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Ilana Stern
InvestorGeneral Partner at PVP · Partner at Peterson Venture Partners · General 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 and founder/CEO of Weddington Way, which was acquired by Gap Inc. She is an active angel investor, board member, and lecturer in entrepreneurship at 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
Languages English · Spanish
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Deals · 1
GriptapeQuoted
via Peterson Ventures · filed May 2023
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ilana Stern?
- Partner at Peterson Ventures and founder/CEO of Weddington Way, which was acquired by Gap Inc. She is an active angel investor, board member, and lecturer in entrepreneurship at Stanford GSB.
- Where does Ilana Stern work?
- Ilana Stern is General Partner at PVP.
- What check size does Ilana Stern write?
- Ilana Stern typically writes checks of $250K – $2.5M.
- What companies has Ilana Stern invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Casca, Grain, Synthpop.
- 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 worked at David's Bridal6
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