Where does Ita Ekpoudom work?

Ita Ekpoudom is Partner at Gingerbread Capital.

What check size does Ita Ekpoudom write?

Ita Ekpoudom typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.

Ita Ekpoudom

Investor

Partner at Gingerbread Capital

New York, New York

Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1M

About

Ita Ekpoudom joined GingerBread Capital in 2018. In 2014 she founded Tigress Ventures, an advisory and consulting firm focused on helping women scale their businesses and develop leadership skills, and previously served as a Venture Partner at Plum Alley Investments, where she managed investment opportunities and pipeline for female-founded and gender-diverse startups. Earlier in her career she held product management roles at TravelClick and American Express and worked at Goldman Sachs as an analyst and institutional trader; she holds an MBA from The Wharton School and a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Princeton University.

Experience

Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow - Class 27current2022 — present
GingerBread CapitalPartnercurrent2018 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
Tigress VenturesFoundercurrent2014 — presentNew York, NY
Plum Alley InvestmentsVenture Partner2018New York City Metropolitan Area
Plum Alley InvestmentsEIR2015 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
TravelClickProduct Manager2011 — 2013New York, NY
American ExpressManager, Interactive Solutions, Global Product Management2010 — 2011New York, NY
Goldman SachsAssociate, Preferred Stock Trading2005 — 2008
Goldman SachsAnalyst, Credit Capital Markets2003 — 2005

Education

INSEADWharton-INSEAD Alliance, International Exchange Program2010
The Wharton SchoolMBA, Marketing & Entrepreneurial Management2008 — 2010
Princeton UniversityAB, Psychology1999 — 2003

Skills & more

Capital Markets13Product Management19Trading5Financial Modeling12E-commerce4Business Strategy24Competitive Analysis21Strategic Partnerships8Start-ups9Entrepreneurship10Business Development12Valuation3

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Marketing StrategyVenture CapitalAnalyticsLeadershipStrategyStrategic PlanningManagement

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Colleagues at Gingerbread Capital

Becky Doell

Investor at Gingerbread Capital

Cary Conrad

Executive in Residence at Gingerbread Capital

Danielle Davis

Chief of Staff at Gingerbread Capital

Elizabeth Valiaveedan

Senior Associate at Gingerbread Capital

Jeanie M. Barnett

Communications Director at Gingerbread Capital

Katherine Rice

Partner at Gingerbread Capital

Linnea Roberts

Founder + CEO at Gingerbread Capital

Olivia Kim

Senior Associate at Gingerbread Capital

Network1

Alejandro Guerrero

General Partner at Act One Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Ita Ekpoudom work?: Ita Ekpoudom is Partner at Gingerbread Capital.
What check size does Ita Ekpoudom write?: Ita Ekpoudom typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.

Same school

Also attended INSEAD773

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Also attended The Wharton School1,481

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Also attended Princeton University551

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Shared employers

Also worked at Kauffman Fellows366

Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite Asia Tobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures Roi Bar-KatManaging Director at Intel Capital Avi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel Capital Nick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Vinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures

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Also worked at Plum Alley Investments16

Deborah Buresh JacksonFounding Partner at Plum Alley Investments Avantika DaingFounding Partner at Plum Alley Investments Sunil RaoCOO, SVP Finance at Plum Alley Investments Nate WangVP of Investments at Plum Alley Investments Selby DrummondSenior Strategic Officer at Plum Alley Investments Sebastian GranizoVenture Capital Associate at Plum Alley Investments

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Also worked at American Express140

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Also worked at Goldman Sachs1,436

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