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Katelyn Donnelly

Investor

Managing Director at Avalanche VC

Austin

Writes $25K – $1M checks · typically $100K

30 Under 30 2014 · Education

About

Katelyn Donnelly leads Avalanche, an Austin-based private investment firm focused on technology companies at structural inflection points. She began her career at McKinsey and Morgan Stanley before co-founding Delivery Associates, a global public-sector advisory firm that grew to more than 200 employees across 40+ countries and was acquired by private equity in 2022. She also ran a $65M global venture fund at Pearson. Today she holds a concentrated portfolio spanning government infrastructure, defense-adjacent deep tech, and the ownership economy, and serves on the board of Wabash Valley Resources.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHardwareSaaS

Beyond investing

Founded
Co-founded Delivery Associates, a global public-sector advisory firm that grew to over 200 employees across 40+ countries and exited to private equity in 2022.
Education
Studied economics at Duke.
Boards
Serves on the board of Wabash Valley Resources, a DOE-backed carbon-neutral ammonia facility in Indiana.

From Katelyn's own website — common ground for a warm intro.

Experience

  1. AvalancheFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2022 — present
  2. Wabash Valley ResourcesInvestor and Board Membercurrent2018 — present
  3. Delivery AssociatesCo-Founder, Director, and Board Member2013 — 2022Global
  4. Kauffman FellowsFellow - Class 212016 — 2018Palo Alto, CA
  5. Pearsonco-founder and Managing Director of Pearson Ventures2012 — 2017London Area, United Kingdom
  6. PearsonChief of Staff2011 — 2012London Area, United Kingdom
  7. McKinsey & CompanySenior Business Analyst2008 — 2011San Francisco / New York City
  8. Morgan StanleyFixed Income and Commodity Trading Analyst2007New York City Metropolitan Area
  9. Red Bull North AmericaBrand Manager2005 — 2006

Education

  1. Duke UniversityEconomics

Skills & more

StrategyBusiness StrategyVenture CapitalManagementStrategic PlanningEntrepreneurshipLeadershipBusiness DevelopmentManagement ConsultingStart-upsAnalyticsPublic Speaking
+9 moreDue DiligenceInvestmentsMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Information TechnologyData AnalysisFinancial ModelingStrategic PartnershipsPrivate EquityMarketing Strategy

From Katelyn's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Duke University408

Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpScott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesJack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture GroupVinnie McSweeneyInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners

+ 402 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Kauffman Fellows365

Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaTobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesRoi Bar-KatManaging Director at Intel CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalNick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Vinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures

+ 359 more

Also worked at Pearson19

Anna Shults HeldEditorial Director at Scale Venture PartnersMitch BensonInvestor at EPIC VENTURESCEILLIE CLARK-KEANEHead of Marketing & Communications at Building VenturesJonas JendiInvestor at IndustrifondenZiggy LiaqatFounder & CEO Lucidity LLC at Juvo VenturesPascal FinetteImpact Partner at Fresco Capital

+ 13 more

Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,203

Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs

+ 1,197 more

Also worked at Morgan Stanley881

Mary MeekerFounder & General Partner at BONDAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalJames DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis VenturesTobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures

+ 875 more

Investments

Board seats

Wabash Valley Resources

Investor

Aalo AtomicsOdysseyScience

Per the investor's own website.

Colleagues at Avalanche VC

Dalglish Chew
Partner at Avalanche VC

Network2

Abdul LyScout
Investor at Initialized Capital
Charlie PintoScout
Operating Partner at Bling Capital

Investors connected to Katelyn in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.