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Karen Roter Davis

Investor

Managing Partner at Entrada Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Karen Roter Davis combines startup‑attorney and dual‑Google exec experience—scaling AdSense pre‑IPO to hundreds of millions—with X deep‑tech incubation, focusing on software, sensing and AI for transport, water and climate.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSaaSSemiconductors

Experience

  1. Entrada VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2022 — present
  2. 360LearningIndependent Board Director (Audit and Finance/M&A Committees)current2021 — present
  3. Shift4 PaymentsIndependent Board Director (Compensation, Audit, and Nom/Gov Committees)current2021 — present
  4. Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryMember, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Carbon Impact Initiative Committee2020 — 2022
  5. X, the moonshot factory (fka Google X)Director, Early Stage Projects2017 — 2022Mountain View, CA
  6. Innovyze (acquired by Autodesk, Nasdaq: ADSK)Board Director2017 — 2021Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
  7. EQT Partners/EQT ABIndustrial Advisor2016 — 2021
  8. Northwestern UniversityAdjunct Professor: Business of Innovation2018
  9. BBVA Digital BusinessAdvisory Board Member2017San Francisco, California, United States
  10. GoogleDirector, Geo Strategy and Business Development2016 — 2017Mountain View, California
  11. DataArts (acquired by National Center for Arts Research)Board Member2014 — 2017Greater Philadelphia
  12. Urban Engines (acquired by Google)General Manager, Strategy & Business Operations2013 — 2016Los Altos, California
  13. GE DigitalManaging Director, Venture Capital2012 — 2013San Ramon, California, United States
  14. Various Startups and ConglomeratesInterim Executive & Advisor2008 — 2013Silicon Valley, CA
  15. Google Inc.Principal, New Business Development2003 — 2008
  16. Google Inc.Corporate Counsel2003 — 2005
  17. Venture Law GroupAttorney2000 — 2003
  18. Deloitte & Touche Consulting GroupBusiness Analyst1994 — 1996

Education

  1. Northwestern University - Kellogg School of ManagementM.B.A.
  2. Northwestern University Pritzker School of LawJ.D.
  3. Princeton UniversityA.B., Princeton School of Public & International Affairs

Skills & more

Start-ups54Marketing Strategy7Negotiation9New Business Development14Building Partnerships1M&A experience2Market DevelopmentHiringVenture Capital17Cross-functional Team Leadership18Team ManagementLegal Advice2
+12 moreGrowth ManagementMergers & AcquisitionsStrategic PartnershipsStrategyBusiness DevelopmentMonetizationMobile DevicesEntrepreneurshipProduct DevelopmentProduct MarketingAngel InvestingE-commerce

Languages Spanish

  • Certified in Cybersecurity Oversight by The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute & The National Association of Corporate DirectorsSoftware Engineering Institute | Carnegie Mellon University

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