Elana Berkowitz is a co-founder and Managing Partner at Springbank. She previously held technology policy roles in the Obama Administration and worked as a consultant at McKinsey.

What Elana can write

Writes checks of$500K to $3M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedCan lead the round
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Springbank Collective writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. McKinsey · technology, media, and telecom consultant
  2. Obama-Biden Transition Team · technology policy official
  3. FCC · technology policy official
  4. Secretary Clinton’s office at the State Department · technology policy official
  5. CARE · innovator-in-residence
  6. Springbank · Managing Partner
  7. Springbank Collective · Managing Partner
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Companies founded

Springbank

Focus

technology policysocial entrepreneurship

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Questions

Who is Elana Berkowitz?

Elana Berkowitz is a co-founder and Managing Partner at Springbank. She previously held technology policy roles in the Obama Administration and worked as a consultant at McKinsey.

How much does Elana Berkowitz invest?

Elana Berkowitz invests through Springbank Collective, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Elana Berkowitz?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Elana in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Springbank Collective backed works better.

What did Elana Berkowitz do before Springbank Collective?

technology, media, and telecom consultant at McKinsey; technology policy official at Obama-Biden Transition Team; technology policy official at FCC; technology policy official at Secretary Clinton’s office at the State Department; innovator-in-residence at CARE; Managing Partner at Springbank.

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