About
Janet Frishberg is a Visiting Talent Partner at Gigascale Capital, where she leads hands-on recruiting for the firm and its portfolio companies. She has over 12 years of experience as a technical recruiter and operator, designing recruiting systems and training programs for startups through public companies, and has worked with 40+ organizations including OpenAI, Deliveroo, Lucid Motors, Discord, and The New York Times. Earlier she spent more than six years at Airbnb, helping grow its engineering team from under 100 to over 1,000, and co-founded the nonprofit Equity for Impact. She holds a BA in Psychology with a minor in Sustainable Food Systems from UC Berkeley.
Experience
- Gigascale CapitalVisiting Talent Partnercurrent2023 — present
- Growth by Design TalentManaging Partner2019 — 2025
- Equity for ImpactCo-Founder2020 — 2023
- AirbnbTechnical Recruiter2014 — 2019
- AirbnbRecruiting Coordinator2013 — 2014
- Jewish Vocational Service (JVS)Grove Scholars Program Coordinator2012San Francisco Bay Area
- Jewish Vocational Service (JVS)Career Gateway Outreach Specialist2011 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- The New Leaders CouncilFellow2012San Francisco
- California Alumni AssociationMarketing and Outreach, College Preparatory Camp2011
- The Pachamama AllianceOnline Editorial Intern, FOUR YEARS. GO. (www.fouryearsgo.org/)2010
- California Alumni AssociationAssistant Retail Manager, Lair of the Golden Bear2008 — 2009
Skills & more
Leadership34Management8Public Speaking7Strategy4Writing3Non-profits6Event Planning11Blogging15Community Outreach37Editing12Social Media32Training Delivery1
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Workshop FacilitationCoordinationCustomer ServiceMicrosoft OfficeTeachingNonprofitsProject ManagementInterviewsRecruitingFundraisingMarketingEntrepreneurshipFrom Janet's professional profile.
Colleagues at Gigascale Capital
Aaron Bernstein
Investor at Gigascale Capital
Evaline Tsai
Principal at Gigascale Capital
Haley Prout
Investor at Gigascale Capital
John Lilly
Investor at Gigascale Capital
Kevin Zhang
Investor at Gigascale Capital
Merrill Feather
Investor at Gigascale Capital
Mike Schroepfer
Founder, Partner at Gigascale Capital
Nicolina Quickert
Investor at Gigascale Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Janet Frishberg?
- Janet Frishberg is a Visiting Talent Partner at Gigascale Capital, where she leads hands-on recruiting for the firm and its portfolio companies. She has over 12 years of experience as a technical recruiter and operator, designing recruiting systems and training programs for startups through public companies, and has worked with 40+ organizations including OpenAI, Deliveroo, Lucid Motors, Discord, and The New York Times. Earlier she spent more than six years at Airbnb, helping grow its engineering team from under 100 to over 1,000, and co-founded the nonprofit Equity for Impact. She holds a BA in Psychology with a minor in Sustainable Food Systems from UC Berkeley.
- Where does Janet Frishberg work?
- Janet Frishberg is Visiting Talent Partner at Gigascale Capital.
- Where did Janet Frishberg go to school?
- Janet Frishberg studied at University of California, Berkeley (B.A., Psychology, Environmental Science with a focus on Sustainable Food Systems).
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