Gil Penchina

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Gil Penchina is the founder of Fastly, Inc., founded in 2011, and Uprising Capital LLC, founded in 2013, where the title held is Partner.
Current jobs include Partner at Ridge Ventures since 2026 and Member-Supervisory Board at UXPin Sp zoo.
Former jobs include Chief Executive Officer & Director at Fandom, Inc. from 2006 to 2011, Director & Vice President-Investor Relations at Vouch Financial, Inc., Non-Executive Director at Argo Blockchain Plc from 2018 to 2020, Director at PurePlay.com, VP & General Manager-International at eBay, Inc. from 2004 to 2006, and Board Member at San Francisco Opera Association from 2017 to 2019.
Education includes an undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts in 1991 and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management in 1997.

Gil Penchina active positions

Companies	Position	Start
UXPin Sp zoo UXPin Sp zoo Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides professional tools for UX designers	Director/Board Member	-
Uprising Capital LLC Uprising Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Uprising Capital invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements.	Founder	01/01/2013
Ridge Ventures Ridge Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Ridge Ventures invests in companies located in the US. The firm focuses on sectors such as consumer,SaaS, infrastructure solutions. It provides financing for seed and early-stage transactions with an investment size between $2-7 million.	Private Equity Investor	01/01/2011

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Former positions of Gil Penchina

Companies	Position	End
ARGO BLOCKCHAIN PLC	Director/Board Member	01/01/2020
San Francisco Opera Association San Francisco Opera Association Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Owns and operates an opera theater	Director/Board Member	01/06/2019
FASTLY, INC.	Founder	01/01/2019
Fandom, Inc. Fandom, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates as an entertainment platform	Chief Executive Officer	01/10/2011
EBAY INC.	Director/Board Member	01/09/2000

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Private companies	12
eBay, Inc. eBay, Inc. Internet RetailRetail Trade Operates as an online marketplace and mobile app for the sale of goods & services	Retail Trade
Fandom, Inc. Fandom, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates as an entertainment platform	Technology Services
Vouch Financial, Inc. Vouch Financial, Inc. Publishing: NewspapersConsumer Services Operates a social network for credit	Consumer Services
University of Massachusetts University of Massachusetts Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Ridge Ventures Ridge Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Ridge Ventures invests in companies located in the US. The firm focuses on sectors such as consumer,SaaS, infrastructure solutions. It provides financing for seed and early-stage transactions with an investment size between $2-7 million.	Finance
San Francisco Opera Association San Francisco Opera Association Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Owns and operates an opera theater	Consumer Services
PurePlay.com PurePlay.com Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides online games	Technology Services
Fastly, Inc. Fastly, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides real-time content delivery network services	Technology Services
Kellogg School of Management Kellogg School of Management Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
UXPin Sp zoo UXPin Sp zoo Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides professional tools for UX designers	Technology Services
Uprising Capital LLC Uprising Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Uprising Capital invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements.	Finance
Argo Blockchain Plc Argo Blockchain Plc Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Operates as a blockchain technology company which focused on mining of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies	Technology Services