (Executive Education, Managing and Leading Change); Victoria University of Wellington (Honours, Economics and Finance); University of Auckland (Bachelor’s Degree, Economics and Finance).

Same school

Also attended Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Education3

Peter SpasovCo-President at Marlin Equity Partners Dirk McDermottManaging Partner at Altira Group LLC Ron HirsonVenture Partner at Founders Circle Capital

Also attended Victoria University of Wellington98

Helen SounessVenture Partner at Rampersand Derek HandleyFuturist, entrepreneur, and student fascinated by what it means to live well in an increasingly chaotic world Isabel VerheggenGlobal Head of Marketing, CV Labs at CV Labs Rachel HindPrivate Client Adviser at Aura Group CarolynChief Credit Officer at Terra Firma Capital Corporation Karin LouženskáCOO at Rockaway Ventures

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Also attended University of Auckland189

EgilInvestor at Investinor Giovanni PericoliniInvestor at Medicxi Francesco MonacaInvestor at Giant Ventures Global Llp Avantika GuptaPrincipal at Type One Ventures Ed BarkerPrincipal at Square Peg Capital Jono ManickamAssociate at Square Peg Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at NZ Growth Capital Partners24

James PalmerPrincipal at Blackbird Foundry Carl JonesManaging Partner at WNT Ventures Maria Jose AlvarezManaging Partner at WNT Ventures Debra HallChair at NZ Growth Capital Partners Steve O'ConnorDeputy Chair at NZ Growth Capital Partners Paul HockingDirector at NZ Growth Capital Partners

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Also worked at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare10

Nathan BellInvestment Analyst at Movac Jordan KimptonInvestment Manager at NZ Growth Capital Partners Bryce LowenSenior Investment Analyst at NZ Growth Capital Partners Monique CooperInvestor at Motion Capital Ryan AndrewsManaging Director at Flatmate Ventures Eric ShenFounding Partner at Flatmate Ventures

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