Karine Hsu
InvestorFounder, Visiting Partner at ITERATIVE
Los Angeles, California
Writes $5K – $25K checks · typically $15K
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
Education
- Harvard UniversityStatistics and Computer Science
- Y Combinator
- Palo Alto High School
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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Same school
Also attended Harvard University1,173
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures
+ 1,167 more
Also attended Y Combinator186
Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City
+ 180 more
Also attended Palo Alto High School11
Jocelyn GoldfeinInvestor at Zetta Venture PartnersScott PettyGP & Senior Advisor at Signal Peak VenturesLeela SrinivasanCEO, Parity at Bull City Venture PartnersTalia MoyalMarketing Advisor at Modern TechnicalMikael LassooyFinance & Operations Manager at Greencode VenturesMin KimVenture Partner at Hack VC
+ 5 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Angel Investor29
Sahir AzamInvestor at Index VenturesJessica (Bartos) ThomasPartner at Notion CapitalPreeti Nellore SampatPartner at Eximius VenturesMiten SampatAdvisor at Roots VenturesPhilip H. BeauregardFormer Founder, Operator at Impellent VenturesCourtney ReumCo-Founder and Partner at M13
+ 23 more
Also worked at Affirm, Inc.24
Hans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalRohan MongaInvestment Associate at Luge CapitalRobin LiInvestor at GGV CapitalChristina (Phillips) Melas-KyriaziPartner at Bain Capital VenturesAlex RampellGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzJC Bahr-de StefanoInvestor at Better Tomorrow Ventures
+ 18 more
Colleagues at ITERATIVE
Aaron Yip
Founder, Visiting Partner at ITERATIVE
Bill Achariyasoonthorn
Senior Associate, Investments at ITERATIVE
Brian
Founder, General Partner at ITERATIVE
Brian Ma
Founder, General Partner at ITERATIVE
Claire Chan
Operations Manager at ITERATIVE
Dayana Yermolayeva
Founder, Visiting Partner at ITERATIVE
Derry Sakti
Founder, Visiting Partner at ITERATIVE
Elpizo Choi
Founding Capital Partner at ITERATIVE
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