Startup Helper / Gil Capital / Gil & Co
Elad Gil is a highly successful serial entrepreneur, operating executive, and prolific investor based in Silicon Valley. He co-founded two companies, MixerLabs (acquired by Twitter) and Color Health, and previously served as VP of Corporate Strategy at Twitter and started the mobile team at Google. As a solo venture investor, he has backed over 40 companies now valued at $1 billion or more, including AirBnB, Figma, Stripe, and Coinbase, and is the author of the "High Growth Handbook."
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Startup Helper
PhD
Core technical and professional competencies derived from his experience as a serial entrepreneur, operating executive, and prolific solo investor.
A summary of Elad Gil's career, focusing on his entrepreneurial exits, investment scale, and executive roles at major technology companies.
As a solo venture investor, he has backed over 40 companies that are now valued at $1 billion or more, including Airbnb, Figma, and Stripe.
Yes, he served as the Vice President of Corporate Strategy at Twitter from December 2009 to May 2012, following the acquisition of MixerLabs.
He is a Startup Helper and operates Gil Capital / Gil & Co, a solo venture firm he started in 2008.
He is the author of the "High Growth Handbook," a widely recognized guide for scaling startups and technology companies.
Co-founder
Vice President
CEO and Co-Founder
Product Management
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BA, BS
Venture Capital, High-Growth Startups, Enterprise SaaS, AI/ML, Biotechnology (Color Health)
Mobile Technology, Internet Infrastructure, Fintech, Cryptocurrency, E-commerce
Visionary, Prolific, Strategic, Results-Oriented, Data-Driven, Influential
Technology, Future of AI, High-Growth, Entrepreneurship, Systemic Change
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