Karine Hsu
InvestorFounder, Visiting Partner at ITERATIVE
Los Angeles, California
Writes $5K – $25K checks · typically $15K
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About
Co-founder and Managing Partner at Slope, a creative agency and venture fund that has partnered with 200+ startups since 2019.
Experience
- SlopePartnercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- Angel InvestorAngel Investorcurrent2019 — present
- OrdinalCo-Founder2023 — 2026
- IterativeVisiting Partner2023 — 2024
- First Round CapitalAngel Track2022
- And Comfort (YC S17)Chief Executive Officer2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- VerishopMarketing / Founding Team2019Greater Los Angeles Area
- Affirm, Inc.Strategy & Analytics2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Dorm Room FundManaging Partner2014 — 2016
- BlackRockAnalytics2015San Francisco Bay Area
- GGV CapitalResearch2014
- Cue Ball CapitalSummer Associate2014
- ShmoopProduct Manager2013 — 2014
Skills & more
Public Speaking12Leadership8Analysis3Social Networking14Data Analysis7Entrepreneurship16Start-ups21Product Management5Business Development4Teaching1Research16Project Teams1
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Social MediaE-commerceDigital MarketingMarketing StrategyAdvertisingFinTechC++RHTMLJavaScriptMicrosoft WordLanguages Chinese · English · Japanese
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Colleagues at ITERATIVE
Aaron Yip
Founder, Visiting Partner at ITERATIVE
Bill Achariyasoonthorn
Senior Associate, Investments at ITERATIVE
Brandon Buchanan
Director at ITERATIVE
Brian Ma
Founder, General Partner at ITERATIVE
Christopher Dannen
Director at ITERATIVE
Claire Chan
Operations Manager at ITERATIVE
Dayana Yermolayeva
Founder, Visiting Partner at ITERATIVE
Derry Sakti
Founder, Visiting Partner at ITERATIVE
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Karine Hsu?
- Co-founder and Managing Partner at Slope, a creative agency and venture fund that has partnered with 200+ startups since 2019.
- Where does Karine Hsu work?
- Karine Hsu is Founder, Visiting Partner at ITERATIVE.
- What check size does Karine Hsu write?
- Karine Hsu typically writes checks of $5K – $25K.
- Where did Karine Hsu go to school?
- Karine Hsu studied at Harvard University (Statistics and Computer Science); Y Combinator; Palo Alto High School.
Same school
Also attended Harvard University2,000
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalG
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Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
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Also attended Palo Alto High School34
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJocelyn GoldfeinInvestor at Zetta Venture PartnersSkylar DorosinPrincipal at NVP CapitalScott PettyGP & Senior Advisor at Signal Peak VenturesLeela SrinivasanCEO, Parity at Bull City Venture PartnersAliza KnoxAdvisor at iGlobe Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Slope1
Also worked at And Comfort (YC S17)1
Also worked at Verishop1
Also worked at Affirm, Inc.47
Hans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCRohan MongaInvestment Associate at Luge CapitalRobin LiInvestor at GGV CapitalChristina Melas-KyriaziPartner at Bain Capital VenturesAlex RampellGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
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