Kaitlyn Henry
InvestorVice President at OpenView Venture Partners
Boston, Massachusetts
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Kaitlyn Henry serves as Chief of Staff at MotherDuck, overseeing planning and operations during the company's initial revenue-generating phase. She brings experience as a co-founder, venture capital investor focused on infrastructure and AI, and operator, with a track record of partnering with technical founders to build scalable businesses. Her current focus includes integrating sales, marketing, and customer success functions while collaborating with product and engineering teams.
Experience
- MotherDuckChief of Staffcurrent2026 — present
- Essence Venture CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2023 — present
- Self-employedAngel Investorcurrent2023 — present
- dbt LabsChief of Staff2023 — 2026
- OpenViewPrincipal2021 — 2023
- OpenViewAssociate2018 — 2021
- AmazonMachine Learning, Featured Merchant Algorithm2018Greater Seattle Area
- AmazonCategory Manager, Consumer Electronics2016 — 2018Greater Seattle Area
- SpotDropCo-Founder2015 — 2016San Luis Obispo County, CA
Education
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoBachelor's Degree, Business Administration, Entrepreneurship Concentration2012 — 2016
Skills & more
EntrepreneurshipPublic SpeakingLeadershipMarketingHighly personableResearchIntegrated MarketingCritical ThinkingWritingUser ResearchMarketing ResearchCampaign Management
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Public RelationsSalesEvent PlanningTime ManagementPowerPointMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordSocial NetworkingSocial MediaMicrosoft OfficeFrom Kaitlyn's professional profile.
Colleagues at OpenView Venture Partners
Alex Quiñones
Investor at OpenView Venture Partners
Blake Bartlett
Partner at OpenView Venture Partners
Bonnie Lewis
Investor at OpenView Venture Partners
Brian Carthas
Partner at OpenView Venture Partners
Chris Gaertner
Principal at Telescope Partners
Chris Jackson
Investor at OpenView Venture Partners
Daniel Demmer
Investor at OpenView Venture Partners
Devon McDonald
Investor at OpenView Venture Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kaitlyn Henry?
- Kaitlyn Henry serves as Chief of Staff at MotherDuck, overseeing planning and operations during the company's initial revenue-generating phase. She brings experience as a co-founder, venture capital investor focused on infrastructure and AI, and operator, with a track record of partnering with technical founders to build scalable businesses. Her current focus includes integrating sales, marketing, and customer success functions while collaborating with product and engineering teams.
- Where does Kaitlyn Henry work?
- Kaitlyn Henry is Vice President at OpenView Venture Partners.
- What check size does Kaitlyn Henry write?
- Kaitlyn Henry typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Kaitlyn Henry go to school?
- Kaitlyn Henry studied at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (Bachelor's Degree, Business Administration, Entrepreneurship Concentration).
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