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Kara Nortman
InvestorManaging Partner at Monarch Collective · General Partner at Upfront Ventures
Los Angeles
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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.
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Invests in
ConsumerHealthtechMedia & EntertainmentRetail TechSaaSSports Tech
Deals · 2
Seedling HoldingsBoard seat
via Upfront Ventures · filed Nov 2016 · $8M 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
Board seats
Investor
Angel City Football ClubBritiveDaysliceEndgameEternevaFleetsmithOpen RavenParachute HomeQordobaSkylarStageStem DisintermediaStriveTerritory FoodsThe WingTinderWaldo
Sources: SEC Form D filings · the firm's website · curated public sources.
Colleagues at Monarch Collective
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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 General Partner at Upfront Ventures.
- 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, Waldo.
- What companies has Kara Nortman invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Angel City Football Club, Britive, Dayslice, Endgame, Eterneva, Fleetsmith, Open Raven, Parachute Home, Qordoba, Skylar, Stage, Stem Disintermedia, and 5 more.
Founder mafias
Microsoft mafia1,488
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia976
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Battery Ventures mafia23
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Upfront Ventures mafia5
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Mealogic (fka Territory Foods) mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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