Francesca Whitehead
Vice President - Investment Team at Fifth Wall
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Vice President - Investment Team
2022 - Current
Closed transaction experience: - SolarCycle, series A and infrastructure financing (solar panel recycling) - Soly, series B (pan-European solar, batteries, & home energy management installation) - Purpose Green, series A (one-stop shop for all types of commercial real estate's decarbonization retrofitting) - Woltair, series A and working capital facility (heat pump procurement and installation marketplace) - nZero, series A (carbon accounting) - Ever/Body, series C (D2C expert provider of Botox and fillers) - HeyDay, series C (expert facials & personalized treatments) Board member: Solarcycle, Assembly Board observer: Soly, Woltair, nZero, EcoCart, HeyDay, Sun Day Car Wash - Moved to London and started our European climate tech practice, and deployed EUR 30M into 3 companies within the first 12 months - Solo manager of our legacy retail fund
Fifth Wall is a venture capital firm that focuses on technologies for the global real estate industry.
Co-Founder
2019
We are a global community of 100+ pre-GP professionals seeking to support impact solutions across all stages to build a more sustainable and equitable tomorrow. https://www.northstar-collective.org/
External Speaking Engagements
2018
Growth Equity Investor - Climate Tech
2021 - 2022
Closed transaction experience: Oyster series C (digital PEO), Trove series D (B2B resale), Pivot Bio series D (synthetic nitrogen replacement), ProducePay series B (fintech for growers) Board observer: Sunfolding, Trove, Pivot Bio
G2VP invests in emerging technology companies that digitize traditional industries and drive market transformations.
Private Equity Associate - Global Impact
2018 - 2020
- Closed transactions & board observer: Graduation Alliance (Growth buyout of a dropout recovery platform)
KKR India Asset Finance is a non-banking financial company that provides systemically important Non-Banking services.
Investment Banking Healthcare Coverage Associate
2018 - 2018
Investment Banking Leveraged Finance Analyst
2016 - 2018
Presented New Story to the Goldman Sachs partnership committee and won 2nd place out of ~70 applications globally in the GS Analyst Impact Fund competition and secured a $75K grant for New Story and an additional ~$30K in funding from select partners
Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.
Investment Banking Structured Finance Summer Analyst
2015 - 2015
Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.
Summer Intern
2014 - 2014
Waitress/Bartender
2012 - 2013
Sales Assistant
2011 - 2011
Member of the team that opened the flagship store in Hong Kong
Hollister is on a mission to champion confidence & wellness in teens & give grants to change-makers & nonprofits who vibe with us on that.