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Karen Sheffield

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Founder & Managing Partner at Pachamama Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

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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

  1. Pachamama VenturesFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. National Venture Capital AssociationMembercurrent2026 — present
  3. All RaiseAll Raise VC Emerging Manager Cohort 2025current2024 — present
  4. Alchemist AcceleratorMentorcurrent2024 — present
  5. VCFamiliaMembercurrent2024 — present
  6. Cleantech OpenMentorcurrent2024 — present
  7. Libra LeadersFounding Membercurrent2024 — present
  8. Top Tier ImpactMembercurrent2024 — present
  9. UnreasonableUnreasonable Mentorcurrent2023 — present
  10. Global Women in VCMembercurrent2023 — present
  11. Invest for BetterMembercurrent2023 — present
  12. WeInvest LatamMembercurrent2023 — present
  13. Climate VineFounding Fellowcurrent2023 — present
  14. Women and ClimateSpeakercurrent2023 — present
  15. Pipeline AngelsVC-in-Residencecurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  16. 9Zero Climate Innovation HubClub Member2025 — 2026San Francisco, California, United States
  17. FIF CollectiveMember2024
  18. VC LabVC Lab Cohort 8 Graduate2022 — 2024
  19. VisaDirector of Finance2021 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
  20. Vitalize Venture CapitalAngel Investor / Founding Member2021 — 2023

Skills & more

Microsoft Office Xp2Access17SAP3SharePoint3Eviews1Stata1SQL1Microsoft Office4Microsoft Access5Microsoft Excel1Deal Sourcing6Angel Investing5
+12 moreTraffic AnalysisForecastingFinancial ModelingFinancial AnalysisBudgetingProfitability AnalysisCost AccountingCost AllocationMonth End CloseVariance AnalysisP&L ManagementSales Compensation

Languages 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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Colleagues at Pachamama Ventures

Kristina Burow
Managing Director at ARCH Venture Partners

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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