Peter Steinberg
InvestorGeneral Partner at Gaingels
Brooklyn, New York
Writes $200K – $500K checks · typically $350K
About
Peter Steinberg is product‑centric with 20+ years at AOL, Meetup and Food52, investing $200–500K in AI, biotech and fintech as a Swiss Army knife for product, UX and GTM.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechHealthtechImpact & Social Good
Experience
- GaingelsChief Product Officercurrent2023 — presentNew York City
- GaingelsCo-Founder, Gaingels Holdingscurrent2021 — presentNew York City
- GaingelsManaging Directorcurrent2019 — presentNew York City
- GaingelsVenture Investorcurrent2015 — presentNew York City
- The Steinberg FamilyCo-Founder and Co-CEO2012 — 2018Brooklyn, NY
- Food52Head of Product Development and Interim CTO2011 — 2012New York, NY
- Flashlight Worthy BooksCo-Founder2008 — 2010Brooklyn, NY
- Meetup, Inc.Head of Product Development2003 — 2006
- The CIA (yes, that CIA)Science and Technology Officer2002Langley, VA
- VindigoDirector of Product Development2000 — 2001
- ZagatVice President of Product Development1999 — 2000New York, NY
- America OnlineVaried Product Development Roles1995 — 1999
- American Management Systems (AMS)Business Analyst1992 — 1995Northern Virginia
Education
- Cornell UniversityB.A., English, Political Science1988 — 1992
Skills & more
Start-ups6Project Management2Product Development4Product Management20User Interface Design8Digital Media6SEO4Strategy4User Experience2Entrepreneurship3Strategic Planning2Web Analytics1
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AnalyticsCompetitive AnalysisCommunity SitesUser Experience TestingData AnalysisMobile Product DevelopmentAngel InvestingFrom Peter's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Cornell University509
Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North America
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Shared employers
Also worked at Food523
Also worked at Meetup, Inc.6
Yvette PasquaAdvisor & Tech Expert at Chloe CapitalEsther DysonInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesDi-Ann EisnorExecutive Advisory Board at NYU Innovation Venture FundGeorge BurkeCo-founder and Biz Dev at PortalDana RamnarineHead of Talent at BKR CapitalTodor TashevGeneral Partner at Omidyar Technology Ventures
Also worked at Vindigo3
Colleagues at Gaingels
Alli Alosa
Solutions Engineer at Gaingels
Brandon Parkes
Director, Board Diversity Program at Gaingels
Brian Lucksinger
Director, Special Projects / Director, Community Management at Gaingels
Cathal O'Dea
Director, Investment Operations Manager at Gaingels
Catherine Lavery
Investment Operations Analyst at Gaingels
Chris Leiter
Founder & General Partner at Atria Ventures
Collin Czernel
Investment Operations Associate at Gaingels
Cristian Raygoza
Venture Partner at Gaingels
Network4
Chris Leiter
Founder & General Partner at Atria Ventures
Cristian Raygoza
Venture Partner at Gaingels
David Beatty
Founder & Managing Member at Gaingels
Emilie Poteat
Venture Partner at Gaingels
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