About
Kara La Forgia is the Founder and Managing Director of Hyve Ventures, an early-stage investor and operator based in New York City and Mexico City. She owns a business development consulting firm focused on sales distribution and growth strategies for beauty and wellness CPG brands, with clients including Topicals, SolaWave, Blume, and Golde. She holds a JD from Cardozo Law, has angel invested in companies across sectors such as femtech, consumer tech, and fintech, and advises and mentors founders.
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Experience
- Hyve VenturesFounder & Managing Directorcurrent2025 — present
- Milken InstituteYoung Leaders Circle (YLC)current2024 — present
- Kaz KonsultingFoundercurrent2016 — presentGreater New York City Area
- TopicalsAdvisorcurrent2020 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- PeachyInvestorcurrent2020 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- SARELLY SARELLYAdvisorcurrent2024 — presentMexico City, Mexico
- SolaWaveInvestorcurrent2020 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- Dandi FertilityAdvisorcurrent2023 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Blank BeautyInvestorcurrent2023 — presentMemphis, Tennessee, United States
- Global Women in VCMembercurrent2024 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- CrayInvestorcurrent2020 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- UpstreamInvestorcurrent2020 — presentNew York, United States
- BehaveInvestorcurrent2019 — presentNew York, United States
- SupergreatInvestorcurrent2021 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Drink Barcode™Advisorcurrent2020 — present
- QuinnInvestorcurrent2019 — presentGreater New York City Area
- Dreamers // DoersFounding Membercurrent2019 — presentGreater New York City Area
- Fur llc(Employee #1) Director of Business Development2016 — 2018Greater New York City Area
- DONNI.(Employee #1) Director of Sales and Operations2014 — 2016
- Schwartz and Feinsod Sports AgencyNFL Sports Agent2011 — 2014New York, United States
Skills & more
StartupsDue DiligenceBusiness StrategyVenture CapitalResearch4Legal Writing3Legal Research14Sports2Interpersonal RelationshipsRelationship BuildingMicrosoft Office7
Languages Italian · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kara La Forgia?
- Kara La Forgia is the Founder and Managing Director of Hyve Ventures, an early-stage investor and operator based in New York City and Mexico City. She owns a business development consulting firm focused on sales distribution and growth strategies for beauty and wellness CPG brands, with clients including Topicals, SolaWave, Blume, and Golde. She holds a JD from Cardozo Law, has angel invested in companies across sectors such as femtech, consumer tech, and fintech, and advises and mentors founders.
- Where does Kara La Forgia work?
- Kara La Forgia is Founder of Hyve.
- What companies did Kara La Forgia found?
- Kara La Forgia founded Hyve.
- Where did Kara La Forgia go to school?
- Kara La Forgia studied at Cardozo School of Law (Juris Doctor (J.D.), Concentration in Intellectual Property Entertainment & Media Law); Istituto Lorenzo de' Medici; University at Buffalo (Bachelor of Science, Business Adminstration).
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