Caroline Broder
InvestorPrincipal at Base10 Partners · Board director at Phonely · Board director at Belfry Software
San Francisco, California, United States
Writes $100K – $5M checks
About
Caroline Broder focuses on Seed and Series A vertical SaaS—especially logistics and fintech—and uses Lyft Express Drive analytics and Parthenon-EY consulting experience to drive unit-economics-focused support at Koxa and Dripos.
Invests in
Enterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaS
Board director at PhonelyYC S24
Intro paths
Caroline went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Phonely's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Caroline can intro founders to Phonely's investors below.
Phonely's investors · 4
Co-founders at Phonely
Board director at Belfry Software
Intro paths
In turn, Caroline can intro founders to Belfry Software's investors below.
Belfry Software's investors · 4
Co-founders at Belfry Software


Experience
- Base10 PartnersPartnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Base10 PartnersPrincipal2023 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Crosslink CapitalPrincipal2018 — 2023
- LyftAnalytics, Express Drive2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Parthenon-EYSenior Associate2014 — 2017Greater Boston
Skills & more
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TeamworkProblem SolvingFrom Caroline's professional profile.
Deals · 2
PhonelyBoard seat
via Base10 Partners · filed Mar 2026 · $18.3M raise
Belfry SoftwareBoard seat
via Base10 Partners · filed Nov 2024 · $16.1M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Base10 Partners
Network10
Investors connected to Caroline in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Caroline Broder?
- Caroline Broder focuses on Seed and Series A vertical SaaS—especially logistics and fintech—and uses Lyft Express Drive analytics and Parthenon-EY consulting experience to drive unit-economics-focused support at Koxa and Dripos.
- Where does Caroline Broder work?
- Caroline Broder is Principal at Base10 Partners and Board director at Phonely and Board director at Belfry Software.
- What does Caroline Broder invest in?
- Caroline Broder invests in Enterprise Software, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- What check size does Caroline Broder write?
- Caroline Broder typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What boards does Caroline Broder sit on?
- Caroline Broder holds tracked board seats at Belfry Software, Phonely.
- Where did Caroline Broder go to school?
- Caroline Broder studied at Amherst College (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology).
Same school
Shared employers
Also worked at Base10 Partners9
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Also worked at Crosslink Capital34
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Also worked at Lyft119
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