Ilana Stern is a general partner at Peterson Ventures. She previously served as the CEO of Weddington Way before joining the executive team at Gap Inc.

What Ilana can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M
Comes in atSeries BCan lead the round
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Peterson Partners writes $10M to $30M checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Weddington Way · CEO
  2. Gap Inc.
    2016
  3. Peterson Ventures · General Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Weddington Way

Focus

consumerenterpriseconsumer technologybrandsB2B infrastructure

Education

University of PennsylvaniaStanford GSB, MBA

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Who is Ilana Stern?

Ilana Stern is a general partner at Peterson Ventures. She previously served as the CEO of Weddington Way before joining the executive team at Gap Inc.

How much does Ilana Stern invest?

Ilana Stern invests through Peterson Partners, which writes checks of $10M to $30M at series b.

How do I pitch Ilana Stern?

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

What did Ilana Stern do before Peterson Partners?

CEO at Weddington Way; Gap Inc..

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