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Julia Govberg

Chief of Staff at First Round Capital

New York, New York

Overview 

Julia Govberg is the Chief of Staff at First Round Capital in New York, overseeing community initiatives and platform development. With a background in economics from The Wharton School, she has excelled in roles such as Revenue Strategy at eBay and teaching at BSD Education. Govberg's career highlights include her leadership as Chief of Staff at First Round Capital, driving community engagement, and her expertise in revenue strategy while at eBay, showcasing her diverse skill set in both finance and education.

Work Experience 

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First Round Capital

  • Chief of Staff

    2022 - Current

    I work alongside Bill Trenchard, one of First Round's Partners, to evaluate new investments, run the diligence process, and help founders on their path to building lasting companies. I also supported our newest partner, Liz Wessel, as her interim COS.

  • Community

    2020 - 2022

    I led the Community team, whose focus is to build connections and share knowledge between and for the teams we have invested in! I ran one of First Round's largest strategic initiatives - 'Fast Track', a quarter-long mentorship program that has created thousands of mentorship relationships for startup founders and operators. I also ran our co-founder matching program, led multiple book clubs with our angels investors / portfolio companies, and supported our internal community platform, First Round Network. First Round is a seed-stage venture firm focused on building a vibrant community of technology entrepreneurs and companies, including Uber, Square and Warby Parker. Through custom-built software, incredible in-person experiences, and a host of other unique services, we help tiny companies get big while constantly reimagining the role of venture capital.

First Round Angel Track is a community of operators and founders looking to develop their skills and identities as early-stage investors.

angeltrack.firstround.com
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eBay

  • Revenue Strategy

    2019 - 2019

EBay Ventures invests in disruptive companies that are revolutionizing the commerce landscape.

ebayinc.com
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First Round Capital

  • Platform

    2018 - 2019

First Round Angel Track is a community of operators and founders looking to develop their skills and identities as early-stage investors.

angeltrack.firstround.com
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BSD Education

  • Teacher

    2017 - 2017

    BSD partners with schools worldwide to integrate technology education into every teacher and student in every school with curriculum, software and training. Taught ~30 elementary and high school students robotics and the basics of coding HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

Integrate technology education with every teacher and student in every school with curriculum, software and training.

Raised $4,450,000.00 from Open Campus.

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