About
Kat Kennedy, Degreed's first employee, rose from software developer to President & CXO during its unicorn rise and leverages lived company-building experience to champion underrepresented Mountain West founders.
Contact· published on Kat's own website
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechMarketplacesSaaS
Board director at Alysio
Intro paths
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In turn, Kat can intro founders to Alysio's investors below.
Alysio's investors · 6
Capital ElevenMeridian · since 2024KickstartSalt Lake City · $250K – $3M checks · since 2024Saas Ventures, L.L.C.Miami · $75K – $5M checks · since 2024Service Provider CapitalVail · since 2024Upstream VenturesTaipei · $955K – $4M checks · since 2023Village GlobalCovina · $100K – $500K checks · since 2024
Co-founders at Alysio
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Aaron McReynoldsExecutive Officer, Director
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Ryan HarrisExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- KickstartGeneral Partnercurrent2022 — presentUtah, United States
- DegreedPresident and CXO2021 — 2022Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
- DegreedChief Experience Officer2019 — 2021Greater Salt Lake City Area
- DegreedChief Product Officer2012 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsSoftware Developer2010 — 2012
- Neutron InteractiveFront End Web Developer2009 — 2010
- Icon Health and FitnessFront End Web Developer2008 — 2009
- Crowell AdvertisingFront End Web Developer2006 — 2008
Skills & more
Public Speaking7jQuery32CSS97JavaScript25HTML35PHP15AJAX9Wordpress3XML6Photoshop9CSS35XHTML9
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HTML 5CMSIllustratorSQLAdobe Creative SuiteSubversionBackbone.jsRESTWordPressAdvertisingWeb DevelopmentWeb Analytics- Degreed Level 4 in Public Speaking — Degreed
From Kat's professional profile.
Colleagues at Kickstart
Alex Soffe
General Partner & CFO at Kickstart Fund
Anna Sophia Rowe
Associate at Kickstart Fund
Coleman Martinis
Director, Conferences & Reunion at BYU Cougar Capital
Dalton Wright
General Partner at Kickstart Fund
Gavin Christensen
Founder & General Partner at Kickstart Fund
Grace Ericksen
Finance at Campus Founders Fund
John Essig
MBA at Campus Founders Fund
Karen Zelnick
Senior Director of Platform at Kickstart Fund
Network3
Curt Roberts
General Partner at Kickstart Fund
Dalton Wright
General Partner at Kickstart Fund
Gavin Christensen
Founder & General Partner at Kickstart Fund
Investors connected to Kat in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kat Kennedy?
- Kat Kennedy, Degreed's first employee, rose from software developer to President & CXO during its unicorn rise and leverages lived company-building experience to champion underrepresented Mountain West founders.
- Where does Kat Kennedy work?
- Kat Kennedy is General Partner at Kickstart and Board director at Alysio.
- What does Kat Kennedy invest in?
- Kat Kennedy invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Marketplaces, SaaS.
- What check size does Kat Kennedy write?
- Kat Kennedy typically writes checks of $500K – $3M.
- Where did Kat Kennedy go to school?
- Kat Kennedy studied at Utah State University (Bachelors, Management Information Systems); Rich High School.
Same school
Also attended Utah State University30
Jameson HartmanVice President at RET VenturesChelsea WeiCFO at OSS CapitalErika MorganHead of Investor Relations at Signal Peak VenturesMalan RamptonGeneral Counsel and Director of Research, IPD Capital at IPD CapitalKenny OngInvestment Associate at Teja VenturesBobbyOperating Partner at FUSE
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Shared employers
Also worked at Degreed12
Sid KrommenhoekPartner at AlbumBrandon TidwellGeneral Partner at Signal Peak VenturesPhil WilliamsPartner at Signal Peak VenturesMike McMahonCo-Founder and Partner at Jump CapitalDeborah QuazzoManaging Partner at GSV VenturesElijah MayfieldEntrepreneur in Residence, Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science; previously CEO, LightSide Labs at GSV Ventures
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Also worked at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints26
Eddy EkstromVice President, Data Science at Mainsail PartnersMichael TingVice President, Capital Formation & Investor Relations at Moderne VenturesAaron AndersonPrincipal at Impact Venture CapitalJordan ClementsManaging Director at Rock Creek CapitalWill BigelowEconomics at Campus Founders FundKendyl CallProduct/UX at Campus Founders Fund
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