Trina Van Pelt
InvestorGeneral Partner at Intel Capital · Investor at Blue Tulip Ventures
United States
FoundedGro Intelligence
About
Advisor and director, formerly a general partner at Intel Capital, with over 25 years in disruptive tech investments and acquisitions.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSemiconductors
Experience
- WovenEarth VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2025 — present
- Lambda Growth AdvisorsManaging Partnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Board PortfolioBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
- Intel CapitalGeneral Partner2018 — 2024Santa Clara, CA
- Intel CapitalVice President, M&A and Corporate Development2004 — 2018Santa Clara, CA
- CNETDirector, Corporate Development2000 — 2003San Francisco, CA
- TA AssociatesAssociate1998 — 2000Menlo Park, CA
- Lehman BrothersInvestment Banking Analyst1996 — 1998Chicago, IL
- EYFinancial Advisory Services Consultant1995 — 1996Chicago, IL
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMS, Strategy
- University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of BusinessBBA, Accounting & Finance
Skills & more
Corporate Governance1Growth Capital2Venture Capital2Private Equity23Corporate Development30Board of DirectorsInvestment ManagementInvestment StrategiesAsset ManagementExecutive ManagementOrganizational LeadershipOrganizational Development
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Strategic LeadershipStart-up VenturesCorporate Venture CapitalCapitalBusiness StrategyMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Asset AllocationValue CreationStrategic ThinkingStrategic PlanningManagementNegotiationLanguages Italian (conversational)
From Trina's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,187
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 University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business257
Alexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaTige SavageCo-founder at RevolutionWendy XiaoPartner at NorthzoneRob LawrenceSenior Finance Associate at GreycroftHyun KooPartner at March Capital PartnersRichard GuVice President at March Capital Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Intel Capital32
Assaf ArakiInvestment Director at Intel CapitalJen ArdManaging Director, Head of Investment Operations at Intel CapitalRoi Bar-KatManaging Director at Intel CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalChristian BuergerPortfolio Development at Intel CapitalLisa CohenInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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Also worked at CNET6
Also worked at TA Associates38
Cathy GaoPartner at Sapphire VenturesJon KossowManaging Partner at Norwest Venture PartnersMaelle BombezinPrincipal at Marlin Equity PartnersTim McAdamGeneral Partner, Senior Advisor at TCVFrancesca GnuvaInvestor at AudaciousSri RaoInvestor at Silversmith Capital Partners
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Also worked at Lehman Brothers210
Scott MaxwellInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersDana SettleCo-Founder & Managing Partner at GreycroftHemal PatelManaging Director at Marlin Equity PartnersYusuf ÖzdalgaPartner, Head of U.K. & Europe at QED InvestorsSaar GurGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Pam TholenHead of Investor Relations at Paradigm
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Deals · 2
Gro Holdings I, LLCBoard seat
via Intel Capital · filed Dec 2022
Gro IntelligenceBoard seat
via Intel Capital · filed Jan 2021 · $86.4M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Intel Capital
Abdul Guefor
Managing Director at Intel Capital
Alexandra Farmer
Principal at Intel Capital, North America
Andy Fligel
Senior Managing Director at Intel Capital
Anthony Lin
Head of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel Capital
Aravind Bharadwaj
Investment Director at Intel Capital
Arturo Litvin
Head of Global Portfolio Development at Intel Capital
Assaf Araki
Investment Director at Intel Capital
Avi Bharadwaj
Investment Director at Intel Capital
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