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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Can you join me in donating? https://t.co/WhmjVjGcBZ?
Jun 1, 2026
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the Chinese government is offering all-expenses-paid trips to American social-media influencers they hope will help promote a “cooler China.” https://t.co/HXV09cjXrT
Jul 5, 2025 · ♥ 5
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Check out @Beyond's feature in @Wired on what the future of social will look like! https://t.co/3cJ4ZKrVvQ
Feb 14, 2025 · ♥ 3
Experience
- Ridge VenturesPartnercurrent2017 — present
- .Angel in unicorns: FSLY, LNKD, Paypal, Clubhouse, Discord, Carta, Atai, Side, Bolt, Vise2011 — 2017
- Fastly. NYSE: FSLYCo-Founder2011 — 2015
- eBayVP, General Manager, International2004 — 2006
- eBayVP and General Manager, International Expansion2002 — 2004
- eBayVP and GM, Collectibles Business2002
- eBayVP Business Development2000 — 2002
- eBayDirector, Mergers and Acquisitions1999 — 2000
- eBayManager, Business Development1998 — 1999
- General ElectricLots of engineering and business roles1991 — 1995Greater Cleveland
Education
- University of Massachusetts AmherstBS, Industrial Engineering
- Northwestern University - Kellogg School of ManagementMBA
Skills & more
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EntrepreneurshipStrategyManagementStrategic PartnershipsOnline MarketingMergersMobile DevicesAnalyticsLeadershipLead GenerationMergers & AcquisitionsOnline AdvertisingLanguages Czech · French
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Same school
Also attended University of Massachusetts Amherst72
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Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management521
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ridge Ventures21
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Also worked at eBay132
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Also worked at General Electric160
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Deals · 4
Varis, Inc.Board seat
via Ridge Ventures · filed Nov 2024 · $10M raise
JyveBoard seat
via Ridge Ventures · filed Jun 2017 · $6.2M raise
FastlyBoard seat
via Ridge Ventures · filed Aug 2015 · $75M raise
Vouch FinancialBoard seat
via Ridge Ventures · filed Jan 2015 · $5K raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
