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Catherine Popper

Investor

Venture Partner at NextGen Venture Partners · Board Member at Launchpad Venture Group

Greater Boston

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694 people in our graph share verified history with Catherine — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

MichaelunlockedCatherine: together at Launchpad Venture Group (2026)
×7Catherine: together at Fidelity Investments
×3Catherine: together at Questrom School of Business, Boston University
Catherine: together at NextGen Venture Partners

About

Active angel investor and mentor focused on supporting women entrepreneurial founders. Mentor at Babson College's Center for Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership and business mentor at EforAll Accelerator. Brings 30 years of experience in management consulting, supply chain, corporate finance, and HR from roles at Fidelity and Mercer firms.

Experience

  1. Crested Butte Center for the ArtsBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentCrested Butte, Colorado, United States
  2. Crested Butte NordicBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentCrested Butte, Colorado, United States
  3. Gunnison River PartnershipPartnercurrent2023 — presentGunnison, Colorado, United States
  4. NextGen Venture PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2020 — present
  5. Launchpad Venture GroupBoard Member and Early Stage Investorcurrent2018 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  6. WAVE Drowning Prevention SystemsBoard Observer2024 — 2025Norwalk, Connecticut, United States
  7. BeeyonderBoard Member2022 — 2024Wayland, Massachusetts, United States
  8. Zippity, IncBoard Observer2018 — 2024Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  9. Fidelity InvestmentsSenior Vice President, Managerial Finance2016 — 2017Boston, Massachusetts
  10. Fidelity InvestmentsSenior Vice President, Procurement2009 — 2016Boston, Massachusetts
  11. Fidelity InvestmentsVice President, Human Resources2007 — 2009
  12. MercerPrincipal2002 — 2006
  13. Mercer Management Consulting (Now Oliver Wyman)Principal2000 — 2002
  14. WFDManaging Director & Vice President, Consulting1995 — 2000
  15. Towers PerrinSenior Consultant1994 — 1995
  16. Mercer Human Resource ConsultingAssociate and Officer of the Corporation1988 — 1994
  17. The Johnson CompanyResearch Associate1987 — 1988

Skills & more

Performance Management14Human Resources9Change Management7Talent Management9Recruiting3Employee Relations2Management Consulting10CRM4Consulting3Deferred Compensation1HR Consulting2Operations Management3
+5 morePersonnel ManagementLeadershipManagementStrategic PlanningStrategy

From Catherine's professional profile.

Colleagues at NextGen Venture Partners

Adam Epstein
Chief Financial Officer at Boosted Commerce
Ben Bayat
Managing Partner at NextGen Venture Partners
Chris Keller
Managing Partner at NextGen Venture Partners
Christian Seale
Healthcare Investor & Operator at Pave Health Ventures
Connor Crown
Managing Partner at Expanse
Corinne Smeriglio
Director of Operations at NextGen Venture Partners
Dan Mindus
Investor at NextGen Venture Partners
Deborah Chu
Principal at NextGen Venture Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Catherine Popper?
Active angel investor and mentor focused on supporting women entrepreneurial founders. Mentor at Babson College's Center for Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership and business mentor at EforAll Accelerator. Brings 30 years of experience in management consulting, supply chain, corporate finance, and HR from roles at Fidelity and Mercer firms.
Where does Catherine Popper work?
Catherine Popper is Venture Partner at NextGen Venture Partners.
Where did Catherine Popper go to school?
Catherine Popper studied at Tufts University (BS, Math); Questrom School of Business, Boston University (MBA).

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Also attended Tufts University375

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Also attended Questrom School of Business, Boston University183

Sujata BhatiaInvestor at Index VenturesTroy PhoaAssociate at Marlin Equity PartnersGlen BressnerCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Activate Venture PartnersRony Patishi-ChillimInvestor at Israel Cleantech VenturesJason RobartCo-founder and General Partner at Seae VenturesLisa DutotFinance Administration Manager at Red Cell Incubation

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Shared employers

Also worked at Zippity, Inc3

Orhan GazelleInvestor at Schooner CapitalGrace ChanInvestment Principal at bp venturesDavid NeafusExecutive Officer at Arrakis Therapeutics

Also worked at Fidelity Investments242

Peter SaperstonePartner at GreycroftRob KniazInvestor at Hoxton VenturesHelen ClementInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Adiam BerhaneAccounting Manager at QED InvestorsAubrie PaganoGeneral Partner, Managing Member at Corigin VenturesJoanna Skoler GilmanChief Marketing and Communications Officer at .406 Ventures

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Also worked at Mercer68

Jason RobartCo-founder and General Partner at Seae VenturesMelike Abacioglu GunesVP of Marketing at Asymmetric Capital PartnersChristofer FloresSoftware Engineer at Struck CapitalVinny OlmsteadManaging Partner at Vocap PartnersMike BeckerManaging Partner at Vocap PartnersIan HeinrichInvestments | Principal at Ensemble VC

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Also worked at Mercer Management Consulting (Now Oliver Wyman)19

Greg CoussaStrategic Director at Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST)Rags GuptaOperating Partner at Hyperplane Venture CapitalAngela StrangeGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzEric EmmonsManaging Partner at MassMutual VenturesWayne BoulaisCo-Founder and Partner at Tensility Venture PartnersGeoff DonakerGeneral Partner at Burst Capital

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