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Julie Wroblewski

Investor

Managing Partner at Magnify Ventures

Los Angeles, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Julie Wroblewski spent over a decade as an investor and advisor with institutional-scale family offices and mission-focused organizations, including launching and leading the venture capital portfolio and strategy at Pivotal Ventures, an investment and incubation company founded by Melinda French Gates. She has invested in early-stage startups, later-stage companies, and venture capital firms, and speaks on purpose-driven venture capital, gender lens investing, and the care economy. She is a Kauffman Fellow and a member of All Raise.

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Invests in

FemTechImpact & Social Good

Experience

  1. Magnify VenturesCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2020 — present
  2. Pivotal VenturesVenture Capital2017 — 2020
  3. Pivotal VenturesSenior Advisor2015 — 2017
  4. Kauffman FellowsFellow2017 — 2019
  5. Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationSenior Strategy & Investment Advisor2010 — 2015
  6. JW ConsultingPresident2010 — 2012Los Angeles, CA
  7. The TCW GroupSummer Associate, Asset Management2010Los Angeles, CA
  8. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas CityResearch Associate, Economic Research Department2005 — 2007

Education

  1. University of WashingtonMaster's degree, Public Finance
  2. Hamline UniversityBachelor's degree, Departmental Honors

Skills & more

Strategy38Leadership9Management4Financial Modeling14Research10Economics9Economic Research6Corporate Social Responsibility4Project Management4Policy2Data Analysis1Analytics1
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From Julie's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of Washington162

Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzVictoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesJoseph HorsmanInvestor at Madrona Venture GroupTed KummertVenture partner at Madrona focused on enterprise infrastructure, data, and intelligent applicationsJohn CarpenterInformation Technology Director at Madrona Venture Group

+ 156 more

Also attended Hamline University2

Sean TraynorPartner, Legal at Lux CapitalAndrea PeroniPortfolio Manager at Zest

Shared employers

Also worked at Pivotal Ventures4

Emily LibrescoHead of Marketing & Communications at Lerer HippeauMelinda French GatesCo-chair (former) at Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationJohn SageCEO at Pivotal VenturesLisa MarroneInvestor at Pivotal bioVenture Partners

Also worked at Kauffman Fellows360

Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaTobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesRoi Bar-KatManaging Director at Intel CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalNick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Vinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures

+ 354 more

Also worked at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation44

Gülsah WilkeInvestor at DN CapitalRobert PaullCo-Founder and Venture Partner at Lux CapitalBill GatesFounder at Breakthrough Energy VenturesKarl Ilias AuerspergInvestment Analyst at C5 CapitalEric HorvitzInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesDaria ZhaoInvestor at NZVC

+ 38 more

Also worked at The TCW Group4

Phillip CaputoChief Financial Officer at DisruptiveEveline GerckAdvisor at Studio VCAllison Long PettineFounding Partner at Ad Astra VenturesKrishnan RamaswamiSpecial Advisor at Vicente Capital Partners

Colleagues at Magnify Ventures

Joanna Drake
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Magnify Ventures
Maricar Mahoney
HR Manager & Fund Assistant at The Westly Group
Marie Drez
Chief Financial Officer at Magnify Ventures
Stephen Musick
Principal at Magnify Ventures