Gina Bauman
Private Equity Investor at Cota Capital Management LLC
Profile
Gina Bauman joined Cota Capital in 2022 as Head of Capital Formation.
She brings extensive fundraising, investor relations, and marketing experience to the firm.
Gina joined Cota after her thirteen-year tenure at IVP, a later-stage venture capital and growth equity firm, where she helped to grow the firm from $2.3 billion to $8.7 billion in committed capital and was responsible for creating and managing the investor relations, marketing, and communication programs, as well as working closely with firm’s portfolio companies.
Gina started her venture capital career at Nokia Venture Partners, a corporate venture capital firm, where she was responsible for marketing, communications, and operations.
During her ten years with the firm, she was part of the launch of BlueRun Ventures (BRV), a global early-stage venture capital firm that spun out of Nokia, and managed marketing strategy, public relations, investor relations, and portfolio company marketing support.
Early in her career, she worked in an internationally recognized management consulting firm specializing in corporate strategy.
She received her B.A.
in Economics from the University of Tartu, Estonia, and an M.B.A.
from the San Francisco State University Graduate School of Business.
Gina also co-chaired the Marketing Communications Council of EF, a non-profit organization that promotes corporate volunteerism and philanthropy, and was an Executive Committee member of the National Venture Capital Association’s Strategic Communications Group.
Gina Bauman active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Cota Capital Management LLC
Cota Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Cota Capital Management LLC (Cota Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Babak Poushanchi and Bobby Yazdani. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Private Equity Investor | 2021-12-31 |
Former positions of Gina Bauman
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Institutional Venture Partners
Institutional Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Institutional Venture Partners (Institutional Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1980 by Reid Dennis. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Private Equity Investor | 2022-01-30 |
BlueRun Ventures
BlueRun Ventures Investment ManagersFinance BlueRun Ventures, formerly Nokia Venture Partners, is a venture capital firm founded in 1998 by W. Pete Buhl, John Gardner and John A. Malloy. The headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2008-12-30 |
BlueRun Ventures
BlueRun Ventures Investment ManagersFinance BlueRun Ventures, formerly Nokia Venture Partners, is a venture capital firm founded in 1998 by W. Pete Buhl, John Gardner and John A. Malloy. The headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Private Equity Investor | 2003-12-31 |
Nokia, Inc.
Nokia, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Nokia, Inc. distributed and marketed mobile phones and telecommunication devices. It provided equipment, solutions, and services for network operators and corporations. The company was founded on March 19, 1999 and was headquartered in Irving, TX. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1999-12-31 |
Training of Gina Bauman
San Francisco State University | Masters Business Admin |
University of Tartu | Undergraduate Degree |
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Institutional Venture Partners
Institutional Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Institutional Venture Partners (Institutional Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1980 by Reid Dennis. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Finance |
BlueRun Ventures
BlueRun Ventures Investment ManagersFinance BlueRun Ventures, formerly Nokia Venture Partners, is a venture capital firm founded in 1998 by W. Pete Buhl, John Gardner and John A. Malloy. The headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Finance |
Nokia, Inc.
Nokia, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Nokia, Inc. distributed and marketed mobile phones and telecommunication devices. It provided equipment, solutions, and services for network operators and corporations. The company was founded on March 19, 1999 and was headquartered in Irving, TX. | Communications |
Cota Capital Management LLC
Cota Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Cota Capital Management LLC (Cota Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Babak Poushanchi and Bobby Yazdani. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
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