Ilana Stern
InvestorGeneral Partner at Peterson Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $250K – $2.5M checks · typically $1.4M
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About
Partner at Peterson Ventures, active angel investor, board member, and Stanford GSB entrepreneurship lecturer. Founded and led DTC brand Weddington Way, acquired by Gap Inc. in 2016; holds an MBA from Stanford GSB.
Experience
- Peterson VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessLecturer In Managementcurrent2021 — present
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessGuest Lecturercurrent2012 — present
- Cascading AI (YC S23)Investor, Board of Directorscurrent2023 — present
- Tava HealthInvestor, Board Of Directorscurrent2020 — present
- CambioInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- Synthpop - Healthcare AIInvestor, Board of Directorscurrent2025 — present
- NomadInvestor, Board of Directors (Observer)current2020 — present
- LoopInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- Griptape (acq. NASDAQ: ROP)Investorcurrent2023 — present
- Sora Finance (acq. Mass Mutual)Investorcurrent2021 — present
- Rising TeamInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- GrainInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- TrendsiInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- NyquistDataInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- David's BridalBoard Of Directors, Director2019 — 2023
- AtomicAdvisor2019
- Weddington Way (Acquired by Gap Inc.)Founder, CEO and Board Director2010 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- BonobosIntern2009
- The Boston Consulting GroupSummer Associate2009
- Bloomingdale'sBuyer2005 — 2008
Skills & more
Facebook6Management16E-commerce44Fashion27CRM2Program Management2Merchandising19Sales5User Experience2Entrepreneurship16Weddings2Digital Media1
Languages English · Spanish
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Deals · 1
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via Peterson Ventures · filed May 2023
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Colleagues at Peterson Ventures
Ben Capell
Managing Director at Peterson Ventures
Blake Barney
Associate at Peterson Ventures
Carolyn Carpeneti
Talent Partner at Peterson Ventures
Clint Peterson
Managing Partner at Peterson Ventures
Eric Noble
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer at Peterson Ventures
Gabe Morris
Associate at Peterson Ventures
Ilana Stern
Partner at Peterson Venture Partners
Laurel Mills
Executive Assistant at Peterson Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ilana Stern?
- Partner at Peterson Ventures, active angel investor, board member, and Stanford GSB entrepreneurship lecturer. Founded and led DTC brand Weddington Way, acquired by Gap Inc. in 2016; holds an MBA from Stanford GSB.
- Where does Ilana Stern work?
- Ilana Stern is General Partner at Peterson Ventures.
- What check size does Ilana Stern write?
- Ilana Stern typically writes checks of $250K – $2.5M.
- Where did Ilana Stern go to school?
- Ilana Stern studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); University of Pennsylvania (BA, International Relations); Harvard-Westlake School.
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Also attended University of Pennsylvania1,233
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stanford University Graduate School of Business243
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