About
Joined Valar in 2022 to support portfolio company performance and investor communications. Previously co-founded a marketplace startup, was chief commercial officer at Stash, spent a decade at ING/Voya and practiced M&A law at Skadden.
Experience
- Montage VenturesPrincipalcurrent2026 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- Montage VenturesVice President2024 — 2026
- Montage VenturesInvestor2023 — 2024Menlo Park
- Pepperdine Graziadio Business SchoolAdjunct Professorcurrent2022 — presentMalibu, California, United States
- BOLD Capital PartnersEarly-Stage Investor2021 — 2023Santa Monica, California, United States
- PeerStreetDirector2019 — 2021
- PeerStreetManager2017 — 2019El Segundo, CA
- PeerStreetSenior Real Estate Analyst2016 — 2017Manhattan Beach, CA
- Morgan StanleyFinancial Analyst2014Beverly Hills, CA
- Royal Air Force Air CadetsSergeant2006 — 2010London Area, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Research15Public Speaking18PowerPoint20Microsoft Office21Social Media9Microsoft Excel29Statistics2Economics11Valuation24Finance25Investments12Management9
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AnalysisMarketingFinancial ModelingLanguages English · Gujarati · Spanish
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Colleagues at Valar Ventures Llc
Alison Berger
Chief Financial Officer at Valar Ventures Llc
Amina Abrahams
Principal at Valar Ventures Llc
Andrew McCormack
Strategic Advisor at Valar Ventures Llc
Elina Rayberg
Investment Principal at Valar Ventures Llc
Erin Ashley Porterfield
Employee at Valar Ventures Llc
James Fitzgerald
Managing Partner at Valar Ventures Llc
Lian Michelson
General Partner at Valar Ventures
Reuben Kobulnik
Partner at Valar Ventures Llc
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Giff Carter?
- Joined Valar in 2022 to support portfolio company performance and investor communications. Previously co-founded a marketplace startup, was chief commercial officer at Stash, spent a decade at ING/Voya and practiced M&A law at Skadden.
- Where does Giff Carter work?
- Giff Carter is Portfolio & Investor Communications at Valar Ventures Llc.
- Where did Giff Carter go to school?
- Giff Carter studied at Pepperdine University (Bachelor of Arts, Economics); Pepperdine Graziadio Business School (Master of Science (MS), Applied Finance); Brentwood School, UK (GCE Advanced Level).
Same school
Also attended Pepperdine University49
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Also attended Pepperdine Graziadio Business School47
Kenneth KellerAssociate at Marlin Equity PartnersMark FieldsInvestor at Alsop Louie PartnersHamlet YousefManaging Partner at IronGate Capital AdvisorsJessica PascoliniHead of Operations at BURNT ISLAND VENTURESNia PatelVice President at Electric Feel Ventures LlcJamie RiggsCo-Founder and General Partner at Driven
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Also attended Brentwood School, UK5
Nia PatelVice President at Electric Feel Ventures LlcOrissa UppalClient Services Associate at Love VenturesKaren KennedyExecutive Director, Philanthropy and Partnerships at Social Ventures AustraliaMergen JumanazarovVenture Investments at Raw VenturesBen LeeManaging Director, Circleup Funds at CircleUp
Shared employers
Also worked at Montage Ventures8
Howard WolfInvestor at Streamlined VenturesMatt MurphyGeneral Partner at Electric Feel Ventures LlcDaphne ChePrincipal at Electric Feel Ventures LlcConnie WangVice President at Electric Feel Ventures LlcNia PatelVice President at Electric Feel Ventures LlcSherry JhawarVenture Partner at Electric Feel Ventures Llc
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Also worked at Pepperdine Graziadio Business School4
Also worked at BOLD Capital Partners15
JackCFO at Renegade PartnersNia PatelVice President at Electric Feel Ventures LlcTeymour Boutros-GhaliCo-Founder & Managing Partner at BOLD LongevityPeter DiamandisPhysician, entrepreneur, and futurist inspiring leaders to think exponentially and create a future of abundanceGunner HardyAssociate at BOLD LongevityHelen McBrideOperating Partner at BOLD Longevity
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