About
Kara Holinski was an Associate Product Manager at Schmidt Futures and studied engineering at MIT.
Founder at ConfidoYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Kara went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Confido's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Kara can intro founders to Confido's investors below.
Confido's investors · 14
Barrel VenturesEvanstonBlume VenturesMumbai · $650K – $36M checks · since 2025Breakwater VenturesSeattle · since 2026Context VenturesAuburn · since 2025DeVCBengaluru · $50K – $500K checks · since 2025FootworkSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checks · since 2025LegalTechFort Lauderdale · since 2026MedMountain VenturesSalt Lake City · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025Momentum CapitalNewarkThe Fintech FundNew York · $150K – $200K checksTogether FundBangalore · $1M – $10M checks · since 2025Vicus VenturesNew York · since 2025Watchfire VenturesMontecito · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021
Co-founders at Confido
JH
Justin HunterFounder
TH
Trevor HanusExecutive Officer, Director
EW
Emery WagerExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- ConfidoCTOcurrent2022 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Schmidt FuturesAssociate Product Manager2019 — 2021Greater New York City Area
- Myovant SciencesSpecial Projects Intern - Office of the CEO2018Brisbane, CA
- 3MHealth Care R&D Intern2017Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
- Stephanopoulos LaboratoryUndergraduate Researcher2016 — 2017Cambridge, MA
- ShellComputational Chemistry Research Intern2016Bangalore, India
- Langer Laboratory (MIT)Undergraduate Researcher2016Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT
- YMCACamp Counselor2015Greater Detroit Area
Skills & more
MATLAB4Teamwork8Public Speaking4CPR Certified1Programming1
Languages English · Spanish
From Kara's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kara Holinski?
- Kara Holinski was an Associate Product Manager at Schmidt Futures and studied engineering at MIT.
- Where does Kara Holinski work?
- Kara Holinski is Founder of Confido.
- What companies did Kara Holinski found?
- Kara Holinski founded Confido.
- Where did Kara Holinski go to school?
- Kara Holinski studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Chemical Engineering | Concentration in Computer Science); Marian High School.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia546
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Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,387
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars
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Shared employers
Also worked at Confido8
Nate CooperPartner at Barrel VenturesMike SmithPartner at FootworkNikhil Basu TrivediPartner at FootworkSarah FrauenAssociate at Brighton Park CapitalJustin HunterFounder at ConfidoJake GolasFounder at Propaya
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Also worked at 3M39
Eric PaleyEntrepreneur and Seed Investor in Cambridge, MARicardo WederVenture Partner at NazcaStefan GabrielCEO & Managing Director at Hitachi VenturesTobias JahnPartner at Hitachi VenturesLydia KwonVP Partnerships at DWF LabsTatsuya KawamuraInvestor at Headline
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Also worked at Shell104
Rob van der MeijPartner at Capricorn Venture PartnersElina HolkkoPartner and CFO at Lifeline VenturesKatie ClasenPartner at Prelude VenturesSamuel MugoyaGeneral Partner Advisor at Beyond Capital VenturesBikram DangInvestor Relations at Group 11Mira InbarPartner at ArcTern Ventures
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