Ross Darwin
InvestorPrincipal, Portage Capital Solutions at Portage Ventures
Palo Alto, California
Writes $5M – $50M checks · typically $25M
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1,740 people in our graph share verified history with Ross — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Paul KwanunlockedRoss: together at Stanford University (2008–2012)
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×3Ross: together at Parthenon
×5Ross: together at Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Experience
- PortagePrincipal, Portage Capital Solutionscurrent2023 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Owl Ventures, LPPrincipal2019 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- PreplyBoard Member2021 — 2023
- UBITSBoard Member2021 — 2023
- TA AssociatesAssociate2014 — 2017Menlo Park, California
- EY-ParthenonAssociate2012 — 2014San Francisco
- Stanford Graduate School of BusinessResearch Assistant to Professor Darrell Duffie2010 — 2011
Skills & more
Data Analysis15Research13Spelling17Financial Modeling7Public Relations3Economics2Entrepreneurship3Project Management1Financial Analysis1Customer Service1Microsoft Excel5Public Speaking4
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Microsoft OfficeStrategyPowerPointManagementLanguages Chinese · French
From Ross's professional profile.
Colleagues at Portage Ventures
Adam Felesky
CEO at Portage Ventures
Ben Harrison
Investor at Portage Ventures
Hélène Falchier
General Partner at Portage Ventures
Jonathan Tetrault
General Partner at Portage Ventures
Michael Hassan
General Partner at Portage Ventures
Paul Desmarais
III, Co-Founder and Chairman at Diagram
Paul Desmarais III
Co-founder at Portage Ventures
Puja Kumar
General Partner at Portage Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ross Darwin?
- Principal at Owl Ventures
- Where does Ross Darwin work?
- Ross Darwin is Principal, Portage Capital Solutions at Portage Ventures.
- What check size does Ross Darwin write?
- Ross Darwin typically writes checks of $5M – $50M.
- Where did Ross Darwin go to school?
- Ross Darwin studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics); Bexley High School.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business2,000
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Owl Ventures, LP27
Ted NeelyVenture Partner at Exit Quotient VenturesMalvika BhagwatOperating Partner and Head of Outcomes at Owl VenturesKate ChhabraCo-founder, Chief Financial Officer and General Partner at Owl VenturesIan ChiuManaging Partner at Owl VenturesTom CostinCo-founder and Managing Partner at Owl VenturesLars Fjeldsoe-NielsenGeneral Partner at Owl Ventures
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Also worked at Preply13
Rob KniazInvestor at Hoxton VenturesLars Fjeldsoe-NielsenGeneral Partner at Owl VenturesTory PattersonCo-founder and Managing Partner at Owl VenturesHugo Fernández-MardomingoGeneral Partner at Acurio VenturesSylwester JanikGeneral Partner at Cogito Capital PartnersElodie DupuyFounding Partner at Full In Partners
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Also worked at UBITS3
Also worked at TA Associates65
Cathy GaoPartner at Sapphire VenturesMaelle BombezinPrincipal at Marlin Equity PartnersTim McAdamGeneral Partner, Senior Advisor at TCVRyan TracyAssociate, Investor Relations at StripesFrancesca GnuvaInvestor at AudaciousJohn O'ConnorInvestor at Silversmith Capital Partners
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