About
Cat McDonald is a Partner at AlbionVC, which she joined in 2018, focusing on investments at the intersection of technology, markets, and geopolitics, including cybersecurity, digital risk, defence, energy, and financial infrastructure. She previously worked at Goldman Sachs in New York and London, and holds a degree in Economics from Harvard University. She writes a weekly newsletter, Venture Geopolitics, on how venture funding shapes control over critical technologies and infrastructure.
Invests in
CybersecurityDefense TechEnergyFintech
Experience
- AlbionVCPartnercurrent2018 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Goldman SachsAssociate, Investment Banking2015 — 2018New York, United States
- EG JewelleryFounder2007 — 2015Suffolk, England
- Goldman SachsSummer Analyst, Investment Banking2014New York, New York, United States
- Thayer Street PartnersSummer Analyst2013New York, United States
Skills & more
Economics12Finance8Retail1Time Management2Data Analysis4Private Equity1Business Strategy1French2English2Leadership1Stata4Microsoft Office5
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Colleagues at AlbionVC
Adam Chirkowski
Investor at AlbionVC
Andrew Elder
Deputy Managing Partner at AlbionVC
Charlotte Lawrence
Managing Director, Direct Equity at British Business Bank
Christina Theilgaard
Head of IR & Institutional Fundraising at Albion Capital Group
Christina Theilgaard
Head of IR & Institutional Fundraising at AlbionVC
Christoph Ruedig
Investor at AlbionVC
Dave Wascha
Operating Partner at AlbionVC
David Grimm
Investor at AlbionVC
Network5
Emil Gigov
Partner at AlbionVC
Jane Elizabeth Reddin
Partner, Platform & Talent at AlbionVC
Leigh Brody
Investment Manager at AlbionVC
Nadine Torbey
Investor at AlbionVC
Robert Whitby-Smith
Investor at AlbionVC
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Cat McDonald?
- Cat McDonald is a Partner at AlbionVC, which she joined in 2018, focusing on investments at the intersection of technology, markets, and geopolitics, including cybersecurity, digital risk, defence, energy, and financial infrastructure. She previously worked at Goldman Sachs in New York and London, and holds a degree in Economics from Harvard University. She writes a weekly newsletter, Venture Geopolitics, on how venture funding shapes control over critical technologies and infrastructure.
- Where does Cat McDonald work?
- Cat McDonald is Investor at AlbionVC.
- What does Cat McDonald invest in?
- Cat McDonald invests in Cybersecurity, Defense Tech, Energy, Fintech.
- What check size does Cat McDonald write?
- Cat McDonald typically writes checks of $5M – $10M.
- Where did Cat McDonald go to school?
- Cat McDonald studied at Harvard University (Economics).
Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Goldman Sachs1,506
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