Investing Profile

Gale Wilkinson(1537)

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Founder, Managing Partner at Vitalize Venture Capital
gale.vcChicago, Illinois
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59 Investors

Connected to Aileen Lee (Cowboy Ventures), Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures), Jenny Lefcourt (Freestyle Capital), and 56 other investors on Signal.

Networks Gale is a member of
Top-Patents Network
1031 CONNECTIONS
Top-Patents Network
1031 CONNECTIONS
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management Network
124 CONNECTIONS
Kauffman Fellows Network
109 CONNECTIONS
University of Chicago Network
64 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Vitalize Venture Capital Managing Partner
Investment Range
$200K - $500K
Sweet Spot
$350K
Investments On Record
98

Gale Wilkinson is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Gale Wilkinson's Investments On Record (62)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Upwage
SeedJul 2023$7M
Convertible NoteApr 2022$2M
$9M
Co-investors: Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures), Brian Jacobs (Emergence Capital), Christie Pitts (Backstage Capital), Arjan Schütte (Core Innovation Capital), Nisha Dua (BBG Ventures), Susan Lyne (BBG Ventures), Karin Klein (Bloomberg BETA), James Cham (Bloomberg BETA), Ellen Levy (Silicon Valley Connect), Jason Stoffer (Maveron), Natalie Dillon (Maveron), Cecilia Stallsmith, Josh Resnick
Suma Wealth
Pre SeedOct 2021$3M
Pre SeedOct 2020$1M
$6M
Co-investors: Lorenzo Thione (Gaingels), Scott Hartley (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Anna Barber (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Jenny Fielding (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Samara Hernandez (Chingona Ventures), Miriam Rivera (Ulu Ventures), Fabien Couderc (Altalurra Ventures), Marcos Gonzalez (Vamos Ventures), Ilse Calderon (OVO Fund), Noramay Cadena (Supply Change Capital), Carmen Palafox (MiLA Capital (Make in LA)), Lolita Taub (The Community Fund), Arlan Hamilton (Backstage Capital)
Alembic
SeedOct 2021$5M
SeedJan 2020$3M
$170M
Co-investors: Joe Montana (Liquid 2 Ventures), Ben Metcalfe (Monochrome Capital), Anne Dwane (Village Global), Mark Ghermezian
Groundfloor
Pre SeedAug 2021$3M
$5M
Co-investors: Zann Ali (2048 Ventures), Lorenzo Thione (Gaingels), Varsha Rao (Nurx), Ash Rust (Sterling Road), Jay Zaveri (Natural Capital), Juney Ham
STOPWATCH™
SeedMay 2021$2M
$2M
Genomenon
Series AMar 2021$5M
SeedJan 2019$2M
$7M
Elevate K-12
Series BMar 2021$10M
Series AMar 2018$5M
$55M
Co-investors: Hemant Taneja (General Catalyst)
KetoNatural Pet Foods
SeedMar 2021$3M
$3M

Gale Wilkinson's Experience

Founder, Managing Partner Vitalize Venture Capital2017 - Present
Senior Strategy Analyst Orbitz WorldwidePresent
Senior Strategy Analyst Top-PatentsPresent
Associate Manager Top-PatentsPresent
Kauffman Fellow, Class 23 Kauffman Fellows2018 - 2022
Founder, Managing Director IrishAngels2012 - 2021
Adjunct Instructor University of Notre Dame2013 - 2019
Senior Strategy Analyst Orbitz2008 - 2010
Associate Manager Nielsen2005 - 2008

Gale Wilkinson's Education

University of Chicago MBA Entrepreneurship
University of Notre Dame Bachelor of Business Administration Marketing
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management Bachelor of Business Administration Marketing
The University of Chicago MBA Entrepreneurship