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Kate Burkhardt

Investor

Senior Principal at Autotech Ventures

New York, New York

Writes $200K – $5M checks · typically $2M

About

Senior principal targeting early-stage investments in mobility, transportation, industrials, and supply chain tech, especially cybersecurity and AI-enabled platforms. Previously a principal at YL Ventures with an MBA from Columbia Business School.

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Experience

  1. Autotech VenturesSenior Principalcurrent2026 — present
  2. YL VenturesPrincipal2024 — 2026New York, New York, United States
  3. YL VenturesVice President2022 — 2024New York, New York, United States
  4. YL VenturesAssociate2021 — 2022New York, New York, United States
  5. Hush SecuritySeed Investor2025 — 2026
  6. MinimusSeed Investor2025 — 2026
  7. MINDSeed Investor2024 — 2026
  8. Miggo SecuritySeed Investor2024 — 2026
  9. Aim SecuritySeed Investor2024 — 2026
  10. Spera SecuritySeed Investor2023 — 2026
  11. Opus SecuritySeed Investor2022 — 2026
  12. Eureka SecuritySeed Investor2022 — 2026
  13. MCPTotalSeed Investor2021 — 2026
  14. Valence SecuritySeed Investor2021 — 2026
  15. Grip SecuritySeed Investor2021 — 2026
  16. SatoriSeed Investor2019 — 2026
  17. CycodeSeed Investor2019 — 2026
  18. Orca SecuritySeed Investor2019 — 2026
  19. HuntersSeed Investor2019 — 2026
  20. Ride VisionSeed Investor2018 — 2026

Education

  1. Columbia Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA2019 — 2021
  2. Dartmouth CollegeB.A., Economics2009 — 2013
  3. Irvington High School2005 — 2009

Skills & more

SpanishFinancial AnalysisFinancial ModelingValuationMicrosoft OfficeCorporate FinanceInvestment BankingData AnalysisNon-profitsResearchPublic SpeakingEconomics
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Same school

Also attended Columbia Business School576

Aryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersYibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalKesha CashFounder & General Partner at Impact America FundMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at Northzone

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Also attended Dartmouth College310

Tomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesScott SandellExecutive Chairman & Chief Investment Officer at NEAJames DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis VenturesBen RobbinsInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Mounisha AnumoluInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Ren RileyAdvisor at Oak Investment Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at Hush Security4

Yoav LeitersdorfManaging Partner at YL VenturesOfer SchreiberSenior Partner at YL VenturesDharmesh ThakkerGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesLior MallulPrincipal at Battery Ventures

Also worked at Minimus5

Navin ChaddhaManaging Partner at MayfieldYoav LeitersdorfManaging Partner at YL VenturesOfer SchreiberSenior Partner at YL VenturesBen BernsteinPrincipal at BeringeaMichael CortezPartner at ForgePoint Capital

Also worked at MIND5

John BrennanFounder & Managing Partner at Holly VenturesYoav LeitersdorfManaging Partner at YL VenturesOfer SchreiberSenior Partner at YL VenturesKirk ManoogianPartner at YL VenturesSue BarsamianInvestor at Ballistic Ventures

Also worked at Miggo Security5

John BrennanFounder & Managing Partner at Holly VenturesYoav LeitersdorfManaging Partner at YL VenturesOfer SchreiberSenior Partner at YL VenturesKirk ManoogianPartner at YL VenturesMichael CortezPartner at ForgePoint Capital

Colleagues at Autotech Ventures

Aki Siebelink
Operations Team at Autotech Ventures
Alan Taub
Advisor at Autotech Ventures
Alexei Andreev
Co-Founder and Managing Director at Autotech Ventures
Anthony Foxx
Advisor at Autotech Ventures
Ashley Saeb
Research Analyst and Operation Support at Autotech Ventures
Brian Donnelly
Director at Autotech Ventures
Burak Cendek
Managing Director at Autotech Ventures
Daniel Hoffer
Managing Director at Autotech Ventures

Network4

Alexei Andreev
Co-Founder and Managing Director at Autotech Ventures
Burak Cendek
Managing Director at Autotech Ventures
Daniel Hoffer
Managing Director at Autotech Ventures
Esat Canli
Investor at Autotech Ventures

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