Alexa Gellman
Growth Equity Investor & Startup Consultant
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
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