Gil Penchina
Founder at Uprising Capital LLC
Active connections
| Name | Gender | Age | Linked companies | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcin Treder | M | 39 |
UXPin Sp zoo
 UXPin Sp zoo Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services UXPin Sp zoo engages in the provision of professional tools for UX designers. It offers rapid prototyping notepads, browser-shaped notepads, UXPin notepads for web projects, mobile UX kits that offer touch-driven prototyping and online wire framing and documenting applications. The company was founded by Marcin Treder, Kamil Jan Zieba, Marcin Tomasz Kowalski, Piotr Marek Duszynski and Wiktor Waldemar Mazur in 2010 and is headquartered in Gdynia, Poland. | 14 years |
| David Hornik | M | 56 | 12 years | |
| Matthew Shaw | M | 64 | 5 years | |
| Marc Marin | M | - |
PurePlay.com
 PurePlay.com Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services San Francisco-based PurePlay is the first and largest legal play-for-cash online poker destination. Through a patented business model, PurePlay enables players to compete for cash without ever putting their own money at risk. The company was founded in November 2004 by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs with venture capital financial backing. The poker site, which launched in November 2005, has awarded over $4 million and today is the fastest growing legal online cash poker destination with over 1.5 million players. | 19 years |
| Christopher Paisley | M | 71 | 6 years | |
| Shawn Merani | M | - |
Uprising Capital LLC
 Uprising Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Uprising Capital LLC (Uprising Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Gil Penchina, Shawn Merani and Alec Hsu. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | 10 years |
| Jason Kellerman | M | - |
PurePlay.com
PurePlay.com Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services San Francisco-based PurePlay is the first and largest legal play-for-cash online poker destination. Through a patented business model, PurePlay enables players to compete for cash without ever putting their own money at risk. The company was founded in November 2004 by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs with venture capital financial backing. The poker site, which launched in November 2005, has awarded over $4 million and today is the fastest growing legal online cash poker destination with over 1.5 million players. | 19 years |
| Yousuf Khan | M | - |
Ridge Ventures
 Ridge Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Ridge Ventures is an independent venture capital firm, a subsidiary of International Data Group, Inc founded in 1997 by Alex Rosen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco. | 7 years |
| Karen Greenstein | F | - | 5 years | |
| Alec Hsu | M | - |
Uprising Capital LLC
Uprising Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Uprising Capital LLC (Uprising Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Gil Penchina, Shawn Merani and Alec Hsu. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | 10 years |
| Hooman Beheshti | M | - | 10 years | |
| Alex Rosen | M | - |
Ridge Ventures
Ridge Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Ridge Ventures is an independent venture capital firm, a subsidiary of International Data Group, Inc founded in 1997 by Alex Rosen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco. | 18 years |
| Marcin Tomasz Kowalski | M | 41 |
UXPin Sp zoo
UXPin Sp zoo Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services UXPin Sp zoo engages in the provision of professional tools for UX designers. It offers rapid prototyping notepads, browser-shaped notepads, UXPin notepads for web projects, mobile UX kits that offer touch-driven prototyping and online wire framing and documenting applications. The company was founded by Marcin Treder, Kamil Jan Zieba, Marcin Tomasz Kowalski, Piotr Marek Duszynski and Wiktor Waldemar Mazur in 2010 and is headquartered in Gdynia, Poland. | 14 years |
| Kamil Jan Zieba | M | 40 |
UXPin Sp zoo
UXPin Sp zoo Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services UXPin Sp zoo engages in the provision of professional tools for UX designers. It offers rapid prototyping notepads, browser-shaped notepads, UXPin notepads for web projects, mobile UX kits that offer touch-driven prototyping and online wire framing and documenting applications. The company was founded by Marcin Treder, Kamil Jan Zieba, Marcin Tomasz Kowalski, Piotr Marek Duszynski and Wiktor Waldemar Mazur in 2010 and is headquartered in Gdynia, Poland. | 14 years |
| Justin Tsang | M | - |
Ridge Ventures
Ridge Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Ridge Ventures is an independent venture capital firm, a subsidiary of International Data Group, Inc founded in 1997 by Alex Rosen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco. | 12 years |
| Akriti Dokania | F | - |
Ridge Ventures
Ridge Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Ridge Ventures is an independent venture capital firm, a subsidiary of International Data Group, Inc founded in 1997 by Alex Rosen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco. | 2 years |
| Rebecca Messina | F | 52 |
Ridge Ventures
Ridge Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Ridge Ventures is an independent venture capital firm, a subsidiary of International Data Group, Inc founded in 1997 by Alex Rosen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco. | 4 years |
| Brendan Baker | M | - |
Ridge Ventures
Ridge Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Ridge Ventures is an independent venture capital firm, a subsidiary of International Data Group, Inc founded in 1997 by Alex Rosen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco. | 6 years |
| Derrick Lee | M | - |
Ridge Ventures
Ridge Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Ridge Ventures is an independent venture capital firm, a subsidiary of International Data Group, Inc founded in 1997 by Alex Rosen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco. | 4 years |
| Wendy Phillips | F | - |
Ridge Ventures
Ridge Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Ridge Ventures is an independent venture capital firm, a subsidiary of International Data Group, Inc founded in 1997 by Alex Rosen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco. | 3 years |
| Piotr Wilam | M | - |
UXPin Sp zoo
UXPin Sp zoo Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services UXPin Sp zoo engages in the provision of professional tools for UX designers. It offers rapid prototyping notepads, browser-shaped notepads, UXPin notepads for web projects, mobile UX kits that offer touch-driven prototyping and online wire framing and documenting applications. The company was founded by Marcin Treder, Kamil Jan Zieba, Marcin Tomasz Kowalski, Piotr Marek Duszynski and Wiktor Waldemar Mazur in 2010 and is headquartered in Gdynia, Poland. | - |
| Alayzain Rizavi | M | - |
Ridge Ventures
Ridge Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Ridge Ventures is an independent venture capital firm, a subsidiary of International Data Group, Inc founded in 1997 by Alex Rosen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco. | 2 years |
| David F. Anderson | M | - |
Ridge Ventures
Ridge Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Ridge Ventures is an independent venture capital firm, a subsidiary of International Data Group, Inc founded in 1997 by Alex Rosen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco. | 1 years |
| Pawel Neubauer | M | - |
UXPin Sp zoo
UXPin Sp zoo Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services UXPin Sp zoo engages in the provision of professional tools for UX designers. It offers rapid prototyping notepads, browser-shaped notepads, UXPin notepads for web projects, mobile UX kits that offer touch-driven prototyping and online wire framing and documenting applications. The company was founded by Marcin Treder, Kamil Jan Zieba, Marcin Tomasz Kowalski, Piotr Marek Duszynski and Wiktor Waldemar Mazur in 2010 and is headquartered in Gdynia, Poland. | - |
| Sérgio Tavares Rebelo | M | 64 |
Kellogg School of Management
| 27 years |
| Lawrence Shulman | M | - |
Kellogg School of Management
| 29 years |
| Lorra Stone | F | - |
Ridge Ventures
Ridge Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Ridge Ventures is an independent venture capital firm, a subsidiary of International Data Group, Inc founded in 1997 by Alex Rosen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco. | 14 years |
| Kirk Kirschenbauer | M | - |
PurePlay.com
PurePlay.com Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services San Francisco-based PurePlay is the first and largest legal play-for-cash online poker destination. Through a patented business model, PurePlay enables players to compete for cash without ever putting their own money at risk. The company was founded in November 2004 by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs with venture capital financial backing. The poker site, which launched in November 2005, has awarded over $4 million and today is the fastest growing legal online cash poker destination with over 1.5 million players. | - |
| Jeffrey Veen | M | - |
UXPin Sp zoo
UXPin Sp zoo Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services UXPin Sp zoo engages in the provision of professional tools for UX designers. It offers rapid prototyping notepads, browser-shaped notepads, UXPin notepads for web projects, mobile UX kits that offer touch-driven prototyping and online wire framing and documenting applications. The company was founded by Marcin Treder, Kamil Jan Zieba, Marcin Tomasz Kowalski, Piotr Marek Duszynski and Wiktor Waldemar Mazur in 2010 and is headquartered in Gdynia, Poland. | - |
| Rizwan Qaiser Virk | M | - |
Ridge Ventures
Ridge Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Ridge Ventures is an independent venture capital firm, a subsidiary of International Data Group, Inc founded in 1997 by Alex Rosen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco. | 5 years |
| Kevin Flood | M | - |
PurePlay.com
PurePlay.com Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services San Francisco-based PurePlay is the first and largest legal play-for-cash online poker destination. Through a patented business model, PurePlay enables players to compete for cash without ever putting their own money at risk. The company was founded in November 2004 by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs with venture capital financial backing. The poker site, which launched in November 2005, has awarded over $4 million and today is the fastest growing legal online cash poker destination with over 1.5 million players. | - |
| Julie Degnan | F | - |
PurePlay.com
PurePlay.com Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services San Francisco-based PurePlay is the first and largest legal play-for-cash online poker destination. Through a patented business model, PurePlay enables players to compete for cash without ever putting their own money at risk. The company was founded in November 2004 by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs with venture capital financial backing. The poker site, which launched in November 2005, has awarded over $4 million and today is the fastest growing legal online cash poker destination with over 1.5 million players. | - |
| Indranil Guha | M | - |
Ridge Ventures
Ridge Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Ridge Ventures is an independent venture capital firm, a subsidiary of International Data Group, Inc founded in 1997 by Alex Rosen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco. | 2 years |
| Jeffrey L. Steinhorn | M | - |
Ridge Ventures
Ridge Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Ridge Ventures is an independent venture capital firm, a subsidiary of International Data Group, Inc founded in 1997 by Alex Rosen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco. | 12 years |
| Pat Kenealy | M | - |
Ridge Ventures
Ridge Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Ridge Ventures is an independent venture capital firm, a subsidiary of International Data Group, Inc founded in 1997 by Alex Rosen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco. | 18 years |
| Ron C. Conway | M | - |
PurePlay.com
PurePlay.com Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services San Francisco-based PurePlay is the first and largest legal play-for-cash online poker destination. Through a patented business model, PurePlay enables players to compete for cash without ever putting their own money at risk. The company was founded in November 2004 by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs with venture capital financial backing. The poker site, which launched in November 2005, has awarded over $4 million and today is the fastest growing legal online cash poker destination with over 1.5 million players. | - |
| Mary Boyajian | F | - |
Ridge Ventures
Ridge Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Ridge Ventures is an independent venture capital firm, a subsidiary of International Data Group, Inc founded in 1997 by Alex Rosen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco. | - |
Connections Chart
Multi-company connection
Former connections
| Name | Gender | Age | Linked companies | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Bixby | M | 46 | 7 years | |
| John Donahoe | M | 63 | 10 years | |
| Thomas Tierney | M | 70 | 17 years | |
| Rajiv Dutta | M | 62 | 10 years | |
| Bob Swan | M | 64 | 17 years | |
| Kelly Wright | F | 53 | 3 years | |
| Thomas Daly | M | - | 8 years | |
| Jeffrey Huber | M | 55 | 2 years | |
| Will Price | M | - |
Kellogg School of Management
| 2 years |
| Adriane McFetridge | F | 53 | 12 years | |
| Jonathan Franklin Bixby | M | 47 | 2 years | |
| Marcella Bradway | M | - |
University of Massachusetts
| 8 years |
| Mazen Rawashdeh | M | 58 | 6 years | |
| Ben Metcalfe | M | - |
Ridge Ventures
Ridge Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Ridge Ventures is an independent venture capital firm, a subsidiary of International Data Group, Inc founded in 1997 by Alex Rosen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco. | 4 years |
| Paul Luongo | M | 52 | 8 years | |
| Jennifer Ceran | F | 60 | 9 years | |
| Jay Lee | M | 60 | 19 years | |
| Jean S. K. Lee | M | - |
University of Massachusetts
| 4 years |
| Philippe Schenk | M | - |
Ridge Ventures
Ridge Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Ridge Ventures is an independent venture capital firm, a subsidiary of International Data Group, Inc founded in 1997 by Alex Rosen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco. | - |
| Brian Levey | M | 56 | 13 years | |
| Jeffrey Housenbold | M | 54 | 4 years | |
| Sameer Chopra | M | - | 7 years | |
| Minn Kim | F | - |
Ridge Ventures
Ridge Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Ridge Ventures is an independent venture capital firm, a subsidiary of International Data Group, Inc founded in 1997 by Alex Rosen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco. | - |
| Panayotis Sparaggis | M | - |
University of Massachusetts
| 5 years |
| Kathryn Hall | F | - | 11 years | |
| Bill Ford Ford | M | 67 | 10 years | |
| Maynard Webb | M | 68 | 7 years | |
| Edward Barnholt | M | 81 | 13 years | |
| Fred Anderson | M | 79 | 17 years | |
| Brian Thomas Swette | M | 70 | 4 years | |
| Dawn Lepore | F | 70 | 14 years | |
| Shane McCarthy | M | - |
Kellogg School of Management
| 3 years |
| Joe Schorge | M | - |
University of Massachusetts
| 5 years |
| Timothy Bishko | M | 53 |
University of Massachusetts
| 4 years |
| Pumla Makaziwe Mandela-Amuah | M | 70 |
University of Massachusetts
| 3 years |
| Syed Jafry | M | 60 |
University of Massachusetts
| 1 years |
| Adam Feinzig | M | - |
University of Massachusetts
| 4 years |
| Alexander Gomez | M | - |
University of Massachusetts
| 14 years |
| Ali Tugrul Alpacar | M | 56 |
University of Massachusetts
| 1 years |
| Paul LeBlanc | M | 66 |
University of Massachusetts
| 8 years |
| Andrew Woodbury Elmore | M | 60 |
University of Massachusetts
| 4 years |
| Mitchell Petersen | M | - |
University of Massachusetts
| 4 years |
| David B. Marshak | M | - |
University of Massachusetts
| 4 years |
| Jordan B. Fishman | M | - |
University of Massachusetts
| - |
| Barbara Vanderwilden | F | - |
University of Massachusetts
| 4 years |
| Paul Brannelly | M | 51 |
University of Massachusetts
| 4 years |
| Timothy James Horan | M | - |
University of Massachusetts
| 4 years |
| Dan Marques | M | - |
University of Massachusetts
| 3 years |
| Wayne Boulais | M | 60 |
University of Massachusetts
| 2 years |
| John W. Donovan | M | - |
University of Massachusetts
| 4 years |
| C. Scott Riddle | M | - |
University of Massachusetts
| 4 years |
| Peter Jay Kirschenbaum | M | - |
University of Massachusetts
| 4 years |
| Greg Joseph McCall | M | - |
University of Massachusetts
| 4 years |
| Andy Dion | M | - |
University of Massachusetts
| 5 years |
| John Langton Sennott | M | 58 |
University of Massachusetts
| 4 years |
| Richard Peck | M | - |
University of Massachusetts
| 5 years |
| Jason Robert Lilly | M | - |
University of Massachusetts
| 4 years |
| Sameer Sushil Sain | M | 54 |
University of Massachusetts
| 2 years |
| Rainer Blair | M | 60 |
University of Massachusetts
| 3 years |
| Chik Weng Leong | M | 61 |
University of Massachusetts
| 3 years |
| Claudine Gallagher | F | - |
University of Massachusetts
| 4 years |
| Andy Bartlett | M | - |
University of Massachusetts
| 4 years |
Statistics
| Country | Connections | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 91 | 91.92% |
| Poland | 6 | 6.06% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2.02% |
Age of Connections
Active
Past
Male
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Members of the board
Executives
Origin of connections
- Stock Market
- Insiders
- Gil Penchina
- Personal Network