Gretchen Howard (pictured), a partner at internet and technology conglomerate Alphabet’s growth equity arm, CapitalG, has left to join US-based online trading platform Robinhood, TechCrunch reported yesterday.
Howard has ended a four-year spell at CapitalG to become a vice-president at Robinhood. She had helped source CapitalG’s first investment in Robinhood in May this year, a $363m series D round that valued the company at $5bn.
She was also involved in CapitalG’s investments in fintech platform Credit Karma, ridesharing app Lyft, home rental marketplace Airbnb and food delivery service Gusto.
Howard joined Google in 2006 as a manager director in sales and business operations and the co-site lead of Alphabet’s internet subsidiary Google’s San Francisco office.
Prior to joining Google, she was vice-president of market development and field sales for financial services group Fidelity Investments.
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