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Kara Nortman

Investor

Managing Partner at Monarch Collective · General Partner at Upfront Ventures · Board director at Seedling Holdings · Board director at Mealogic (fka Territory Foods)

Los Angeles

About

Kara Nortman is Managing Partner of Monarch Collective and a co-founder of Angel City Football Club. She previously spent eight years as a Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures and nearly seven years at IAC, where she co-headed M&A and led Urbanspoon and Citysearch, and helped incubate Tinder via Hatch Labs. Earlier she worked at Battery Ventures, Microsoft, and Morgan Stanley. She is a founding member of All Raise and holds an AB from Princeton and an MBA from Stanford.

Contact· published on Kara's own website

Invests in

ConsumerHealthtechMedia & EntertainmentRetail TechSaaSSports Tech

Board director at Seedling Holdings

Intro paths

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In turn, Kara can intro founders to Seedling Holdings's investors below.

Seedling Holdings's investors · 1

Upfront VenturesLos Angeles · $1M – $10M checks · since 2016

Co-founders at Seedling Holdings

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Phoebe HaymanExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Mealogic (fka Territory Foods)

Intro paths

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In turn, Kara can intro founders to Mealogic (fka Territory Foods)'s investors below.

Mealogic (fka Territory Foods)'s investors · 4

Motley Fool VenturesAlexandria · $1M – $2M checksSiddhi CapitalMeridianUpfront VenturesLos Angeles · $1M – $10M checks · since 2015US Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $10M checks

Experience

  1. Monarch Collective LLCManaging Partnercurrent2023 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
  2. Angel CityFoundercurrent2019 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
  3. All RaiseWhatever it takescurrent2017 — present
  4. Upfront VenturesPartner2014 — 2022Santa Monica CA
  5. P.S. XO / MoonfryeCEO2013 — 2014Los Angeles
  6. UrbanspoonSVP Consumer2009 — 2013Greater Los Angeles Area
  7. IACVP M&A2006 — 2009
  8. Battery VenturesSenior Associate1999 — 2006
  9. MicrosoftIntern2003
  10. Morgan Stanely Capital PartnersAnalyst1997 — 1999

Skills & more

Leadership44Strategy28Digital Media31Corporate Development65Venture Capital53Mergers7E-commerce43P&L responsibilityLocal Advertising6Product Launch9Product Development24Marketing Strategy30
+3 moreMergers & AcquisitionsP&L ManagementStrategic Partnerships

From Kara's professional profile.

Deals · 3

Seedling HoldingsBoard seat

via Upfront Ventures · filed Nov 2016 · $8M raise

Stem Disintermedia, Inc.Board seat

via Upfront Ventures · filed Apr 2016 · $4.5M raise

Mealogic (fka Territory Foods)Board seat

via Upfront Ventures · filed Feb 2016 · $3.9M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Investor

Angel City Football ClubTinder

Sources: SEC Form D filings · the firm's website.

Colleagues at Monarch Collective

Caitlin McGrath
Head of Operations at Monarch Collective
Christine Jiang
Investor at Monarch Collective
Jasmine Robinson
Managing Partner at Monarch Collective
Katharine Curran
Investor at Monarch Collective

Network4

Aditi Maliwal
General Partner at Upfront Ventures
Ben Gorman
Principal at F-Prime Capital Partners
Boaz Hecht
Angel
Deborah Benton
Founder and Managing Partner at Willow Growth Partners

Investors connected to Kara in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kara Nortman?
Kara Nortman is Managing Partner of Monarch Collective and a co-founder of Angel City Football Club. She previously spent eight years as a Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures and nearly seven years at IAC, where she co-headed M&A and led Urbanspoon and Citysearch, and helped incubate Tinder via Hatch Labs. Earlier she worked at Battery Ventures, Microsoft, and Morgan Stanley. She is a founding member of All Raise and holds an AB from Princeton and an MBA from Stanford.
Where does Kara Nortman work?
Kara Nortman is Managing Partner at Monarch Collective and Board director at Seedling Holdings and Board director at Mealogic (fka Territory Foods).
What does Kara Nortman invest in?
Kara Nortman invests in Consumer, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, Retail Tech, SaaS, Sports Tech.
What boards does Kara Nortman sit on?
Kara Nortman holds tracked board seats at Mealogic (fka Territory Foods), Seedling Holdings, Stem Disintermedia, Inc..
What companies has Kara Nortman invested in?
Investments tracked here include Angel City Football Club, Tinder.
Where did Kara Nortman go to school?
Kara Nortman studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business; Princeton University (AB).

Founder mafias

Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia267

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Steve JurvetsonMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Mojo VisionTony XuMBAFounded DoorDashDavid VélezMBAFounded NubankMatt RouifStanford Ignite (Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship)Founded Photoroom +3IanMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Immunity Project +2Mikhail KokorichStanford Executive ProgramFounded Destinus +2

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Princeton University mafia160

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ryan SheaBSEFounded StacksDario AmodeiPhDFounded AnthropicFei-Fei LiBachelor of Arts - BAFounded World LabsChristian SchadeBachelor of Arts - BAFounded Halda Therapeutics +2Emin Gun SirerB.S.E.Founded Avalanche +2Luke EvninBachelor’s DegreeFounded Mpmcapital +1

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Battery Ventures mafia13

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

James CurrierAssociateFounded Wonderhill +1Eyal ShinarSenior AssociateFounded Black Ore Technologies +1Sunil DhaliwalGeneral PartnerFounded SuplariJason KaliraVenture InvestorFounded ParsablePete FlintInvestorFounded Signal NFXSatya PatelPartnerFounded Homebrew

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Upfront Ventures mafia2

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Dave LinVenture Capital InvestorFounded Meyers Manx

Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,384

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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Also attended Princeton University582

Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at All Raise49

Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalByron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersHolly MaloneyInvestment Team at General CatalystMaya MatthewsSenior Associate at March Capital PartnersStacey BishopPartner at Scale Venture Partners

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Also worked at Urbanspoon2

Roxana delToroVenture Partner at VU Venture PartnersJen HallerPartner and Chief of Staff at Ascend Venture Capital

Also worked at IAC29

Geoff YangCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesBrian Bustamante-NicholsonPartner at GreycroftBryan CiambellaGeneral Partner at PROOFNisa AmoilsManaging Partner at A100X VenturesMo KoyfmanFounder and General Partner at Shine CapitalHong TangVenture Partner at Foothill Ventures

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Also worked at Battery Ventures117

Logan BartlettManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesEnzo WienerPrincipal at Redpoint VenturesChiraag DeoraPrincipal at GreycroftJoe ChernovInvestor at Battery VenturesDavid HartwigOperating Partner at Sapphire Ventures

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