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Gil Penchina
Founder at Uprising Capital LLC
Gil Penchina active positions
Companies | Position | Start | End |
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PurePlay.com
![]() PurePlay.com Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services San Francisco-based PurePlay is the first and largest legal play-for-cash online poker destination. Through a patented business model, PurePlay enables players to compete for cash without ever putting their own money at risk. The company was founded in November 2004 by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs with venture capital financial backing. The poker site, which launched in November 2005, has awarded over $4 million and today is the fastest growing legal online cash poker destination with over 1.5 million players. | Director/Board Member | - | - |
UXPin Sp zoo
![]() UXPin Sp zoo Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services UXPin Sp zoo engages in the provision of professional tools for UX designers. It offers rapid prototyping notepads, browser-shaped notepads, UXPin notepads for web projects, mobile UX kits that offer touch-driven prototyping and online wire framing and documenting applications. The company was founded by Marcin Treder, Kamil Jan Zieba, Marcin Tomasz Kowalski, Piotr Marek Duszynski and Wiktor Waldemar Mazur in 2010 and is headquartered in Gdynia, Poland. | Director/Board Member | - | - |
Uprising Capital LLC
![]() Uprising Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Uprising Capital LLC (Uprising Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Gil Penchina, Shawn Merani and Alec Hsu. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Founder | 2012-12-31 | - |
Private Equity Investor | 2012-12-31 | - | |
Ridge Ventures
![]() Ridge Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Ridge Ventures is an independent venture capital firm, a subsidiary of International Data Group, Inc founded in 1997 by Alex Rosen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco. | Private Equity Investor | 2010-12-31 | - |
Career history of Gil Penchina
Former positions of Gil Penchina
Companies | Position | Start | End |
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ARGO BLOCKCHAIN PLC | Director/Board Member | 2018-01-31 | 2019-12-31 |
San Francisco Opera Association
![]() San Francisco Opera Association Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services San Francisco Opera Association owns and operates opera theater. It offers an array of training programs and performance opportunities for young artists under the support of the San Francisco Opera Center and the Merola Opera Program. The company was founded by Gaetano Merola in 1923 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2016-12-31 | 2019-05-31 |
FASTLY, INC. | Founder | 2011-05-31 | 2018-12-31 |
Fandom, Inc.
![]() Fandom, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Fandom, Inc. engages in the operation of an entertainment social media platform for fans that offers games, movies, television shows, other videos, and a community portal. The company was founded by Jimmy Donal Wales and Angela Beesley Starling on October 18, 2004 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2006-05-31 | 2011-09-30 |
Chief Executive Officer | 2006-05-31 | 2011-09-30 | |
EBAY INC. | Director/Board Member | 1999-08-31 | 2000-08-31 |
Private Equity Investor | 2000-08-31 | 2006-04-30 | |
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Training of Gil Penchina
University of Massachusetts | Undergraduate Degree |
Kellogg School of Management | Masters Business Admin |
Statistics
International
United States | 11 |
Poland | 2 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
Operational
Director/Board Member | 7 |
Private Equity Investor | 3 |
Founder | 2 |
Sectoral
Technology Services | 6 |
Consumer Services | 5 |
Finance | 3 |
Positions held
Active
Inactive
Listed companies
Private companies
Linked companies
Listed companies | 3 |
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EBAY INC. | Retail Trade |
FASTLY, INC. | Technology Services |
ARGO BLOCKCHAIN PLC | Technology Services |
Private companies | 7 |
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Fandom, Inc.
![]() Fandom, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Fandom, Inc. engages in the operation of an entertainment social media platform for fans that offers games, movies, television shows, other videos, and a community portal. The company was founded by Jimmy Donal Wales and Angela Beesley Starling on October 18, 2004 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Vouch Financial, Inc.
![]() Vouch Financial, Inc. Publishing: NewspapersConsumer Services Vouch Financial, Inc. operates a social network for credit. It helps borrowers proactively build creditworthiness to get better rates on loans, larger loans, or both. The firm also helps to lend loans at a lower rate as they grow personal vouch network. The company was founded by Hugh Olliphant, Yee Lee and Sue Korn in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Consumer Services |
Ridge Ventures
![]() Ridge Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Ridge Ventures is an independent venture capital firm, a subsidiary of International Data Group, Inc founded in 1997 by Alex Rosen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco. | Finance |
San Francisco Opera Association
![]() San Francisco Opera Association Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services San Francisco Opera Association owns and operates opera theater. It offers an array of training programs and performance opportunities for young artists under the support of the San Francisco Opera Center and the Merola Opera Program. The company was founded by Gaetano Merola in 1923 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Consumer Services |
PurePlay.com
![]() PurePlay.com Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services San Francisco-based PurePlay is the first and largest legal play-for-cash online poker destination. Through a patented business model, PurePlay enables players to compete for cash without ever putting their own money at risk. The company was founded in November 2004 by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs with venture capital financial backing. The poker site, which launched in November 2005, has awarded over $4 million and today is the fastest growing legal online cash poker destination with over 1.5 million players. | Technology Services |
UXPin Sp zoo
![]() UXPin Sp zoo Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services UXPin Sp zoo engages in the provision of professional tools for UX designers. It offers rapid prototyping notepads, browser-shaped notepads, UXPin notepads for web projects, mobile UX kits that offer touch-driven prototyping and online wire framing and documenting applications. The company was founded by Marcin Treder, Kamil Jan Zieba, Marcin Tomasz Kowalski, Piotr Marek Duszynski and Wiktor Waldemar Mazur in 2010 and is headquartered in Gdynia, Poland. | Technology Services |
Uprising Capital LLC
![]() Uprising Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Uprising Capital LLC (Uprising Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Gil Penchina, Shawn Merani and Alec Hsu. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
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