Selina Tobaccowala Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Board Member and...

  • Primary Industry
  • B2C

  • Active Board Seats
  • 2

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Selina Tobaccowala General Information

Biography

Ms. Selina Tobaccowala is a Co-Founder & serves as Chief Executive Officer at HomeBoost. Ms. Tobaccowala co-founded and served as Chief Executive Officer at Gixo. She serves as a Board Member and Member of the Compensation Committee at Redfin. She serves as Chief Digital Officer at Openfit. Ms. Tobaccowala also serves as a Board Member at Voltus & Lazard Growth Acquisition Corp I and a Venture Partner at Lobby Capital. She served as an Advisor at SignalFire. She has served as Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Gixo since April 2016 and as President and Chief Technology Officer of SurveyMonkey Inc., an online survey development company, from October 2009 to April 2016. Previously, Ms. Tobaccowala was Senior Vice President of Product and Technology at Ticketmaster Europe and co-founded and served as Vice President of Engineering at Evite, an online social-planning website and a subsidiary of IAC/InterActiveCorp, which Liberty Media Group subsequently acquired. She holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Board Member and Member of the Compensation Committee, Redfin
Education
Stanford University, BS (Bachelor of Science)
Gender
Female
Total Investments
Exits
Email
se
Phone
+1 (206)
Address
  • 1099 Stewart Street
  • Suite 600
  • Seattle, WA 98101
  • United States
+1 (206)

Selina Tobaccowala Positions (4)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Female Founders Fund Investor Venture Partner New York, NY Venture Capital
Homeboost Company Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer San Rafael, CA Other Hardware
Lobby Capital Investor Venture Partner Palo Alto, CA Venture Capital
Openfit (California) Company Chief Digital Officer Westlake Village, CA Educational and Training Services (B2C)

Selina Tobaccowala Board Seats (2)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Redfin Real Estate Services (B2C) Publicly Held Formerly VC-backed Seattle, WA
Voltus Other Energy Services Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed San Francisco, CA

Selina Tobaccowala Lead Partner on Deals (4)

Selina Tobaccowala has been the lead partner on 4 deals. Their latest deal was with Creator+, a movies, music and entertainment company. The deal was made for on 21-Apr-2021.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Creator+ 21-Apr-2021 Early Stage VC (Series A) Completed Movies, Music and Entertainment Los Angeles, CA
The Shelf 13-Dec-2018 Completed Media and Information Services (B2B) Shelton, CT
Loris 06-Feb-2018 Seed Round Completed Business/Productivity Software New York, NY
Ownza 23-Mar-2011 Seed Round Completed Other Services (B2C Non-Financial) Los Angeles, CA

Selina Tobaccowala Network (43)

Board Members (29)

Name Company Representing Location From
Noreen Henig MD Lazard Growth Acquisition Corp. I Self New York, NY
Rajesh Atluru Voltus Activate Capital Partners San Francisco, CA
Voltus Voltus San Francisco, CA
Redfin Redfin Seattle, WA
Redfin Self Seattle, WA

Portfolio Executives (14)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Kira Biber Creator+ Fractional Chief Financial Officer 21-Apr-2021 Los Angeles, CA
Jonathan Shambroom Creator+ Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer 21-Apr-2021 Los Angeles, CA
Creator+ Advisory Chief Technology Officer 21-Apr-2021 Los Angeles, CA
Creator+ Co-Founder 21-Apr-2021 Los Angeles, CA
The Shelf Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer 13-Dec-2018 Shelton, CT

Selina Tobaccowala FAQs

  • Who is Selina Tobaccowala?

    Ms. Selina Tobaccowala is a Co-Founder & serves as Chief Executive Officer at HomeBoost.

  • How much does Selina Tobaccowala typically invest?

    Selina Tobaccowala's median deal size is .

  • What is Selina Tobaccowala’s main position?

    Selina Tobaccowala’s primary position is Board Member and Member of the Compensation Committee.

  • What are the contact details for Selina Tobaccowala?

    Selina Tobaccowala’s email address is se and his phone number is +1 (206) .

  • How many active board seats does Selina Tobaccowala hold?

    Selina Tobaccowala holds 2 board seats including Redfin and Voltus.

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