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Gosia Karas

Investor

Investor at SoftBank Vision Fund

San Francisco, California

Writes $500K – $20M checks · typically $13M

About

Gosia Karas is a technology investor with experience across growth equity, venture capital, and private equity, having deployed approximately $1 billion in equity. She has held positions at SoftBank, Onex, and Bain & Company, and holds an MBA from Harvard and a PhD in Finance. She was recognized as a Woman to Watch in Venture Capital by the Wall Street Journal in 2021 and as a Rising Star by both the Venture Capital Journal and Insider in 2022.

Experience

  1. StealthStealthcurrent2023 — present
  2. GiantLeap CapitalSenior Advisor, AI Investmentscurrent2023 — presentNew York
  3. SoftBank Investment AdvisersInvestment Director2019 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  4. OnexSenior Associate2017 — 2018New York
  5. OnexSummer Associate2016New York
  6. General AtlanticPre-MBA Intern2015New York
  7. Columbia UniversityVisiting Researcher2014 — 2015New York
  8. Bain & CompanySenior Associate Consultant2012 — 2014Warsaw, Sydney
  9. The Boston Consulting GroupVisiting Associate2012Warsaw
  10. GoogleOnline Media Associate Summer Intern2011Dublin (EU HQ)
  11. National Bank of PolandIntern2010Warsaw
  12. Telewizja Polska S.A.Reporter2000 — 2001Katowice

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)2015 — 2017
  2. SGH Warsaw School of EconomicsPhD, Finance (2017); MA2007 — 2017
  3. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)MSc, Management (CEMS)2011 — 2012
  4. Singapore Management UniversityExchange program, Business2010
  5. Fundusz ZDOLNIExceptionally Gifted Students Program (participant, then tutor)2005 — 2010

Skills & more

Mergers & Acquisitions14Economics16Finance9Due Diligence6Acquisition Integration4Gretl1Private Equity5Strategy33Microsoft Office8Management9LaTeX6(X)HTML+CSS1
+2 moreGoogle AdWords (certified)Python

Languages English · French · German · Polish

From Gosia's professional profile.

Colleagues at SoftBank Vision Fund

Aaron Wong
Director, Americas at SoftBank Vision Fund
Alex Clavel
CEO, SoftBank Investment Advisers at SoftBank Vision Fund
Alex Fortmuller
Director, Americas at SoftBank Vision Fund
Amanda Sanchez-Barry
Managing Partner, General Counsel at SoftBank Vision Fund
Amit Lubovsky
Director, Americas at SoftBank Vision Fund
Angela Du
Partner, Americas at SoftBank Vision Fund
Artur Gushiken
Investor at SoftBank Vision Fund
Benjamin Lizana
Investor at SoftBank Vision Fund

Network1

Brian Garrett
CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR at Crosscut Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Gosia Karas work?
Gosia Karas is Investor at SoftBank Vision Fund.
What check size does Gosia Karas write?
Gosia Karas typically writes checks of $500K – $20M.

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School1,969

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Also attended SGH Warsaw School of Economics107

Pablo GoceAnalyst at Inveready Technology Investment GroupKonradInvestment Team at Hummingbird VenturesBenedict TanAssociate Director, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Maciej SkarulGeneral Partner at Ff Venture CapitalMagda PoslusznyPrincipal at Partech VenturesTomasz KościelniakAssociate at SMOK Ventures

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Also attended Singapore Management University146

Mahesha SubramaniamHead of Client Relations at Golden Gate VenturesRilla SaukkonenFund Analyst at Lifeline VenturesHayata TokizawaVice President at Fin CapitalBenedict TanAssociate Director, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Roy ChngInvestment Manager - Finance at Emerald Technology Ventures AgAlessia SohHead of Investor Relations at Openspace Ventures

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Also attended Fundusz ZDOLNI1

Mikołaj FirlejCo-founder, General Partner at Expeditions

Shared employers

Also worked at SoftBank Investment Advisers62

Deep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystLuna SchmidInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Elena VibochManaging Director at General CatalystNorman HoInvestor at Notable CapitalPorntepp UngivchianPartner at Signal Peak VenturesLorena DeolinoInvestment Associate at NXTP

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Also worked at General Atlantic117

Adrianna MaInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index VenturesJimena NowackInvestor at Index VenturesJin-Young KimInvestment Team at 8VCDan CahanaPrincipal on the Investment Team at Notable Capital, focused on Cloud Infrastructure & AILauren LeeInvestor at FJ Labs

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Also worked at Columbia University163

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockRon ZoriVenture Partner at Lerer HippeauRalph DeBernardoPartner, Investor Relations at Sapphire VenturesRichard ChesworthInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJesse Coors-BlankenshipCo-founder, General Partner at Parkway Venture CapitalLauren YoungHead of Platform at AlleyCorp

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Also worked at Bain & Company717

Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGTheresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpZach PoleyPartner and Chief Technology Officer at Clear VenturesIan MarshInvestor at DN Capital

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