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Adriana Gadala-Maria

Senior Associate @ Halogen Ventures

Miami, Florida

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $250,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $3,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Skills

Marketing
Digital Media
Digital Marketing
Digital Strategy
Sales Operations
Online Advertising
Advertising
Fashion
Public Speaking
Direct Marketing
Editing
Social Media Marketing
Management
Facebook
Public Relations
Marketing Strategy
Venture Capital

Education

Work Experience

  • Senior Associate

    2023

    Founded by 4th generation venture capitalist Jesse Draper, Halogen Ventures invests in early-stage, women-founded companies with groundbreaking technologies in the consumer space. Investments include The Skimm, The Flex Company, Hop Skip Drive, WeeCare, Senreve, Live Tinted, ThisisL. (acquired by P&G), Squad (acquired by Twitter), Eloquii (acquired by Walmart), etc. Learn more and check out our portfolio companies at https://halogenvc.com/

2020 - 2022

  • Managing Partner

    2021 - 2022

  • Investment Partner

    2020 - 2021

    Dorm Room Fund (DRF) is the best way for student founders to grow their startup. Built by students and powered by First Round, DRF provides founders with a strong network of investors, world-class mentors, and a $40,000 check. Dorm Room Fund has invested in 300+ student run startups who've raised $1B+ in follow-on capital from industry leading investors like GV, Sequoia, and YC.

  • MBA Investment Associate

    2021 - 2021

    Bessemer Venture Partners helps entrepreneurs lay strong foundations to build and forge long-standing companies. With more than 135 IPOs and 200 portfolio companies in the enterprise, consumer and healthcare spaces, Bessemer supports founders and CEOs from their early days through every stage of growth. Bessemer’s global portfolio includes Pinterest, Shopify, Twilio, Yelp, LinkedIn, PagerDuty, DocuSign, Wix, Fiverr and Toast and has $9 billion of capital under management. Bessemer has teams of investors and partners located in Tel Aviv, Silicon Valley, San Francisco, New York, London, Boston, Beijing and Bangalore.

2021 - 2021

  • MBA Investment Associate

    2021 - 2021

    Glynn Capital Management is focused on investments in leading private and public technology growth companies. We seek to be long-term investors in a limited number of excellent companies with world-class management teams, sustainable business models, and long-term growth potential.

2021 - 2021

  • MBA Investment Associate

    2021 - 2021

    Anorak Ventures is a seed-stage venture firm based in San Francisco. We invest early and dilute alongside founders, helping find smart capital for every stage of company growth. To date, 50 investments have been made with $450M raised in follow on funding resulting in an aggregate portfolio market capitalization of $2.8B.

2020 - 2021

  • Venture Associate

    2020 - 2021

    CAV Angels is an angel investing organization that provides funding and education on investment in private, early-stage companies.

2018 - 2020

  • Partnerships, TechCrunch | Engadget | Crunchbase

    2018 - 2020

    TechCrunch is a leading technology media property, dedicated to profiling startups, reviewing new Internet products, and breaking tech news.

2017 - 2018

  • Partnerships, Northwest

    2017 - 2018

    Code3 (formerly SocialCode), a subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC), is a performance marketing partner working at the intersection of media, creative and commerce. Code3 manages digital programs for disruptor and global brands across media platforms including Amazon, Facebook, Google, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, SnapChat, TikTok, Twitter, Walmart.com and YouTube, as well as emerging channels like voice and OTT.

2011 - 2017

  • Sales & Brand Partnerships

    2011 - 2017

    Employee #20 Reddit is home to thousands of communities, endless conversation, and authentic human connection. Whether you're into breaking news, sports, TV fan theories, or a never-ending stream of the internet's cutest animals, there's a community on Reddit for you.