About Gil Penchina
Gil Penchina is an angel investor based out of New York City, United States. They did their Masters from Northwestern University. Their journey in the startup ecosystem started in 2012 through Betable. Gil Penchina has founded 2 companies. They are currently acting as the, and as the co-founder of Flight Ventures. As an angel investor, Gil Penchina has a portfolio of 14 companies, focusing primarily on sectors like Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure and 10 more sectors. They invest in companies across United States, France and 2 more. Their most notable investments include companies like happn and Orion.
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Gil Penchina's Investments
Gil Penchina has invested in 14 companies. Their most recent investment was in Archipelo (Seed Round) on 2025. Their investments are primarily in Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure and 10 more sectors. Their investment portfolio include companies in United States, France and 2 more.Here is the list of recent investments by Gil Penchina:
Date | Company | Round | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | Seed | $4M | ||
Feb 28, 2025 | Seed | $8M | ||
Sep 05, 2018 | Angel | $3M | ||
Apr 25, 2018 | Series A | $28.5M |
Gil Penchina's Portfolio Exits
Here is the list of top portfolio exits by Gil Penchina:
Company | Description | Location | Total Funding | Founded Year | Exit Type | Exit Date |
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Location based mobile dating app | Paris (France) | $22M | 2013 | Acquisition | Sep 19, 2025 | |
AI-enabled workforce communication solution provider | San Francisco (United States) | $80.6M | 2013 | Acquisition | Dec 11, 2023 | |
UX design tools for prototyping | Gdansk (Poland) | $7.51M | 2012 | Acquisition | Jun 09, 2020 | |
Lead management solution for enterprises | San Mateo (United States) | $2M | 2012 | Acquisition | Sep 25, 2018 |
Gil Penchina's Founded Companies
Gil Penchina has founded 2 companies namely Flight Ventures and Pryze.
Here are the details of all founded companies by Gil Penchina:
Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year | Current Stage | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Domain registration, web hosting, and brand protection services provider | - | 2014 | Deadpooled | San Francisco | |
Decentralized sweepstakes protocol | - | 2017 | Deadpooled | San Francisco |
Gil Penchina's Top News
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Cointopia raises $3 million for marketplace for blockchain companies and servicesVentureBeat•Sep 05, 2018•Cointopia, Michael Arrington, Mark Pincus, Gil Penchina and 6 others
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Happn Attracts $14 Million For Its Dating App Powered By Real Life InteractionsTechCrunch+•Sep 30, 2015•happn, Idinvest Partners, DN Capital, The Raine Group and 5 others
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OnBeep To Tackle Group Communication Wearables With $6.25M In New Funding – TechCrunchTechCrunch+•Aug 20, 2014•Orion, Fuel Capital, Orion Labs, Avalon Ventures and 5 others
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