Ilse Calderon
Chief of Staff to CTO at Forge
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Work Experience
Chief of Staff to CTO
2024 - Current
Forge is a global private securities marketplace creating an accessible, liquid, and transparent private market.
Raised $357,000,000.00 from Temasek Holdings, Adit Ventures and ION.
Principal
2021
Senior Associate
2019 - 2020
Associate
2017 - 2018
OVO Fund is a seed stage venture capital firm dedicated to investing in start-ups at the earliest of stages. We are sector-agnostic but tend to focus on non-capital intensive start-ups. Message me if you have an interesting project/idea! ilse@ovofund.com
Forbes Contributor
2020
VC contributor at Forbes.com https://www.forbes.com/sites/ilsecalderon/
Forbes Magazine is a business magazine that is focused on business news and financial information.
Raised $200,000,000.00 from Binance.
Scout
2022
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that engages in consumer, enterprise, technology, and cleantech markets.
Business Operations
2022 - 2023
While at Mos, I helped launched the banking part of the startup. Some projects including launching a cash advance product, a rewards program, an instant funding product, and various initiatives to decrease fraud.
Mos offers financial solutions that feature checking accounts, debit cards, and access to financial aid advisors designed for students.
Raised $57,300,000.00 from Sequoia Capital, Karman Ventures (fka Moving Capital), Tiger Global Management, Expa, Lux Capital, Khaled Helioui and Emerson Collective.
Associate
2017 - 2017
- Portfolio management - Underwriting credit facilities from initial due diligence to final close
Silicon Valley Bank is a venture debt provider that focuses on the tech startup sector.
Summer Intern
2016 - 2016
Signia Venture Partners is an early stage fund helping passionate entrepreneurs build impactful world-changing companies.
Chief Marketing Officer
2015 - 2016
Hangster is a platform that allows users to easily find each other's availability and hang out. Our app simplifies the scheduling process with an easy to use interface. Come hang with us at www.hangster.io
Vice President & Co-founder
2014 - 2016
This organization is a co-ed entrepreneurship fraternity. Our current chapters are complemented by their surrounding startup communities, including Silicon Valley and the emerging Silicon Beach. Brothers of Sigma Eta Pi come from a wide variety of majors and backgrounds, and have started over 21 different ventures. Our mission is to transform individuals into starters who follow their passions, develop lasting meaningful relationships, and create value through innovative pursuits.
Banking Associate
2014 - 2016
As a banking associate, I helped manage over $14 million in assets by processing financial service requests for the 600+ student groups on campus.
Stanford Student Enterprises is a business and entrepreneurial organization, based out of the Stanford University campus.