Ilana Stern

Ilana Stern

Partner atSalt VCUtah

Ilana Stern is a General Partner at Salt VC, where she joined after her startup was acquired. She also lectures in entrepreneurship at Stanford GSB and previously founded Weddington Way.

What Ilana can write

Writes checks of$250K to $3M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedCan lead the round
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Salt VC writes $250K to $3M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Weddington Way · Founder and CEO
  2. Salt VC · General Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Weddington Way

Focus

fintechhealthcarecommercefuture of work

Education

Stanford GSB, MBAUniversity of Pennsylvania

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Questions

Who is Ilana Stern?

Ilana Stern is a General Partner at Salt VC, where she joined after her startup was acquired. She also lectures in entrepreneurship at Stanford GSB and previously founded Weddington Way.

How much does Ilana Stern invest?

Ilana Stern invests through Salt VC, which writes checks of $250K to $3M at pre-seed, seed.

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 Salt VC backed works better.

What did Ilana Stern do before Salt VC?

Founder and CEO at Weddington Way.

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