About
Karen Kerr is a venture investor and advisor with over two decades of experience working with entrepreneurs to build technology companies. She previously held roles as Executive Managing Director at GE Ventures, Managing Director at ARCH Venture Partners, Senior Associate at Patricof & Co., Director at Intellectual Ventures, and Senior Director of New Ventures and Alliances at the University of Southern California. She holds a PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Chicago and an AB in Chemistry from Bryn Mawr College, and was part of the Charter Class of Kauffman Fellows.
Colleagues at Portfolia
Aarti Chandna
SV2 Board Member at Silicon Valley
Alicia Robb
Venture Fund Partner at Portfolia
Amber Caska
Venture Fund Partner at Portfolia
Anastasia Bottos
Investor at Portfolia
Angela Jackson
Venture Fund Partner at Portfolia
Anna Nakayasu
Venture Fund Partner at Portfolia
Anna Nakayasu
Principal at Globis Capital Partners
Barbara Clarke
Venture Fund Partner at Portfolia
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Karen Kerr?
- Karen Kerr is a venture investor and advisor with over two decades of experience working with entrepreneurs to build technology companies. She previously held roles as Executive Managing Director at GE Ventures, Managing Director at ARCH Venture Partners, Senior Associate at Patricof & Co., Director at Intellectual Ventures, and Senior Director of New Ventures and Alliances at the University of Southern California. She holds a PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Chicago and an AB in Chemistry from Bryn Mawr College, and was part of the Charter Class of Kauffman Fellows.
- Where does Karen Kerr work?
- Karen Kerr is PHD at Portfolia.