About
Gina Bauman is Head of Capital Formation at Friends & Family Capital, a venture capital firm focused on early-stage to growth equity investments in technology companies. She previously spent over a decade at IVP, where she managed investor relations and marketing programs while the firm grew from $2 billion to nearly $9 billion in committed capital, and held roles at Cota Capital, Nokia Venture Partners, and BlueRun Ventures. Bauman holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Tartu and an M.B.A. from San Francisco State University.
Experience
- Friends & Family CapitalHead of Capital Formationcurrent2024 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Cota CapitalHead of Capital Formation2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- IVPSenior Vice President of Marketing and Investor Relations2008 — 2022Menlo Park
- BlueRun VenturesDirector of Marketing and Operations1998 — 2008
- NokiaAnalyst1998 — 2000
Skills & more
Investor Relations9Marketing14Venture Capital48Start-ups20Entrepreneurship16Business Strategy27Product Management4Corporate Development6Go-to-market Strategy2Mobile Devices2Strategic Partnerships18Product Marketing6
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Private EquityBusiness DevelopmentMarketing StrategyNew Business DevelopmentSocial MediaThought LeadershipCRMMarketing CommunicationsInvestmentsLanguages Estonian · Finnish
From Gina's professional profile.
Colleagues at Friends Family Capital
Amber Harrison
Investor at Friends Family Capital
Bibin Mathew
Investor at Friends Family Capital
Chad Metzger
Associate at Friends Family Capital
Colin Anderson
Founding Partner at Friends Family Capital
Edward Mulder
Principal at Friends Family Capital
John Fogelsong
Founding Partner at Friends Family Capital
John Leli
Investor at Friends Family Capital
Maggie McKenna
Investor at Friends Family Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gina Bauman?
- Gina Bauman is Head of Capital Formation at Friends & Family Capital, a venture capital firm focused on early-stage to growth equity investments in technology companies. She previously spent over a decade at IVP, where she managed investor relations and marketing programs while the firm grew from $2 billion to nearly $9 billion in committed capital, and held roles at Cota Capital, Nokia Venture Partners, and BlueRun Ventures. Bauman holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Tartu and an M.B.A. from San Francisco State University.
- Where does Gina Bauman work?
- Gina Bauman is at Friends Family Capital.
- Where did Gina Bauman go to school?
- Gina Bauman studied at San Francisco State University (MBA, International Finance).
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