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Anne Dwane

Co-Founder & Partner at Village Global

San Francisco, California

Skills

Leadership
Start-ups
Strategic Partnerships
Business Development
Strategy
Digital Media
Management
Entrepreneurship
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Online Advertising
E-commerce
Analytics
Marketing Strategy
Marketing
Business Strategy
Web Analytics
Strategic Planning
Product Management
Social Networking
Mobile Marketing

Work Experience

  • Co-Founder & General Partner

    2017

    Village Global is a network-native VC firm with ~$500 million AUM, chaired by Reid Hoffman, and backed by industry luminaries like Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg. We lead pre-seed and seed rounds across all categories. When you join Village, capital is just the beginning. We help you go faster with an incredible founder community, expert advice, and game-changing introductions. Come build with the best network in tech.

  • Board Member

    2018

GSV Acceleration Fund, Early Stage Venture Capital

2016 - 2016

  • Co-Founder & Partner

    2016 - 2016

    Global Silicon Valley (GSV) Acceleration Fund invests venture capital in technology companies out to improve learning, life and work. An early stage venture firm, GSV Acceleration Fund backs entrepreneurs out to transform learning and career outcomes from "pre-K to grey".

2011 - 2015

  • Chief Business Officer

    2011 - 2015

    Responsible for all Chegg's lines of revenue after acquisition of Zinch. P&L responsibility before and after the IPO process. Led cross-functional efforts to connect students with opportunities to save time, save money and get smarter.

2008 - 2011

  • CEO

    2008 - 2011

    Zinch, acquired by Chegg, enabled students to showcase themselves as 'more than test scores' to be matched with colleges, scholarships and graduate programs. Enabled colleges and universities to engage "right fit" students at a fraction of the cost and time of traditional recruiting methods.

2004 - 2008

  • GM & SVP, Affinity Networks

    2006 - 2008

    Led Military Advantage (www.Military.com), Monster Military, Tickle & the Tickle Grapevine Ad Network

  • GM, Military Advantage (www.Military.com)

    2004 - 2006

    Responsible for Military.com & Monster Military

1999 - 2004

  • Co-Founder

    1999 - 2004

    Military.com was acquired by Monster Worldwide. Military.com is a social and professional network for service members and veterans.

1998 - 1999

  • Business Development

    1998 - 1999

    Interval Research was a laboratory and technology incubator focused on Internet products applications and services. Created and evaluated business models for emerging consumer internet technologies and digital media.