Jessica Verrilli
Jessica Verrilli | |
|---|---|
| Education | Stanford University |
| Occupations | Entrepreneur, Venture capitalist, Angel investor |
Jessica Verrilli is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist and angel investor. She is a general partner at GV, where she focuses on early-stage technology investments. Previously she served as vice president of corporate development and strategy at Twitter, where she helped lead the company's mergers, acquisitions, and strategic initiatives. She co-founded the women's investing group #Angels and the venture capital firm Adverb Ventures.[1][2][3][4]
Early life and education
Verrilli holds a B.A. in human biology from Stanford University, where she was selected as a Stanford Mayfield Fellow in 2007 and participated on the varsity women's lacrosse team.[1][2][5]
Career
Verrilli began her career at the venture capital firm Venrock in early 2008 as an investment associate.[1]
In 2009, she joined Twitter as a senior director of corporate development and strategy while the company expanded from an early-stage startup into a publicly traded multinational technology company. She later served as vice president of corporate development and strategy before departing the company in 2017.[1][5]
Verrilli became a general partner at Google Ventures, now GV, after rejoining the firm in May 2018.[1][2][3][6]
As an angel investor, Verrilli co-founded the women's investing group #Angels, and in 2023 founded Adverb Ventures April Underwood.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Jessica Verrilli, GV: Profile and Biography - Bloomberg Markets". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
- 1 2 3 "GV / Jessica Verrilli". Google Ventures. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- 1 2 Wagner, Kurt (2018-05-01). "Former Twitter M&A executive Jess Verrilli is headed to Google-backed venture firm GV — again". Recode. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ↑ Wagner, Kurt (2015-03-04). "Some of Twitter's Top Execs Create a New Investment Group, '#Angels'". Recode. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- 1 2 "Jessica Verrilli Interview - Twitter Exec Career Tips". Refinery29. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ↑ Su, Jeb. "Startup Grind Global Conference: The 19 Innovative Tech Startups To Watch". Forbes. Retrieved 2026-06-26.
- ↑ Chernova, Yuliya (April 26, 2023). "Jessica Verrilli and April Underwood Form Adverb Ventures". The Wall Street Journal.