About
Karen Shum is Director of Finance at Coreline Ventures. She previously served as a Controller at Aduro Advisors, held the Accounting & LP Manager role at DCM, and worked in finance roles at Kleiner Perkins and Sanderling Ventures, in addition to auditing venture capital firms and startups at PwC. She earned a BA from UC Berkeley and an MSA from San Jose State University, and is a licensed CPA in California.
Experience
- Environmental Charter SchoolsEducation Specialistcurrent2021 — presentGardena, California, United States
- Haynes Family of Programs1:1 Aide for School of Emotional Disturbance2019 — 2020La Verne, California, United States
- Haynes Family of Programs1:1 Aide for School of Autism & School of Learning Diversity2018 — 2019La Verne, California
- L.E.A.R.N.Afterschool Tutor2018Pomona, CA
- Laichikok Catholic Primary SchoolEnglish Language Teaching Assistant2017 — 2018Laichikok, Hong Kong
- University of La Verne Office of Civic and Community EngagementAdministrative Assistant2016 — 2017La Verne, California
- Foundry AcademyEnglish Second Language Tutor2016Walnut, California, USA
- Pomona Unified School DistrictTLC Tutor2015La Verne
Education
- USC Rossier School of EducationMaster of Arts - MA, Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs2020 — 2021
- University of La VerneBachelor of Science - BS, Sociology2013 — 2018
- HKUGA CollegeHigh School Diploma, English Literature
Skills & more
English4Class InstructionSpecial EducationMicrosoft Excel5Microsoft Word6Research10Microsoft Office8PowerPoint7Public Speaking18Teaching6Hiking3Camping3
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Creative WritingDramaEditorial ConsultingQualitative ResearchNonprofitsSocial MediaTeamworkCommunity OutreachEvent PlanningLeadershipHigh PerformerPersonal DevelopmentLanguages Cantonese · English · Mandarin
- The Six Morning Habits of High Performers — LinkedIn
- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Extramural Research Certification — NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
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Colleagues at Coreline Ventures
Arthur Kaneko
Co-Founder, Managing Partner at Coreline Ventures
David Cheng
General Partner at Coreline Ventures
Keiko Miwa
Investor at Coreline Ventures
Keita Morikawa
Venture Partner at Coreline Ventures
Kenichiro "Ken" Hara
General Partner at Coreline Ventures
Maria Palma Okubo
Director of Business Development at Coreline Ventures
Matthew C. Bonner
Co-Founder, COO at Coreline Ventures
Nakul Patel
Venture Partner at Coreline Ventures










