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About
Executive Partner at 8VC who works with CEOs and founders to scale their businesses, and is co-founding a new company within the 8VC platform. She previously served as CEO of RMS (acquired by Moody's), President and COO of Addepar, CEO and Chairman of Syncplicity, and held executive roles at SolarWinds and Oracle.
Invests in
Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Experience
- 8VCExecutive Partnercurrent2024 — present
- 8VCAdvisor2016 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Varo BankMember Board Of Directorscurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- RMSChief Executive Officer2018 — 2022Newark, CA
- AddeparAdvisor2014 — 2018
- AddeparPresident and COO2013 — 2014
- Credit SuisseAdvisory Board Member2015 — 2017
- SyncplicityChief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board2009 — 2012
- SolarWindsVP Worldwide Business and Corporate Development2008 — 2009Austin, TX
- Pequot CapitalManaging Director2000 — 2006
- OracleSenior Vice President1993 — 2000
Skills & more
Strategy14Leadership21Management9SaaS17Enterprise Software27Software as a Service (SaaS)7Executive Management17Start-ups52Venture Capital34Software2Board of Director experience1Business Development30
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Strategic PartnershipsCorporate GovernanceBoard of DirectorsCorporate DevelopmentBusiness StrategyMergersProduct ManagementNew Business DevelopmentMergers & AcquisitionsProduct MarketingCloud ComputingGo-to-market StrategyFrom Karen's professional profile.
Shared employers
Also worked at 8VC72
Joe LonsdaleFounder & Managing Partner of 8VCCoen ArmstrongInvestor at Spark CapitalDrew OettingInvestment Team at 8VCAlex KolicichInvestment Team at 8VCFrancisco GimenezInvestment Team at 8VCSebastian CaliriInvestment Team at 8VC
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Also worked at Varo Bank2
Also worked at Credit Suisse492
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesAryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersNic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire VenturesLeone PattofattoOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures
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Also worked at SolarWinds22
Joseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.Adam JahnkeOther at HeavybitScott MillerEIR @ NCV at Next Coast VenturesKellie PaisChief of Staff at Scout VenturesMark BlackwellGeneral Partner at Builders VCBen RedfieldVice President at Blueprint Equity
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