Katja Gagen
Private Equity Investor at Playground Global
Profile
Katja Gagen is currently an Operating Partner at Playground Global since 2023.
Prior to this, she held positions as Vice President-Marketing at Warburg Pincus & Company US LLC and General Catalyst Partners LLC, Principal at TCMI, Inc. and Sotheby's, President-Engineering & Sales at Cisco Corp., and Head-Marketing at TCV Acquisition Corp.
She received a graduate degree from The Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz and an undergraduate degree from Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin.
Katja Gagen active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Playground Global
 Playground Global Investment ManagersFinance Playground Global (Playground Global) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Andy Rubin. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Private Equity Investor | 2023-07-31 |
Former positions of Katja Gagen
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| TCV ACQUISITION CORP. | Public Communications Contact | - |
TCMI, Inc.
 TCMI, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance TCMI, Inc.(TCV) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Jay Crandall Hoag and Richard Herrick Kimball. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Private Equity Investor | - |
| SOTHEBY'S | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Warburg Pincus & Company US LLC
 Warburg Pincus & Company US LLC Investment ManagersFinance Warburg Pincus & Company US LLC engages in the provision of investment services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. | Sales & Marketing | - |
| Cisco Corp. | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | - |
Training of Katja Gagen
| The Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz | Graduate Degree |
| Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 7 |
|---|---|
Warburg Pincus & Company US LLC
Warburg Pincus & Company US LLC Investment ManagersFinance Warburg Pincus & Company US LLC engages in the provision of investment services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
General Catalyst Partners LLC
 General Catalyst Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance General Catalyst Partners LLC provides venture capital services. The company was founded by Joel E. Cutler, David J. Orfao, David P. Fialkow and John G. Simon in 2000 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Finance |
TCMI, Inc.
TCMI, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance TCMI, Inc.(TCV) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Jay Crandall Hoag and Richard Herrick Kimball. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Finance |
| Cisco Corp. | |
Sotheby's
 Sotheby's Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Sotheby's operates as an art auction house. It operates through the following segments: Agency, SFS, and All Other. The Agency segment accepts property on consignment, and match sellers to buyers through the auction of private sale process. The SFS segment offers financing packages to clients who wish to obtain immediate access to liquidity from their art assets. The All Other segment comprises of advisory services, retail wine business, and brand licensing activities. The company was founded by Samuel Baker on March 11, 1744 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Playground Global
Playground Global Investment ManagersFinance Playground Global (Playground Global) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Andy Rubin. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Finance |
TCV Acquisition Corp.
 TCV Acquisition Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance TCV Acquisition Corp. is a blank company that was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Finance |
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