Kate Burkhardt
InvestorSenior 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.
Experience
- Autotech VenturesSenior Principalcurrent2026 — present
- YL VenturesPrincipal2024 — 2026New York, New York, United States
- YL VenturesVice President2022 — 2024New York, New York, United States
- YL VenturesAssociate2021 — 2022New York, New York, United States
- Hush SecuritySeed Investor2025 — 2026
- MinimusSeed Investor2025 — 2026
- MINDSeed Investor2024 — 2026
- Miggo SecuritySeed Investor2024 — 2026
- Aim SecuritySeed Investor2024 — 2026
- Spera SecuritySeed Investor2023 — 2026
- Opus SecuritySeed Investor2022 — 2026
- Eureka SecuritySeed Investor2022 — 2026
- MCPTotalSeed Investor2021 — 2026
- Valence SecuritySeed Investor2021 — 2026
- Grip SecuritySeed Investor2021 — 2026
- SatoriSeed Investor2019 — 2026
- CycodeSeed Investor2019 — 2026
- Orca SecuritySeed Investor2019 — 2026
- HuntersSeed Investor2019 — 2026
- Ride VisionSeed Investor2018 — 2026
- Vulcan CyberSeed Investor2018 — 2026
- Karamba SecuritySeed Investor2016 — 2026
- enso.security (Part of Snyk)Seed Investor2020 — 2023
- 645 VenturesInvestment and Research Fellow2021New York, New York, United States
- Tribeca Venture PartnersFellow2020 — 2021New York, New York, United States
- MetaProp.vcMBA Venture Capital Associate2020New York, New York, United States
- AstiaMBA Intern2019 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
- Compass /Strategy & Business Development Manager2018 — 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
- Compass /Strategy & Business Development Associate2016 — 2018
- Compass /Strategy & Business Development Analyst2015 — 2016New York, NY
- Deutsche BankInvestment Banking Analyst2013 — 2015New York
- Deutsche BankCorporate Finance Summer Analyst Intern: Equity Capital Markets2012New York, NY
- Gridley & Company LLCInvestment Banking Analyst Intern2011
- Lawyers Alliance for New YorkResearch Intern2010
- Mercantile Development Inc.Client Outreach Intern2009
Skills & more
SpanishFinancial AnalysisFinancial ModelingValuationMicrosoft OfficeCorporate FinanceInvestment BankingData AnalysisNon-profitsResearchPublic SpeakingEconomics
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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
David Le
Portfolio Success Team at Autotech Ventures
Network2
Alexei Andreev
Co-Founder and Managing Director at Autotech Ventures
Burak Cendek
Managing Director at Autotech Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kate Burkhardt?
- 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.
- Where does Kate Burkhardt work?
- Kate Burkhardt is Senior Principal at Autotech Ventures.
- What check size does Kate Burkhardt write?
- Kate Burkhardt typically writes checks of $200K – $5M.
- Where did Kate Burkhardt go to school?
- Kate Burkhardt studied at Columbia Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Dartmouth College (B.A., Economics); Irvington High School.
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