Who is Victoria Thain Gioia?

Executive Officer, Director, Promoter at Perelel

Where does Victoria Thain Gioia work?

Victoria Thain Gioia is Founder of Perelel.

What companies did Victoria Thain Gioia found?

Victoria Thain Gioia founded Perelel.

Where did Victoria Thain Gioia go to school?

Victoria Thain Gioia studied at Harvard Business School; Duke University (Bachelor of Arts (BA), Mathematics).

Victoria Thain Gioia

Founder

Founder at Perelel

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

FoundedPerelel

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456 people in our graph share verified history with Victoria — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Rachel HarrisunlockedVictoria: together at Perelel (2022–2026)

Victoria: together at Perelel

×4Victoria: together at Jcrew

×3Victoria: together at The Honest Company

Founder at Perelel

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Perelel's investors · 5

PRELUDESan Francisco · since 2025 Prelude Growth PartnersNew York · since 2025 Selva VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025 Unilever VenturesLondon · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2025 Willow Growth PartnersMalibu · $750K – $1.3M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Perelel

Alexandra TaylorExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Banafsheh BayatiCo-Founder (board-certified OB/GYN)

Experience

PerelelCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2020 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
Olive & JuneHead of Finance & Strategy2019 — 2020Greater Los Angeles Area
Silver Rock FinancialInvestor Relations & Fund Analytics2016 — 2019Los Angeles, CA
The Honest CompanyFinance & Strategy2015 — 2016Santa Monica, CA
Carbon38Finance & Business Development2014 — 2015Greater Los Angeles Area
Crestview PartnersInvestment Associate2011 — 2013
LazardInvestment Banking2008 — 2011
CitiInvestment Banking2007
J.CrewWomen's Merchandising2006

Skills & more

Investor RelationsFinancial ModelingStrategyFinancial AnalysisPrivate EquityFinance

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Victoria Thain Gioia?: Executive Officer, Director, Promoter at Perelel
Where does Victoria Thain Gioia work?: Victoria Thain Gioia is Founder of Perelel.
What companies did Victoria Thain Gioia found?: Victoria Thain Gioia founded Perelel.
Where did Victoria Thain Gioia go to school?: Victoria Thain Gioia studied at Harvard Business School; Duke University (Bachelor of Arts (BA), Mathematics).

Founder mafias

Harvard Business School mafia1,221

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Brad GerstnerMBAFounded Altimeter Tim DraperMBAFounded Draper Associates Mike Maples JrMBAFounded Pattern Breakers Hristo BorisovOPM Class 64Founded Payhawk Noubar AfeyanVisiting LecturerFounded ProFound Therapeutics +16 Wade MyersMBAFounded RealManage +6

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Duke University mafia345

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Fred EhrsamB.S.Founded Nudge +1 Zach PerretBSFounded Plaid David CummingsBSFounded Undaunted +7 George ChurchXray Crystallography 5 publications with Sung-Hou KimFounded Editas Medicine +5 Romesh SubramanianM.S.Founded RaNA Therapeutics +2 Chloe Marie SongerBachelor of ArtsFounded Thousand Fell +2

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The Honest Company mafia5

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Jennifer WongHead of MobileFounded AI Fund +1 Sean KaneExecutive OfficerFounded Hellobello +1 Adam StruckInvestorFounded Long Island Iced Tea Brian LeeCEO & Co-FounderFounded LegalZoom.com, Inc.

Jcrew mafia4

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Sukhinder Singh CassidyBoard MemberFounded Yodlee +2 Adam BrotmanPresident and Chief Experience Officer and co-CEOFounded Forum3 +1 Julia HitchinsAssistant Manager - Visual MerchandisingFounded Citadel Securities

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School2,000

Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy Ventures Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer Capital Mike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at Floodgate Neeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery Ventures Hristo BorisovCo-founder & CEO of Payhawk Victoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis Ventures

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Also attended Duke University925

Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of Nudge Jeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners Zach PerretCo-founder & CEO of Plaid; co-founder of Mischief Julie YangVice President at Investcorp Ayaan PatelInvestor at Lightbank Scott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Perelel2

Rachel HarrisPartner at Unilever Ventures Isabelle HemingtonPrincipal at Unilever Ventures

Also worked at The Honest Company14

Eric SerranoDirector of Technology at Greycroft Stephanie ChubinOperations at 8VC Jessica ReedDirector at Marlin Equity Partners Eric LiawInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Dana PollickGeneral Counsel at K5 Global Vonni WilliamsTalent Partner at Embedded Ventures

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Also worked at Carbon383

Deborah BentonFounder and Managing Partner at Willow Growth Partners Sophie FixGeneral Counsel and SVP Business Affairs at Alloy Partners Keith DaveyChief Technology Officer at Grove Collaborative

Also worked at Crestview Partners7

Matthew ShoubInvestor at Madison Dearborn Partners Ryan ConwayPrincipal at Essex Woodlands Healthcare Partners Julia O'DonnellAnalyst at G2 Venture Partners Anuj AggarwalManaging Director, Portfolio Manager at Baron Capital Henry WelshSenior Associate at HGGC Charles AndersonPartner at Ridgemont Equity

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