Alexa Gellman
Growth Equity Investor & Startup Consultant
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Chief of Staff
2024 - Current
Chief of Staff at Inspired Capital, responsible for supporting the Founder and Managing Partner, Alexa von Tobel, on new and existing investments, fundraising, and firm strategy.
Inspired Capital Partners is an early-stage technology venture fund focused on supporting the next wave of exceptional entrepreneurs.
Senior Associate
2022 - 2023
Senior Associate on Volition Capital’s Internet and Consumer investment team. Volition Capital is a Boston-based growth equity firm that principally invests in high-growth, founder-owned companies across the software, internet, and consumer sectors.
Volition Capital is a growth equity firm that principally invests in high potential, founder-owned companies across different technology.
Venture Fellow
2021 - 2022
MBA Venture Fellow at NY-based venture group that backs and helps build the next generation of mission-driven consumer and retail brands.
Idea Farm Ventures is a NY-based venture group that backs and helps build mission-driven companies for the modern consumer.
Associate, BlackRock Real Assets Group
2019 - 2020
Member of the Real Assets Executive team within the BlackRock Alternatives platform. Supported the Real Assets leadership in developing and executing on the strategic growth initiatives for the $55bn investment platform. Responsibilities included strategy, business development, investments and operations across the Infrastructure and Real Estate businesses.
Associate, Global Business Manager, BlackRock Alternatives Specialists
2018 - 2019
Global Business Manager for the BlackRock Alternatives Specialists team, which is responsible for business development for BlackRock’s $200bn+ alternatives platform.
Analyst, Hedge Fund Sales, BlackRock Alternatives Specialists
2015 - 2018
Developed and maintained relationships with specialist alternatives buyers at institutional clients and alternative asset managers in the US and Canada, with a focus on asset raising for the firm’s $25bn direct hedge fund platform.
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Investment Banking Summer Analyst
2014 - 2014
Consumer / Retail Group
Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.
Editor and Beat Reporter
2011 - 2014
The Harvard Crimson is a daily newspaper that offers the latest local and international news.
Research Intern
2013 - 2013
Global Strategy Group is an American public affairs and research firm; specializing in research, strategic communications, digital strategy.
Editorial Intern
2012 - 2012
LearnVest is a program that makes financial planning affordable, accessible, and even delightful.
Raised $69,030,000.00 from Accel, Northwestern Mutual Capital and American Express Ventures.
Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2020 - 2022
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
2011 - 2015