About
Founder and Managing Partner of Pachamama Ventures, an operator-turned-investor who began angel investing in 2020 after finance roles at American Airlines, PepsiCo, and Visa. She holds a double degree in Finance and Economics from Texas Christian University and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.
Experience
- Pachamama VenturesFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- National Venture Capital AssociationMembercurrent2026 — present
- All RaiseAll Raise VC Emerging Manager Cohort 2025current2024 — present
- Alchemist AcceleratorMentorcurrent2024 — present
- VCFamiliaMembercurrent2024 — present
- Cleantech OpenMentorcurrent2024 — present
- Libra LeadersFounding Membercurrent2024 — present
- Top Tier ImpactMembercurrent2024 — present
- UnreasonableUnreasonable Mentorcurrent2023 — present
- Global Women in VCMembercurrent2023 — present
- Invest for BetterMembercurrent2023 — present
- WeInvest LatamMembercurrent2023 — present
- Climate VineFounding Fellowcurrent2023 — present
- Women and ClimateSpeakercurrent2023 — present
- Pipeline AngelsVC-in-Residencecurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- 9Zero Climate Innovation HubClub Member2025 — 2026San Francisco, California, United States
- FIF CollectiveMember2024
- VC LabVC Lab Cohort 8 Graduate2022 — 2024
- VisaDirector of Finance2021 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
- Vitalize Venture CapitalAngel Investor / Founding Member2021 — 2023
Skills & more
Microsoft Office Xp2Access17SAP3SharePoint3Eviews1Stata1SQL1Microsoft Office4Microsoft Access5Microsoft Excel1Deal Sourcing6Angel Investing5
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Traffic AnalysisForecastingFinancial ModelingFinancial AnalysisBudgetingProfitability AnalysisCost AccountingCost AllocationMonth End CloseVariance AnalysisP&L ManagementSales CompensationLanguages English · French · German · Spanish
- "Establishing the Next Generation of Alternative Investment Firms" Certificate — National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC)
- Climate Change for VCs — Terra.do
- Tropical Forest Restoration & Agroforestry — Yale School of the Environment
- I to the 4th Power — Clear Strategy Coaching
- Venture Capital (VC) University — VC University
- Strategic Thinking — LinkedIn
- Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) — Microsoft
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Karen Sheffield?
- Founder and Managing Partner of Pachamama Ventures, an operator-turned-investor who began angel investing in 2020 after finance roles at American Airlines, PepsiCo, and Visa. She holds a double degree in Finance and Economics from Texas Christian University and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.
- Where does Karen Sheffield work?
- Karen Sheffield is Founder & Managing Partner at Pachamama Ventures.
- Where did Karen Sheffield go to school?
- Karen Sheffield studied at Texas McCombs School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management); TCU Neeley School of Business (BBA, Finance/Accounting); Texas Christian University (Bachelor of Science, Economics).
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Also attended Texas McCombs School of Business239
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Also attended TCU Neeley School of Business25
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Also attended Texas Christian University61
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Also attended Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú13
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Shared employers
Also worked at National Venture Capital Association68
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Also worked at All Raise54
Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalByron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersHolly MaloneyInvestment Team at General CatalystMaya MatthewsSenior Associate at March Capital PartnersStacey BishopPartner at Scale Venture Partners
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Also worked at Unreasonable34
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