Terri Burns (born February 22, 1994) is an investor and partner at GV (formerly

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Ventures). After joining the company in 2017 as a principal, she was promoted and became the youngest partner and first Black woman partner at GV in 2020.

Early life and education

Burns was born on February 22, 1994 and was raised in California. She graduated from

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with a bachelor’s degree in computer science in 2016, and in 2021, became the youngest member in history to serve on the university's board of trustees.

Career

Burns joined the GV team in 2017 as a principal investor. In 2020, she became the youngest partner and first Black woman partner at GV. In 2021, she became the youngest member of the

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Board of Trustees at age 27, and was named to the

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list. Her first investment was a $1 million seed round in Have a Great Summer (HAGS), a Gen-Z-founded startup and social network. Previously, she was a front-end engineer at

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and an associate product manager at

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where she met the GV team. Burns was also a contributing writer for publications including

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and

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, documenting her journey into product management and the technology sector.

Awards

*2021: GCV Rising Stars Award *2020:

30 Under 30

References

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