About
Karsten Vagner is the Head of People at Define Ventures. He has held senior human resources and operations roles at Maven Clinic (SVP, People), Hired (Senior Director, People), AppNexus (Director, People), and Zocdoc (Director of People, employee #3). He focuses on healthcare innovation and early-stage company scaling.
Invests in
Digital HealthHealthtech
Experience
- Define VenturesHead of Peoplecurrent2022 — present
- PeopleTech PartnersAdvisorcurrent2020 — present
- Forbes Human Resources CouncilMembercurrent2020 — present
- Maven ClinicSVP, People2021 — 2022
- Maven ClinicVP, People2019 — 2021
- MathisonAdvisor2019 — 2022
- Hired, Inc.Senior Director, People Operations2016 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- AppNexusDirector, People Operations2013 — 2016New York City Metropolitan Area
- ZocdocDirector of People2010 — 2013New York City Metropolitan Area
- ZocdocDirector of Communications2008 — 2010New York City Metropolitan Area
- ZocdocFounding team2008New York City Metropolitan Area
Education
- New York UniversityTisch School of the Arts
Colleagues at Define Ventures
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A.G. Breitenstein
Healthcare Advisor at Define Ventures
Amanda Duckworth
Communications Advisor at Define Ventures
Bangaly Kaba
Consumer Advisor at Define Ventures
Beth Bierbower
Healthcare Advisor at Define Ventures
Brook Byers
Fund Advisor at Define Ventures
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Bruce Broussard
Venture Partner at Define Ventures
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Carolyn Magill
Venture Partner at Define Ventures
Chirag Shah
Partner at Define Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Karsten Vagner work?
- Karsten Vagner is Head of People at Define Ventures.
- What does Karsten Vagner invest in?
- Karsten Vagner invests in Digital Health, Healthtech.
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Shared employers
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