About
Karen Howland brings 15 years of hedge-fund rigor and the Helio platform monitoring 1M+ CPG brands to quantify brand strength and source secondary-market deals, expanding access to underrepresented founders.
Invests in
AgTechConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechRetail Tech
Experience
- KoiaChief Financial Officercurrent2025 — present
- KoiaBoard Observer2020 — 2025
- Rose Park AdvisorsManaging Director2023 — 2025Austin, Texas, United States
- The Good PatchBoard Member2021 — 2025
- Three SpiritBoard Member2021 — 2025
- Serenity KidsBoard Member2021 — 2025
- IQBARBoard Member2021 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- The Flex CompanyBoard Member2020 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- JotBoard Member2021 — 2025
- Everything legendaryBoard Member2021 — 2025
- Mented CosmeticsBoard Member2019 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- CircleUpGeneral Partner2018 — 2023San Francisco, CA
- Slide RanchBoard Member2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Self-employedIndependent Consultant2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Citadel LLCAnalyst2015 — 2017San Francisco
- Two Ocean CapitalFinancial Analyst2013 — 2015San Francisco
- Standard Pacific CapitalFinancial Analyst2012 — 2013
- Barclays CapitalFinancial Analyst2004 — 2012
- UBSInvestment Banking Associate1999 — 2004New York / London
Education
- Tulane UniversityFinance1995 — 1999
Skills & more
Bloomberg7Financial Analysis8Business Strategy10Consumer Products5Mergers & Acquisitions1Fundraising1Equities7Investment BankingCapital Markets4Equity Research3Financial Modeling4Valuation5
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Colleagues at CircleUp
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Karen Howland work?
- Karen Howland is General Partner at CircleUp.
- What does Karen Howland invest in?
- Karen Howland invests in AgTech, Consumer, Direct to Consumer, E-commerce, FoodTech, Retail Tech.
- What check size does Karen Howland write?
- Karen Howland typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
Same school
Also attended Tulane University68
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Shared employers
Also worked at Mented Cosmetics1
Also worked at Barclays Capital227
David Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundThomas RubensInvestor at DN CapitalKerry WongHead of Investor Relations at Pantera CapitalJohn McCulloughInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersVinnie McSweeneyInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersKeith RobinsonSenior Advisor at Oxx
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