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Meaghan Gamboa

Investor

Associate, Investments at Acumen America

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $500 – $2M checks · typically $500

About

Supports the investment team on sourcing, diligence, and portfolio operations. Previously an investment analyst at Precursor Ventures and worked at SVB.

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Experience

  1. AcumenInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  2. Harvard Business ReviewHarvard Business Review Advisory Councilcurrent2024 — present
  3. Precursor VenturesInvestment Analyst2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Silicon Valley BankAssociate2021 — 2022Palo Alto, California, United States
  5. MaC Venture CapitalSummer Associate2019Los Angeles, California
  6. The Exchange.Cannes Film Festival2019Cannes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
  7. Goldman SachsSummer Analyst2018
  8. Congressional Black Caucus FoundationStudent Delegate2017Shanghai, China

Education

  1. Columbia UniversityMaster of Science - MS
  2. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Political Science
  3. Universidad Pontificia de SalamancaSpanish Language and Culture Studies

Skills & more

Public Speaking3Machine LearningSupervised LearningLooker (Software)Software Business Analysis1Valuation1Capitalization table and waterfallDCF ValuationLeveraged Buyouts (LBO)Financial ModelingB2B SoftwareStartups
+8 moreData ScienceR (Programming Language)Financial AnalysisSQLPython (Programming Language)Venture CapitalMicrosoft OfficeResearch

Languages English

  • Recalc Finance Accelerator — Recalc Academy
  • VC University — University of California, Berkeley - School of Law

From Meaghan's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Columbia University498

Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erica VanInvestment Director at Intel Capital

+ 492 more

Also attended Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University17

Floyd H. GriffithManaging Partner at Little Bristol PartnersShila Nieves BurneyManaging Partner at Zane Venture FundLivi GrantInvestor at MaC Venture CapitalHassan MuhammadSeae Ventures Fellow at Seae VenturesSydney HolnessInvestment Associate at Collab CapitalArian SimoneCEO at Fearless Fund

+ 11 more

Also attended Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca2

Jorge BarónInvestor at Adara VenturesInes KljucarAdvisor at Equity Alliance

Shared employers

Also worked at Harvard Business Review22

Vinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate VenturesPaulina SzyzdekPrincipal at E12 Venture Capital, LlcJohn ColemanCo-CEO and Board Member at Sovereigns Capital VentureJonathan BermanBoard Member at Factor[e] VenturesEran GiladManaging Partner at Scopus Ventures Management, LlcEva de MolFounding Partner at CapitalT

+ 16 more

Also worked at Precursor Ventures9

Aliya LakhanInvestor at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITALCharles HudsonManaging Partner at Precursor VenturesAshtan JordanPrincipal at Precursor VenturesMia FarnhamPrincipal at Precursor VenturesMarina GirgisPrincipal at Precursor VenturesSydney HolnessInvestment Associate at Collab Capital

+ 3 more

Also worked at MaC Venture Capital14

Danny BrownInvestor at MaC Venture CapitalDela AdedzeInvestor at MaC Venture CapitalLivi GrantInvestor at MaC Venture CapitalMarlon NicholsInvestor at MaC Venture CapitalMichael PalankInvestor at MaC Venture CapitalCharles KingGeneral Partner at MaC Venture Capital

+ 8 more

Also worked at Goldman Sachs1,186

Josh KushnerFounder & CEO of Thrive CapitalFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmNiki PezeshkiGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesChris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 1,180 more

Colleagues at Acumen America

Amon Anderson
Managing Partner at Acumen America
Carlyle Singer
President, Acumen at Acumen America
Catherine Casey Nanda
Managing Partner at Acumen America
Jacqueline Novogratz
Founder & CEO, Acumen at Acumen America
Lily Brown
Associate, Partnerships & Operations at Acumen America
Maya Makkawi
VP, Partnerships & Operations at Acumen America
Miriam Rivera
Cofounder, Managing Director at Ulu Ventures
Noramay Cadena
Co-Founder and General Partner at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL