About
Joanna Drake is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur who founded media technology companies including ReacTV, Moxi, and the cable network Current TV. Over the past decade she has worked in venture capital, serving as an operator angel investor with Broadway Angels, a General Partner at Core Ventures Group, a Co-Founder of RAISE Global, and a leader in the ALL Raise movement. She has sat on more than a dozen private startup boards as well as several nonprofit boards.
Invests in
Media & Entertainment
Experience
- Magnify VenturesCo-Founder, Managing Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco
- Core Ventures GroupGeneral Partnercurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Broadway AngelsAngelcurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- RAISE GlobalCo-Founding Producercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- C200Northwest Region Chaircurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- C200Member Board Of Directors2017 — 2019Chicago
- DSC LogisticsVice Chairman, Board of Advisors2011 — 2019Chicago
- DeNA WestChief Operating Officer2011 — 2012San Francisco
- Current TVChief Operating Officer & Chief Strategy Officer2008 — 2011San Francisco
- Current TVPresident, New Media2002 — 2008
- Moxi DigitalVice President, Media Strategy & Partnerships2001 — 2002Palo Alto
- ReacTVVice President, Business Development & Product Management1999 — 2000San Francisco
- Booz Allen & HamiltonSenior Associate1995 — 1999San Francisco
Education
- Stanford UniversityMasters, East Asian Studies1993 — 1994
- University of California, BerkeleyBA, Political Economy1988 — 1992
- Keio University
Skills & more
Mobile EntertainmentCable TelevisionSocial Marketing2Digital Distribution9Post-Merger IntegrationDigital Media36Monetization8Start-ups59New Media30Social Media25Product Management29Mobile Devices18
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Acquisition IntegrationMedia & EntertainmentBusiness DevelopmentDigital StrategyBusiness StrategyMarketing StrategyStrategic PartnershipsVideoLeadershipLaunching Successful Start-UpsMedia & Entertainment PartnershipsOptimizing US-Japan Business AlliancesLanguages Japanese
From Joanna's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University1,578
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley863
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Broadway Angels11
Kate MitchellFounder at Scale Venture PartnersJennifer CarolanCo-founder at Reach CapitalMagdalena YesilBoard Director: SoFi, Zuora, Smartsheet at Operator CollectiveLaurie YolerVenture Partner at Playground GlobalWayee ChuCo-Founder & Partner at Reach CapitalKinjal ShahGeneral Partner at Blockchain Capital
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Also worked at C2001
Also worked at DSC Logistics1
Colleagues at Magnify Ventures
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