Freada Kapor Klein
InvestorFounding Partner at Kapor Capital · Board director at Kai XR
San Francisco, California
Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K
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About
Freada Kapor Klein is an entrepreneur and activist who founded SMASH in 2003 to support underrepresented students of color in STEM fields, and co-founded the first U.S. organization addressing sexual harassment in 1976. As a founding partner at Kapor Capital, she invests in seed-stage technology startups with social impact focus, and serves as co-chair of the Kapor Center, which works to increase diversity in technology and entrepreneurship. She serves on boards including the NAACP National Board of Directors and is co-author of Closing the Equity Gap.
Board director at Kai XR
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Experience
- SMASHFoundercurrent2001 — present
- Kapor CapitalFounding Partnercurrent2010 — present
- Kapor CenterCo-Chaircurrent2012 — present
- NAACPNAACP National Board of Directorscurrent2023 — present
- University of California, BerkeleyUC Berkeley Board of Visitorscurrent2016 — present
- TED ConferencesTEDWomen Speaker2024
- Closing the Equity GapAuthor, Closing the Equity Gap2023
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Kai XRBoard seat
via Kapor Capital · filed Jul 2026 · $2.7M raise
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Freada Kapor Klein?
- Freada Kapor Klein is an entrepreneur and activist who founded SMASH in 2003 to support underrepresented students of color in STEM fields, and co-founded the first U.S. organization addressing sexual harassment in 1976. As a founding partner at Kapor Capital, she invests in seed-stage technology startups with social impact focus, and serves as co-chair of the Kapor Center, which works to increase diversity in technology and entrepreneurship. She serves on boards including the NAACP National Board of Directors and is co-author of Closing the Equity Gap.
- Where does Freada Kapor Klein work?
- Freada Kapor Klein is Founding Partner at Kapor Capital and Board director at Kai XR.
- What check size does Freada Kapor Klein write?
- Freada Kapor Klein typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
- What boards does Freada Kapor Klein sit on?
- Freada Kapor Klein holds tracked board seats at Kai XR.
- Where did Freada Kapor Klein go to school?
- Freada Kapor Klein studied at The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Social Policy and Research); University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor's degree, Criminology).
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Also worked at SMASH2
Also worked at Kapor Center6
Also worked at NAACP3
Also worked at University of California, Berkeley469
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