San Francisco, US · Partner
Selina Tobaccowala
Venture Partner at Lobby Capital
Latest rounds
- Loris.aiSeed · $2MFeb 2018
- ShopSquad/OwnzaSeed · $1.3MMar 2011
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The firm
Lobby CapitalVC firm · US3cheques in 12 months3all time3ledRounds they were named in
- Rounds
- 2
- Led
- 0
- Disclosed
- $3.3M
- Active
- 2011–18
- Loris.aiSeed$2MUSJoined · +9 investors
- ShopSquad/OwnzaSeed$1.3MUSJoined · +4 investors · historical
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Companies they are listed as backing
Portfolio
CreatorPlus- Ownza
Where they are named on record
Filings
- SEC Form D · Company raisingLoris.ai, Inc.Directorsince 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raisingRedfin CORPDirectoron 2 filings · since 2014
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Good vs. Great Companies: The Unseen Truths of Breakout Success with James Currier & Selina Tobaccowala
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NFX partner James Currier talks with Selina Tobaccowala - co-founder of Evite, CTO and President of SurveyMonkey, and cofounder of the fitness app Gixo. It’s rare to get a candid view into what happens behind the scenes of companies that break out from the pack - and the hard decisions that lead to… More on the show's page
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Let fires burn w/Selina Tobaccowala (Evite, SurveyMonkey, Gixo)
MentionsBrian CheskyGreylockHadi PartoviCheryl KellondJerry ChenLisa Curtis
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It's the opposite of what you were taught. The best entrepreneurs, they let fires burn. Knowing which problems NOT to solve is as critical as knowing how to solve them. We're revisiting this episode with serial entrepreneur Selina Tobaccowala (Evite, SurveyMonkey, TicketMaster, Gixo) to underscore…
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Evite: Selina Tobaccowala
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At the height of the first dot-com boom, Selina Tobaccowala and college friend Al Lieb were determined to start a tech company. After a few false starts, they landed on the idea for Evite, an on-line invitation business that within its first year, attracted a million followers and $37 million in…
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Episode #12: How To Build A Startup In The Consumer Fitness Space with Holly Shelton and Selina Tobaccowala
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Selina Tobaccowala (@selinato) of Gixo and Holly Shelton (@hlshelton) of MoveWith join Erik for a discussion of the state of consumer fitness apps. The Gixo and MoveWith apps bring fitness to you. Selina and Holly break down the successes of a few other companies in the space and talk about what… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageLet fires burn, w/Selina Tobaccowala of Gixo
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In the early days of your startup, it feels like everything's on fire all the time. Real talk: if you try to put out every fire, every day, you’ll only burn yourself out. The best entrepreneurs know how to let some fires burn. Selina Tobaccowala, veteran leader of Evite, SurveyMonkey and the… More on the show's page
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Selina Tobaccowala on Building a Global Business at SurveyMonkey | Blitzscaling 10
MentionsAllen BlueJohn Lilly
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This is session 10 of Technology-enabled Blitzscaling, a Stanford University class taught by Reid Hoffman, John Lilly, Allen Blue, and Chris Yeh. This class features Reid Hoffman interviewing Selina Tabaccowala, the former President and CTO of Survey Monkey and Co-Founder of Evite. This podcast… More on the show's page
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Raise more money than you need, w/Minted's Mariam Naficy
WithMariam Naficy
Their bookThe Fast Track
MentionsBrian CheskySelina Tobaccowala
About this episode
Think you've raised enough money for your startup? Think again. You have to run through a minefield of unexpected expenses as an entrepreneur. And you never know where the big opportunity will come from, or if you'll need to make an unexpected, expensive pivot to stay afloat. So always, always…
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Apple PodcastsRaise more money than you need, w/Minted's Mariam Naficy
WithMariam Naficy
Their bookThe Fast Track
MentionsBrian CheskySelina Tobaccowala
About this episode
Think you've raised enough money for your startup? Think again. You have to run through a minefield of unexpected expenses as an entrepreneur. And you never know where the big opportunity will come from, or if you'll need to make an unexpected, expensive pivot to stay afloat. So always, always… More on the show's page
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