Vanessa Pestritto believes in ecosystem collaboration for the advancement and adoption of new technologies. She is the founder of Electric Gems, LLC, a venture aimed at providing comprehensive support to tech companies in accelerating growth and devising strategic GTM plans.During her tenure as Director of Partner Programs at Agoric, a Cosmos-based chain, Vanessa spearheaded the development and management of ecosystem partnerships and capital markets relationships. As Director of Strategic Growth at Ripple, Vanessa built a significant investment portfolio of tech companies with novel use cases in protocol development, ecosystem tools, and smart contracts. She has actively invested and worked with entrepreneurs through her venture fund, Lattice Ventures. She began her career in technology consulting working on fintech and government projects. As Executive Director at New York Angels, she skillfully managed the largest syndicate of angel investors in New York, overseeing product and marketing efforts to facilitate a dynamic marketplace of investors and investments. Vanessa has also provided strategic guidance to corporations on their accelerator programs, counting Chobani and eBay among her esteemed clients.Vanessa actively advocates for increasing awareness of diversity in the workplace and the advancement of women and Latinos. She studied Economics and International Business at NYU Stern School of Business.
Listed skills include Start Ups, Entrepreneurship, Management, Strategy, and 50 others.