Gale Wilkinson Bio

Gale Wilkinson is the founder and Managing Partner at VITALIZE, a seed stage VC fund. Previously, Wilkinson founded IrishAngels, one of the largest angel groups in the world. Gale has led $80M in early-stage deals across 150+ portfolio companies. She has also made over 60 personal angel investments and 15 LP investments in other early stage VC funds. Her experience prior to VC includes founding two startups, consulting on new product launches with Nielsen, and data strategy with Orbitz.

Wilkinson received a BBA with honors from Notre Dame and an MBA with honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. She was a founding Board member of Chicago:Blend, an organization focused on increasing diversity in VC and startups in Chicago.

Wilkinson runs a small NFP dog rescue / matchmaking service called Gale Loves Dogs and also published Samson's Story, a book on pet loss grief. She recently led a renovation of a nature resort located in Nashville, TN that can be booked for founder retreats and exit strategy planning. You can find her on X @galeforceVC and LinkedIn. She lives in Nashville and Chicago with her husband, Matt, and three dogs, Murphy, Lark and Baby Noelle.