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.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSaaSSemiconductors
Experience
- Entrada VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2022 — present
- 360LearningIndependent Board Director (Audit and Finance/M&A Committees)current2021 — present
- Shift4 PaymentsIndependent Board Director (Compensation, Audit, and Nom/Gov Committees)current2021 — present
- Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryMember, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Carbon Impact Initiative Committee2020 — 2022
- X, the moonshot factory (fka Google X)Director, Early Stage Projects2017 — 2022Mountain View, CA
- Innovyze (acquired by Autodesk, Nasdaq: ADSK)Board Director2017 — 2021Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
- EQT Partners/EQT ABIndustrial Advisor2016 — 2021
- Northwestern UniversityAdjunct Professor: Business of Innovation2018
- BBVA Digital BusinessAdvisory Board Member2017San Francisco, California, United States
- GoogleDirector, Geo Strategy and Business Development2016 — 2017Mountain View, California
- DataArts (acquired by National Center for Arts Research)Board Member2014 — 2017Greater Philadelphia
- Urban Engines (acquired by Google)General Manager, Strategy & Business Operations2013 — 2016Los Altos, California
- GE DigitalManaging Director, Venture Capital2012 — 2013San Ramon, California, United States
- Various Startups and ConglomeratesInterim Executive & Advisor2008 — 2013Silicon Valley, CA
- Google Inc.Principal, New Business Development2003 — 2008
- Google Inc.Corporate Counsel2003 — 2005
- Venture Law GroupAttorney2000 — 2003
- Deloitte & Touche Consulting GroupBusiness Analyst1994 — 1996
Skills & more
Start-ups54Marketing Strategy7Negotiation9New Business Development14Building Partnerships1M&A experience2Market DevelopmentHiringVenture Capital17Cross-functional Team Leadership18Team ManagementLegal Advice2
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Growth ManagementMergers & AcquisitionsStrategic PartnershipsStrategyBusiness DevelopmentMonetizationMobile DevicesEntrepreneurshipProduct DevelopmentProduct MarketingAngel InvestingE-commerceLanguages Spanish
- Certified in Cybersecurity Oversight by The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute & The National Association of Corporate Directors — Software Engineering Institute | Carnegie Mellon University
From Karen's professional profile.
Colleagues at Entrada Ventures
Alexander Fang
Managing Partner at Entrada Ventures
Eric Hall
Managing Partner at Entrada Ventures
Eric Kanowsky
Investor at Entrada Ventures
Greg Fish
Investor at Entrada Ventures
Jason Spievak
Managing Partner at Entrada Ventures
Jenny Christiansen
Investor at Entrada Ventures
Julie Henley
Managing Partner at Entrada Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Karen Roter Davis?
- 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.
- Where does Karen Roter Davis work?
- Karen Roter Davis is Managing Partner at Entrada Ventures.
- What does Karen Roter Davis invest in?
- Karen Roter Davis invests in AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Hardware, SaaS, Semiconductors.
- Where did Karen Roter Davis go to school?
- Karen Roter Davis studied at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (M.B.A.); Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (J.D.); Princeton University (A.B., Princeton School of Public & International Affairs).
Same school
Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management577
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalDavid Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 VenturesAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures
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Also attended Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law30
Miles KilburnManaging Partner at Mosaik PartnersEyal KarshHead of American Family Ventures at American Family VenturesGabe GreenbaumGeneral Partner at B4 CapitalBala VaradhanPrincipal at F-Prime Capital PartnersJustin SheehanInvestor at North Atlantic CapitalMark PlandowskiGeneral Counsel at Agman Partners
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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 360Learning3
Also worked at Shift4 Payments1
Also worked at Northwestern University71
Ashley PimlottMBA Venture Fellow at Cade VenturesTed Ling HuFellow, Human Augmentation at Prime Movers LabRenana AshkenaziManaging Partner at Grove VenturesDan BrunnerAdvisor, Co-Founder and former CTO, Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Partner, Future Tech Partners at Overture ClimateJodi GoldsteinInnovation leader, board member, founder & investor, Co-Founder of Harvard Innovation Labs at XRCGrace WeinstockOperations and Impact at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL
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Also worked at Google1,715
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory Ventures
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