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About
Gil Penchina is a Partner at Ridge Ventures, which he joined as a Venture Partner in 2011 and where he became a Managing Director in 2017. He previously co-founded Fastly, served as CEO of Wikia, and was on the pre-IPO executive team at eBay, with earlier roles at General Electric and Bain & Company. He holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Business.
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Deals · 3
Varis, Inc.Board seat
via Ridge Ventures · filed Nov 2024 · $10M raise
JyveBoard seat
via Ridge Ventures · filed Jun 2017 · $6.2M raise
Vouch FinancialBoard seat
via Ridge Ventures · filed Jan 2015 · $5K raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
Sources: SEC Form D filings · the firm's website · curated public sources.
Colleagues at Ridge Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gil Penchina?
- Gil Penchina is a Partner at Ridge Ventures, which he joined as a Venture Partner in 2011 and where he became a Managing Director in 2017. He previously co-founded Fastly, served as CEO of Wikia, and was on the pre-IPO executive team at eBay, with earlier roles at General Electric and Bain & Company. He holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Business.
- Where does Gil Penchina work?
- Gil Penchina is Partner at Ridge Ventures.
- What boards does Gil Penchina sit on?
- Gil Penchina holds tracked board seats at Fastly, Jyve, Varis, Inc., Vouch Financial.
- What companies has Gil Penchina invested in?
- Investments tracked here include AltSchool, AngelList, Atrium, Cruise Automotive, Datanyze, Dollar Shave Club, eShares, Hooked, Indiegogo, LinkedIn, PagerDuty, PayPal, and 2 more.
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