# Gretchen Howard

> Gretchen Howard is a Series B investor backing SaaS and Compliance. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gretchenehoward
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/gengster1

Gretchen Howard is a Series B investor in San Francisco focused on SaaS and Compliance. Gretchen Howard is based out of San Francisco, California and currently works as a Board Member for Thumbtack. Gretchen previously worked at Robinhood as a Chief Operating Officer. Gretchen Howard attended the Harvard Business School.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 100% |
| Compliance | 1 | 100% |
| E-Learning | 1 | 100% |
| Cyber Security | 1 | 100% |
| Human Resources | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ethena | Ethena provides modern, engaging compliance training. Training is online, delivered in bite-sized, monthly doses, and personalized based on an individual's preference. Ethena started with Harassment Prevention training and is expanding to other compliance training verticals. Innovative, culture-forward companies such as Netflix, Zendesk,Figma, Medium, and Blend train with Ethena. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY. | $30M | Series B | Jun 07, 2022 | https://www.goethena.com/ |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Felicis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/felicis-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Homebrew](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/homebrew-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Neo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neo-innovation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Neo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neo-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Gretchen Howard invest in?

Gretchen Howard invests primarily in SaaS, Compliance and E-Learning startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Gretchen Howard last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Gretchen Howard closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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