Fundraising Fox
Kate Mitchell
InvestorFounder, Partner Emeritus at Scale Venture Partners · OpCo Investment Advisory Committee at Operator Collective
San Francisco, California
Writes $5M – $15M checks · typically $10M
Find your path to Kate
Sign up to see every warm intro you have to Kate
- Paths you didn't know you had: your email and LinkedIn already hold routes to Kate. We find them for you
- 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: the friend-of-a-friend routes that take hours to manually find through your inbox or LinkedIn
- Answers now, not in days: momentum is everything in a raise. Skip asking around whether someone knows someone
Days of research, done the moment you sign in, with every route ranked by how warm it is.
About
Investment Advisory Committee member and Founder and Partner Emeritus of Scale, an early-stage enterprise software firm. She is a past chairman of the NVCA and active in venture policy matters.
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Mitchell co-founded Scale Venture Partners, a Silicon Valley software-focused venture firm. In 2014 Mitchell co-founded the NVCA initiative now called Venture Forward, focused on advancing opportunities for women and minorities in venture.
- Education
- Studied at Stanford University (BA) Studied at Golden Gate University (MBA, Finance) Studied at Harvard Business School (Executive Program, Strategic Marketing Management)
- Boards
- Mitchell serves on the board of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Mitchell serves on the board of The Tuck Center for PE & Venture Capital at Dartmouth. Mitchell serves on the board of Meals on Wheels San Francisco. Mitchell is past chairman and a board member of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). Mitchell is an advisor and speaker at the Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford Law School. Mitchell is a member of the NASDAQ Private Market Advisory Board.
- Communities
- Mitchell co-authored the IPO section of the 2012 JOBS Act. Mitchell co-chaired and co-founded the NVCA Inclusion & Diversity Task Force. Mitchell serves as a Kauffman Fellows mentor. Mitchell is a charter member of Environmental Entrepreneurs (Silicon Valley). Mitchell is a Toigo Foundation supporter.
- Awards
- Mitchell received the NVCA Outstanding Service Award in 2013 for her policy work on behalf of the venture industry. Mitchell was awarded the Private Equity Trailblazer Award at the 2018 Women in Private Equity Summit. Mitchell was named a 2017 Forty Over 40 honoree.
- More
- Mitchell is a commentator on technology trends for CNBC Squawk Alley.
From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.
Deals · 1
FortiveBoard seat
via Scale Venture Partners · filed Mar 2020
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
Fortive CorporationSVB Financial Group
Investor
Cogency SoftwareJasperSoftPeopleMatter
Sources: curated public sources · SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at Scale Venture Partners
Network3
Investors connected to Kate in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kate Mitchell?
- Investment Advisory Committee member and Founder and Partner Emeritus of Scale, an early-stage enterprise software firm. She is a past chairman of the NVCA and active in venture policy matters.
- Where does Kate Mitchell work?
- Kate Mitchell is Founder, Partner Emeritus at Scale Venture Partners and OpCo Investment Advisory Committee at Operator Collective.
- What check size does Kate Mitchell write?
- Kate Mitchell typically writes checks of $5M – $15M.
- What boards does Kate Mitchell sit on?
- Kate Mitchell holds tracked board seats at Fortive, Fortive Corporation, SVB Financial Group.
- What companies has Kate Mitchell invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Horizon Pharma, Cogency Software, JasperSoft, PeopleMatter.
- What awards has Kate Mitchell received?
- Mitchell received the NVCA Outstanding Service Award in 2013 for her policy work on behalf of the venture industry. Mitchell was awarded the Private Equity Trailblazer Award at the 2018 Women in Private Equity Summit. Mitchell was named a 2017 Forty Over 40 honoree.
- Does Kate Mitchell lead rounds?
- Yes — Kate Mitchell has led 1 tracked investment.
About this profile. Compiled from public sources — Scale Venture Partners's own website, regulatory filings and public professional profiles — and summarised by Fundraising Fox; every fact is kept with where it came from. Spotted an error, or would rather not be listed? Email privacy@fundraisingfox.com · How we build profiles · Your rights