About
Zephone Lew is a Vice President at Banneker Partners, where she leads sourcing and origination across the firm's software investment themes, including proprietary outreach and banked opportunities. Her work involves identifying and evaluating new investment opportunities, building relationships with founders and intermediaries, and conducting industry research. She previously worked on the sourcing team at K1 Investment Management and holds a B.S. in Business Administration and a B.A. in Philosophy from Chapman University.
Invests in
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Experience
- Banneker PartnersVice Presidentcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- K1 Investment ManagementSoftware Investor2021 — 2022Manhattan Beach, California, United States
- VillunaStartup Co-Founder2020 — 2022Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- CitiIntern2019
- Goldman SachsIntern2017Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area
Education
- Chapman UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Business Administration
- Chapman UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA, Philosophy
Skills & more
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)B2B Software1Private EquityBusiness DevelopmentData Analysis8Leadership24Online Advertising18Event Planning10Sales Management7Sales8Microsoft Excel5Team Building11
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Quality ManagementWeb DevelopmentEditingResearchStart-upsNonprofit OrganizationsNegotiationSocial Media MarketingPublic SpeakingProject ManagementWebsite BuildingWeb DesignLanguages English · Spanish
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Shared employers
Also worked at K1 Investment Management10
Ghazi MasoodVenture Partner at Ansa CapitalJake KentPartner at Voyager PartnersTanya MalkaniAnalyst at BDMIMatt ShapiroVP, Investments at York IEBo CardonAssociate at University Growth FundKathryn BrownAssociate at K1 Investment Management
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Also worked at Citi655
Nina AchadjianInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)RustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesKerry WongHead of Investor Relations at Pantera CapitalTori KorineInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAnn PauloseSenior Investor Relations Associate at Greycroft
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Also worked at Goldman Sachs1,237
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
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Principal at Banneker Partners
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Executive Assistant at Banneker Partners
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Analyst at Banneker Partners
Charlie Foster
Senior Associate at Banneker Partners
Chirag Shah
Operating Partner at Banneker Partners
Daniel Verburg
Principal at Banneker Partners
Devin Sheeks
Controller at Banneker Partners
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Associate at Banneker Partners