Catherine Stewart
InvestorVenture Partner at Basis Set Ventures
San Francisco, California, United States
About
Catherine Stewart is a board member and venture partner at Basis Set with prior experience at WordPress, Meta, and McKinsey. She has served as chief executive and operator for Series B-E technology companies that reached multi-billion dollar valuations, overseeing profit and loss responsibilities, team development across multiple regions, and global mergers and acquisitions including WooCommerce and Tumblr. Stewart currently advises founders and executives at early and growth-stage companies and holds board positions at startups acquired by X/Twitter, Netlify, and Sendoso, while also investing in artificial intelligence and machine learning ventures.
Experience
- Basis SetBoard & Venture Partnercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Upswing AdvisoryCEO & Board Advisorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Hologram Inc.Member Board of Directors2021 — 2024
- ShippoChief Operating Officer2020 — 2021San Francisco, California, United States
- AutomatticChief Business Officer2016 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- AutomatticChief Executive Officer2015 — 2016
- AutomatticVice President Corporate Business Development2014 — 2015
- MetaManager, Facebook Audience Network2013 — 2014Menlo Park
- MetaProgram Manager, Business Operations2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- Penguin Random HouseSenior Manager, Strategic Projects Group2011
- Penguin Random HouseManager, Strategic Projects Group2009 — 2011
- McKinseyManagement Consultant2007 — 2009
Education
- Yale UniversityBA, English2001 — 2005
- University of CambridgeM. Phil, Social and Developmental Psychology2005 — 2007
Skills & more
Go-to-Market StrategyBoard of DirectorsWarehouse OperationsFinancial AnalysisConsultingInvestmentsEarly-Stage StartupsStartup DevelopmentMarketing StrategySales ManagementBusiness Intelligence (BI)Buy-side
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Business PlanningSeed CapitalAngel InvestingCorporate AdvisoryAdvisory BoardsCorporate FundraisingGlobal Channel Sales ManagementTechnical SupportSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Analytical SkillsGeneral ManagementGeneral ManagerFrom Catherine's professional profile.
Colleagues at Basis Set Ventures
Chang Xu
Partner at Basis Set Ventures
Ding Zhou
Head of Content Engineering at Snap, Inc. at SignalFire
Dr. Lan Xuezhao
Founder & Partner at Basis Set Ventures
Eduardo Fonseca
Technical Advisor at Basis Set Ventures
Fahad Noor
Staff Engineer at Basis Set Ventures
Ian Wong
Technical Advisor at Basis Set Ventures
Ingrid Chen
Controller & Partner at Basis Set Ventures
Javier Fernandez
Brand Designer at Basis Set Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Catherine Stewart work?
- Catherine Stewart is Venture Partner at Basis Set Ventures.
Founder mafias
University of Cambridge mafia248
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Immad AkhundMaster of Arts (M.A.)Founded Clickpass +2Inaki BerenguerMasterFounded InfiniteWatch +2Harish AgarwalMaster of Philosophy - MPhilFounded Nori +2Leonard Picardo1st class MEngFounded HeliosX +1Matt CliffordBachelor's DegreeFounded Entrepreneurs First +1Queen Chinyere QuinnPhD.Founded Oathafrica +1
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Yale University mafia182
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Michael SeibelBAFounded SocialCamJustin KanPhysics and PhilosophyFounded Rye +5Kevin RyanBAFounded Business Insider +2Harry GrunerFounded Hilos +2Emmett ShearBSFounded Softmax +2Jake SchwartzBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Brave Health +1
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Hologram mafia7
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Bong KohFounding Advisor and InvestorFounded Koh FoundersLogan FrederickBusiness Operations ManagerFounded RulesetZheng Hao TanSoftware EngineerFounded RulesetDerrick WolbertVP of Revenue (Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and Business Operations)Founded The New Money CompanyReuben BalikSenior Full Stack EngineerFounded The New Money CompanyQ CarlsonVice President, DesignFounded The New Money Company
Basis Set Ventures mafia3
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Basis Set mafia2
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Same school
Also attended Yale University619
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorZheela QaiserInvestor at Index VenturesAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Karthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Also attended University of Cambridge851
Niko BonatsosInvestment Team at General CatalystGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray VenturesAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erik NordlanderInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Shared employers
Also worked at Hologram Inc.9
J.R. MoranChief Operating Officer at New Stack VenturesDuncan DavidsonGeneral Partner, Co-Founder at Bullpen CapitalEli Blee-GoldmanCo-Founder and General Partner at CharacterBong KohPartner at KohFoundersLogan FrederickFounder at RulesetZheng Hao TanFounder at Ruleset
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Also worked at Shippo4
Also worked at Automattic12
Phil BlackInvestor at True VenturesTony ConradInvestor at True VenturesToni SchneiderSomeone who loves life and livingVictor Bunoust-RoquerePrincipal at Manhattan Venture PartnersRaanan Bar-CohenCo-Founder and Partner at Resolute VenturesAadil MamujeeInvestor at Musha Ventures
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Also worked at Meta287
Nat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceTinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesMike ArpaiaComputer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructureKevin ColleranManaging Director at Slow VenturesJon ChuInvestor at Khosla Ventures
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