Deborah Farrington

Investment Partner

Overview

Gender
female
Investor Type
Investment Partner

Farrington is a founder and Managing Partner of StarVest Partners, L.P., a New York City-based venture capital firm that invests in software, eCommerce and business services. Founded in 1998, StarVest has invested in many leading software-as-a-service and internet marketing companies.

Farrington has over 30 years of private equity and venture investing, finance, and operating experience. Prior to founding StarVest, Farrington held positions including: President and CEO of Victory Ventures, LLC, a New York-based private equity investment firm where she also served as chairman of Staffing Resources, Inc.; and Managing Director of Asian Oceanic Group, a Hong Kong-based merchant bank.

Earlier in her career she was in management positions spanning international and domestic investment banking and securities analysis with Merrill Lynch & Co. based in New York, Hong Kong and Tokyo, and was an officer with The Chase Manhattan Bank.

Having served on the boards of many private and public companies previously, Farrington currently sits on the Boards of NetSuite (NYSE: N), where she is lead director and chairman of the Compensation Committee, Fieldglass, Insurance.com, Perquest and PivotLink on behalf of StarVest.

She is also a director and chairman of the Compensation Committee of Collectors Universe, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLCT). She has been named multiple times to the Forbes Midas 100 List of top venture capitalists in the United States.

She is a graduate of Smith College and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, where she is a member of the Dean’s Visiting Committee.

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs
5
Deborah Farrington has 5 current jobs including Board Member at Ceridian , Board Member at NCR and Board Member at Snagajob .
Organization Name Title At Company Start Date End Date
Ceridian Board Member Apr 1, 2019 Detail
NCR Board Member Dec 1, 2017 Detail
Snagajob Board Member Jul 1, 2016 Detail
Ceridian Board Member Detail
Snagajob Co-Founder & Managing Partner, StarVest Partners, LP Detail