About
Bay Area native who studied psychology at Wake Forest University and began her career in executive search, placing senior engineering and product leaders at venture-backed and growth-stage tech companies. At Audacious she works on talent for early-stage venture, helping portfolio companies build technical teams and durable cultures.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- Audacious VenturesTalentcurrent2026 — present
- True SearchSenior Associate2025 — 2026
- True SearchAssociate2023 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- True SearchAnalyst2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Fat Gladiator Investment ClubResearch Intern2021London, England, United Kingdom
- Palisades TahoeSki Coach and Group Leader2016 — 2021Truckee, California, United States
- Ramen ShopCulinary Intern2019Oakland, CA
- Nike Tennis CampsTennis Coach2017 — 2018Tahoe City, California, United States
- EventbriteAssistant to Manager2018San Francisco, California, United States
Skills & more
Data AnalysisResearchStrategyProblem SolvingCommunication
From Julia's professional profile.
Colleagues at Audacious
Caitlin Byrnes
Talent at Audacious
Catherine McClure
Talent at Audacious
Francesca Gnuva
Investor at Audacious
Jaime Felix
CFO at Audacious
Jatin Garg
AI Lead at Audacious
Max Zang
Investor at Audacious
Muzzammil (MZ) Zaveri
Partner at Audacious Ventures backing ambitious early-stage founders
Nakul Mandan
Founder of Audacious Ventures, an early stage VC firm partnering with ambitious technology founders
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Julia de Petra?
- Bay Area native who studied psychology at Wake Forest University and began her career in executive search, placing senior engineering and product leaders at venture-backed and growth-stage tech companies. At Audacious she works on talent for early-stage venture, helping portfolio companies build technical teams and durable cultures.
- Where does Julia de Petra work?
- Julia de Petra is Talent at Audacious.
- Where did Julia de Petra go to school?
- Julia de Petra studied at Wake Forest University; Head-Royce School (High School Diploma).
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