Fundraising Fox

Lisa Edgar

Investor

Partner Emeritus, Top Tier Capital Partners; Strategy Council at UC Berkeley Skydeck

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Experience

  1. Florent Venture PartnersFounding LP & Senior Advisorcurrent2025 — present
  2. WillgrowStrategic Advisorcurrent2023 — presentVilniaus, Lithuania
  3. OpenOceanStrategic Advisorcurrent2022 — presentHelsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
  4. Zelda VenturesAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
  5. Strategic Venture Advisors, LLCIndependent Advisor, Venture Capitalcurrent2021 — presentChicago and Portugal
  6. Berkeley SkyDeckStrategy Councilcurrent2019 — present
  7. Top Tier Capital PartnersCo-Founder, Managing Director & Partner Emeritus2003 — 2025
  8. WR HambrechtManaging Director1999 — 2002
  9. Horsley Bridge PartnersAnalyst1989 — 1999

Education

  1. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (MBA)1992 — 1994

Skills & more

Strategic ConsultingWorking with InvestorsInvestment PortfoliosAngel InvestingPrivate EquityAlternative InvestmentsInvestor RelationsPrivate PlacementsInvestmentsVenture CapitalGrowth CapitalCorporate Development
+2 moreDue DiligencePortfolio Management

From Lisa's professional profile.

Colleagues at UC Berkeley Skydeck

Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli
EECS Professor (Strategy Council) at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Alec Opdyke
Business Development Manager at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Aleksander Kuczek
Ambassador, EMEA at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Allen Yang
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences; Executive Director, FHL Vive Center for Enhanced Reality (Faculty Advisor) at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Amy E. Herr, Ph.D.
Professor of Bioengineering; Faculty Director, Bakar BioEnginuity Hub (Faculty Advisor) at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Anca Dragan
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences; Director, Interact Lab (Faculty Advisor) at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Armando Fox
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (Faculty Advisor) at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Balu Masti
Ambassador, India at UC Berkeley Skydeck

Frequently asked questions

Where does Lisa Edgar work?
Lisa Edgar is Partner Emeritus, Top Tier Capital Partners; Strategy Council at UC Berkeley Skydeck.

Same school

Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business581

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 Florent Venture Partners1

Yasmeen JassimCampus Lead at The MBA Fund

Also worked at OpenOcean15

Patrik BackmanGeneral Partner at OpenOceanRalf WahlstenChairman at OpenOceanMirva LaatunenSenior Investment Associate at OpenOceanTony NystenPartner at OpenOceanToby ObstbaumFund Controller at OpenOceanReid JacksonInvestor at Luminar Ventures

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Also worked at Berkeley SkyDeck83

Will McKelveyPrincipal at Lerer HippeauPeter GiordanoFormer Global Director GTM Strategy at Scale Venture PartnersKristina VulganCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Ferocity CapitalLukas GenteleCEO, vCluster at EMERGENT VENTURESSanjeev KumarVenture Partner at FusionPatricia LiuInvestor at Inception Studio Capital

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Also worked at Top Tier Capital Partners15

Julia Gonzalez SandersPartner and General Counsel at Crosslink CapitalShomik GhoshEnterprise software enthusiast and taco bell aficionadoNoor NijjerHead of Investor Relations at Sierra VenturesJayeon YooHead of Finance Operations at Samsung Catalyst FundMichelle Dhansinghani LimónVice President at Cherryrock CapitalKevin DunlapCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Calibrate Ventures

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