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Iris Choi
Partner at Floodgate
Iris Choi is a Partner at Floodgate, a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California. In her role, she focuses on follow-on investing, corporate relationships, and strategic support for portfolio companies, which includes business development and financing strategies. She serves on the boards of several companies, including Cheetah Technologies, Sharethrough, and TouchofModern.135
Before joining Floodgate in 2013, Choi spent a decade in investment banking, most recently as a Vice President at Goldman Sachs, where she specialized in mergers and acquisitions for major consumer internet and technology firms, including The Walt Disney Company and SanDisk. Her extensive background in investment banking provides her with a unique perspective on guiding early-stage companies towards successful exits, whether through sales or IPOs.235
Choi holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Harvard University and an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. She is also known for her interests in cooking, Krav Maga, and photography, which reflect her diverse personal pursuits outside of her professional life.345
