About
Julie Bell is a Board Partner at Emergence Capital and former COO of the firm, with over two decades across venture capital, private equity, consulting, and operating roles focused on scaling organizations and developing talent. She previously worked at Bain & Company, JH Partners, and San Francisco Equity Partners, and holds a B.S. from UC Berkeley Haas and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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Experience
- Emergence CapitalBoard Partnercurrent2026 β present
- Emergence CapitalChief Operating Officer, Partner2021 β 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessLecturercurrent2025 β present
- Bain & CompanyExecutive Vice President2017 β 2021
- MATCHCo_Board Member2014 β 2017
- Tea CollectionCFO, Advisor2014 β 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- San Francisco Equity PartnersPartner2011 β 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Luxury LinkInterim CEO of SFEP Portfolio company; Board member2011 β 2012Greater Los Angeles Area
- JH PartnersInvestment Professional2005 β 2011
- Bain & CompanyStrategic Consultant1997 β 2005
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA, Business2001 β 2003
- University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessB.S., General Management1994 β 1997
Skills & more
Private Equity55Venture Capital24Corporate Development28Mergers1Due Diligence14Start-ups13Business Strategy15Acquisition Integration1Financial Modeling11Valuation5Growth Strategies1Entrepreneurship7
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Management ConsultingCorporate FinanceGrowth CapitalMarket EntryM&A experienceProduct ManagementCompetitive AnalysisPortfolio ManagementStrategyManagementStrategic PlanningLeadershipLanguages Russian Β· Spanish
From Julie's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,777
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business489
Mark FiorentinoInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Yibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHariFellow at Clear VenturesDennisDirector of Trading at Pantera Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Emergence Capital32
Viviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJosephine ChenInvestor at Sequoia CapitalAdrian MallingerOperations & Administration at Ballistic VenturesWenz XingPrincipal at Permanent Capital VenturesBrian JacobsVenture Capitalist Emergence, Moai Capital at AIFJason GreenFounder and General Partner (Emeritus) at Emergence Capital Partners
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Also worked at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business59
Jules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Lana DevlikamovaLegal Operations Manager at CapitalGCamden SnowdenAssociate at Context VenturesSebastian KreisVenture Partner & IC Member at ATTOM CAPITALRishi TapariaCo-founder and General Partner at Garuda VenturesPaula GoldmanChief Ethical Officer of Salesforce at EMERGENT VENTURES
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Also worked at Bain & Company593
Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpIan MarshInvestor at DN CapitalSanjot MalhiPartner at NorthzonePascual Cortes-MonroyPrincipal at Northzone
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Also worked at Tea Collection1
Investments
Board seats
MatchCo
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Emergence Capital Partners
Brian Jacobs
Venture Capitalist Emergence, Moai Capital at AIF
Brie Bastidas
Director of Talent at Emergence Capital Partners
Bruno Snow
Investor at Emergence Capital Partners
David Dworsky
Principal at Emergence Capital Partners
Everett Cox
Venture Partner at Emergence Capital Partners
George Kunthara
Investor at Emergence Capital Partners
Gordon Ritter
Founder and General Partner at Emergence Capital Partners
Jake Saper
General Partner at Emergence Capital Partners