Petra Franklin
Founder at Vault Capital LLC
Profile
Ms. Petra Franklin is Co-Founder & Managing Director at Vault Capital.
Ms. Franklin co-founded the venture capital company in 1998 with Irwin Treiger and William Justen.
Prior to Vault Capital, she worked with start-ups in a management or director capacity and came to that from the data networking and wireless communications field including positions with US West Wireless, AT&T, MFS, UUNET, IBM, WorldCom, and as Associate Producer for CBS in New York City.
She is on the board of the National Science Foundation's Science Technology Center for Information Technology, a member of the National Venture Capital Association, the Community Development Roundtable, Seraph Capital Partners, MIT Enterprise Forum, the Alliance of Angels, Washington Software Association, FWE, WWFC, the Hilltop Group, and WIT, and was a founding member of Innovation & Science, Agile, Alpha Arts, Seniors Making Art and the Women's Bioethics Project.
Ms. Franklin attended Harvard University and Bennington College, where she received her undergraduate degree.
She also attended Stanford University and the University of Washington.
Petra Franklin active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Vault Capital LLC
 Vault Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Vault Capital LLC (Vault Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Petra Franklin, Irwin Treiger and William Justen. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. | Founder | 2009-09-16 |
Former positions of Petra Franklin
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Massachusetts Financial Services Co.
 Massachusetts Financial Services Co. Investment ManagersFinance Massachusetts Financial Services Co., do-business-as MFS Investment Management (MFS), is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1924 and is a subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (US) Financial Services Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Sun Life Financial, Inc. (TSE, NYSE: SLF) in Canada. The firm provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a range of institutional clients and pooled investment vehicles. MFS is a responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI). | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| PARAMOUNT GLOBAL | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
MCI, Inc.
 MCI, Inc. Major TelecommunicationsCommunications MCI, Inc. provides telecommunication services. It serves thousands of businesses and government entities throughout the world and provides voice, data and Internet communication services for millions of customers. The company is located in Ashburn, VA | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| IBM | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
UUNET Technologies, Inc.
 UUNET Technologies, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services UUNET Technologies, Inc. is the world's largest provider of Internet services, offering a comprehensive range of access options, World Wide Web hosting services, security products and consulting services to businesses, professionals, and on-line service providers. The company's network is comprised of Points of Presence (POPs) throughout the United States and in Canada, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, as well as connections to Internet service providers around the world. Founded in 1987, UUNET is recognized as the first commercial Internet service provider | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Petra Franklin
| Bennington College | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 3 |
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| AT&T INC. | Communications |
| IBM | Technology Services |
| PARAMOUNT GLOBAL | Consumer Services |
| Private companies | 4 |
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Vault Capital LLC
Vault Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Vault Capital LLC (Vault Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Petra Franklin, Irwin Treiger and William Justen. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. | Finance |
UUNET Technologies, Inc.
UUNET Technologies, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services UUNET Technologies, Inc. is the world's largest provider of Internet services, offering a comprehensive range of access options, World Wide Web hosting services, security products and consulting services to businesses, professionals, and on-line service providers. The company's network is comprised of Points of Presence (POPs) throughout the United States and in Canada, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, as well as connections to Internet service providers around the world. Founded in 1987, UUNET is recognized as the first commercial Internet service provider | Technology Services |
MCI, Inc.
MCI, Inc. Major TelecommunicationsCommunications MCI, Inc. provides telecommunication services. It serves thousands of businesses and government entities throughout the world and provides voice, data and Internet communication services for millions of customers. The company is located in Ashburn, VA | Communications |
Massachusetts Financial Services Co.
Massachusetts Financial Services Co. Investment ManagersFinance Massachusetts Financial Services Co., do-business-as MFS Investment Management (MFS), is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1924 and is a subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (US) Financial Services Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Sun Life Financial, Inc. (TSE, NYSE: SLF) in Canada. The firm provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a range of institutional clients and pooled investment vehicles. MFS is a responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI). | Finance |
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