Dana Gilland

Chief Legal Officer| Investor | BD Director | CPG |Innovation | M&A, Growth & Scaling | StartUps | Tech | Speaker | Investor |Meditation & Ayurvedic Health Certification|Philanthropist| ex-Diageo, Edgewell, US DOJ, USPTO

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 5 investments📅 6 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2024
VC🌍 United States
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Investor
2024
Womens Sustainable Luxury Footwear
SPV Investor
2023
Auto-adaptive skincare for all. A deliberately minimal system of 5 multi-tasking, time-saving daily essentials. This new kind of routine has the genius to auto-adapt to treat all skin types. Whether you have dry, oily or sensitive skin, our universal formulas tackle whatever it’s going through— and combat signs of aging.
Investor
2023
The Athena Alliance is a community that propels leaders to build impact, whether it’s in the C-suite, in the boardroom, as an investor, as an entrepreneur, as a thought leader and beyond. Since its founding, Athena has: • Built and nurtured a network of 3-,000+ C-level women, VCs, and CEOs from across the full range of industries. • Made thousands of connections between female executives and investment firms, CEOs, and boards. • Supported over 500 women to corporate board roles across the range of public, PE backed, VC backed, ESOPs and more. • Produced hundreds of hours of business leadership content on the most pressing topics - from governing to investing to building. • Offered over 250 virtual events and 80 live in person events EVERY YEAR across the US. • Launched Athena Academy with world class courses and faculty. Through the integration of community, content, and coaching, Athena supports women leaders to reach their most ambitious goals and think bigger.
early stageThink Tanks
Investor
Oct 2022
Lilith NYC is a global luxury footwear brand based in Queens, NY that is inspired by tropical modernism and the divine feminine.
Advisor / Investor
2020
Simplifyber develops natural fiber liquids that can be molded into unlimited shapes and engineered to outperform or even replace traditional fabrics and/or plastics. Our mission is to transform the world’s soft and rigid goods through advanced bio-based material formulations and a sustainable additive manufacturing system.
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2024
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2024
Womens Sustainable Luxury Footwear
Limited Partner
2024
OUR INVESTMENT FOCUS We invest in Seed through Series B startups. OUR TEAM Were a seasoned team of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists & industry experts skilled at selecting top-performing, high-growth tech companies. Weve been supporting overlooked startup founders for over a decade and through our founder-focused programming. The W Fund is driving the future of innovation.
2023
SPV Investor
2023
Auto-adaptive skincare for all. A deliberately minimal system of 5 multi-tasking, time-saving daily essentials. This new kind of routine has the genius to auto-adapt to treat all skin types. Whether you have dry, oily or sensitive skin, our universal formulas tackle whatever it’s going through— and combat signs of aging.
Investor
2023
The Athena Alliance is a community that propels leaders to build impact, whether it’s in the C-suite, in the boardroom, as an investor, as an entrepreneur, as a thought leader and beyond. Since its founding, Athena has: • Built and nurtured a network of 3-,000+ C-level women, VCs, and CEOs from across the full range of industries. • Made thousands of connections between female executives and investment firms, CEOs, and boards. • Supported over 500 women to corporate board roles across the range of public, PE backed, VC backed, ESOPs and more. • Produced hundreds of hours of business leadership content on the most pressing topics - from governing to investing to building. • Offered over 250 virtual events and 80 live in person events EVERY YEAR across the US. • Launched Athena Academy with world class courses and faculty. Through the integration of community, content, and coaching, Athena supports women leaders to reach their most ambitious goals and think bigger.
early stageThink Tanks
2022
Investor
Oct 2022
Lilith NYC is a global luxury footwear brand based in Queens, NY that is inspired by tropical modernism and the divine feminine.
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