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Julia Popowitz
Investor at ARF Investments
United States
Overview
Julia Popowitz is an accomplished investor and advisor with a background in venture capital and corporate law. Notable highlights of her career include serving as Deputy General Counsel at Facebook, Inc. and making strategic investments in companies such as Celo and Baobab Studios.
Currently, Julia is an Investor and Advisor at ARF Investments, focusing on seed and pre-seed stages in sectors like BioTech and FinTech. Her diverse portfolio includes investments in innovative companies like BetterUp and Gusto.
Work Experience
Investor and Advisor
2011 - Current
Angel Investor
2012
Broadway Angels is an angel investment group made up of investors and business executives who all happen to be women.
Advisor
2015
SignalFire is a venture capital firm that invests in seed stage companies and breakout companies.
Parent Volunteer
2012 - 2022
Chaired Nueva School Annual Auction for two years (2014 and 2015), raising over $1 million each year. Integral part of committee launching Nueva Upper School's internship program (2017). Middle School Resource Chair and Grade Lead (2019-2021). Lower School Room Parent (2013-2014, and 2017-2018).
Co-Chair of Artificial Intelligence Taskforce
2018 - 2020
Deputy General Counsel, Commercial and International
2006 - 2011
Stay N' Alive Productions, LLC is a social media marketing firm that provides clients with measurable profits.
Business and Corporate Attorney
2002 - 2006
Associate
1997 - 2000