Gil Penchina Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
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Active
- Professionals
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1
- Investments
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84
- Portfolio
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23
- Exits
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59
Gil Penchina General Information
Description
Mr. Gil Penchina served as a Venture Partner at Ridge Ventures. He served as a Board member at Varis and Argo Blockchain. He served as a Board Member at UXPin. He is a Co-founder and serves as a Partner at Flight Ventures. He also served as a Strategic Advisor at Abstract Ventures. He is a Co-Founder and Advisor of Pryze. He also serves as an Advisor at Koho and ClearCreek Partners. He is a Board Member of Fastly. He is the Owner of Flight Ventures. He served as a Board member at JumpCloud. Before Ridge Ventures, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Wikia.com. Before that, he was the VP and General Manager, of International Expansion of eBay, where he managed expansion planning and acquisitions for eBay International. Before that, he was the VP and GM, of Collectibles Business at eBay, where he managed a $1 billion sales business. He holds a BE in Industrial Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Business.
Business Details
Investor Status
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- San Francisco, CA
- United States
Gil Penchina Investments (84)
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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| NFTpay | 22-Apr-2022 | Later Stage VC | Financial Software | Generating Revenue | ||
| Ember (Los Angeles) | 06-May-2020 | Financial Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Growbots | 11-Jan-2019 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Good Money | 10-Dec-2018 | Financial Software | Out of Business | |||
| Cointopia | 05-Sep-2018 | Other Financial Services | Out of Business | |||
| Origin Protocol | 31-Jul-2018 | Financial Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Cointopia | 27-Jul-2018 | Other Financial Services | Out of Business | |||
| Zight | 10-May-2018 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Campaign (Home Furnishings) | 11-Jan-2018 | Later Stage VC | Home Furnishings | Out of Business | ||
| Fairy (Services (B2C Non-Financial)) | 15-Jun-2017 | Early Stage VC | Other Services (B2C Non-Financial) | Out of Business |
Gil Penchina Exits (59)
| Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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| Betable | 01-Feb-2024 | Secondary Transaction - Private | |
| Orion (San Francisco) | 11-Dec-2023 | ||
| Good Money | 16-Aug-2023 | ||
| Campaign (Home Furnishings) | 11-Feb-2023 | ||
| GoCoin | 05-Nov-2022 | ||
| NextLesson | 01-Dec-2021 | ||
| Rent The Runway | 27-Oct-2021 | ||
| RevCascade | 25-Sep-2021 | ||
| Nutmeg | 01-Jun-2021 | Merger/Acquisition | |
| MightyText | 01-Apr-2021 | Secondary Transaction - Private |
Gil Penchina Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Investments by Industry
Investments by Year
Investments by Region
Gil Penchina Co-Investors (25)
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Gil Penchina FAQs
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Who is Gil Penchina?
Gil Penchina is an angel Investor who has made 84 investments.
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What kind of investor is Gil Penchina?
Gil Penchina is an angel investor.
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What does Gil Penchina do?
As an angel investor, Gil Penchina invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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How many board seats does Gil Penchina hold?
Gil Penchina holds a board seat in Varis.
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What has Gil Penchina invested in?
Gil Penchina has made numerous investments in companies like NFTpay, Ember (Los Angeles), and Growbots within the Financial Software and Business/Productivity Software industries.
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What has Gil Penchina invested in recently?
Gil Penchina's latest investment was on 22-Apr-2022 in NFTpay, a company within the Financial Software industry.
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