Katie Rae
InvestorCEO & Managing Partner at The Engine Ventures
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
FoundedCellino BioCommonwealth Fusion Systemsvia-separations
About
Katie Rae focuses on tough tech, backing non‑pivotable startups with decade‑plus roadmaps and fixed milestones, applies a CFO test to climate/deep‑tech economics, and bridges universities, national labs, corporates and government.
Invests in
BiotechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyHardwareHealthtech
Experience
- Engine VenturesCEO and Managing Partnercurrent2017 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Form EnergyBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
- Commonwealth Fusion SystemsBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
- Boston MetalBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
- Sublime SystemsBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- EVOLOHBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- TeraDARBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- The Engine AcceleratorBoard Member2017 — 2024Cambridge, MA
- The Engine AcceleratorCEO and Managing Partner2017 — 2023Cambridge, MA
- Project 11Managing Director2014 — 2017Project11.com
- TechStarsChairman, Techstars Boston2014 — 2017TechStars Boston
- TechStarsManaging Director2010 — 2014Boston, MA
- Startup InstituteCo-Founder2012 — 2016Cambridge, MA
- MITLecturer2010 — 2014
- Microsoft Startup LabsSr. Director, Product2007 — 2010
- Eons.comSVP Product2006 — 2007
- Lycos, Inc.VP Community and Communications2001 — 2003
- AltaVistaCo GM Ragingbull.com1999 — 2001
- Zip2Product Manager1997 — 1999
Education
- Yale School of ManagementMBA, Strategy1995 — 1997
- Oberlin CollegeBA, Biology1986 — 1990
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship99Start-ups99Strategic Partnerships57Business Strategy30Leadership99Monetization3User Experience13Venture Capital50Product Management74Investments29Management62New Business Development4
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StrategyProgram ManagementProduct DevelopmentInnovationSaaSBusiness DevelopmentE-commerceCorporate DevelopmentTeam LeadershipProduct MarketingMobile ApplicationsMobile DevicesFrom Katie's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Yale School of Management117
Sanjot MalhiPartner at NorthzoneTrip HoferVenture Partner at .406 VenturesAustin KwounAnalyst at .406 VenturesNate WangVP of Investments at Plum Alley InvestmentsGabby CazeauInvestor at Harlem Capital PartnersRob BettigoleManaging Partner at Elm Street Ventures
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Also attended Oberlin College23
Fred CummingsFounder, President, Portfolio Manager at BTECH CONSORTIUMYaoyao ChenAssociate Analyst at BTECH CONSORTIUMNicholas FergusonAssociate at BTECH CONSORTIUMMert KarabiyikOperations | Venture Fellow at 212Mira InbarPartner at ArcTern VenturesAllison PazInvestor at Reign Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Commonwealth Fusion Systems11
Kike MirallesInvestment Director at Intel CapitalKent MadsenFounding Managing Partner Emeritus & Venture Partner at EPIC VENTURESRandy GleinFounder and Managing Partner at DFJDan BrunnerAdvisor, Co-Founder and former CTO, Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Partner, Future Tech Partners at Overture ClimateTim KrysiekManaging Partner at MassMutual VenturesCarly AndersonPrincipal at Prelude Ventures
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Also worked at Boston Metal8
Mark CuptaManaging Director at Prelude VenturesMichael HammerCFO at BMW i VenturesShyam KamadolliManaging Director at Fine Structures VenturesChris PoirierBreakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy VenturesCooper RinzlerBreakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy VenturesShayle KannPartner at Energy Impact Partners
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Also worked at Project 112
Also worked at TechStars379
Brad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsRustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesIsabelle StyslingerSenior Associate, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionWesley BarrowPartner at Correlation VenturesJack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture Group
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Investments
Board seats
Investor
FlywireGrabCADPillPack
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at The Engine Ventures
Alaina Hartnett
Associate at The Engine Ventures
Ann DeWitt
General Partner at The Engine Ventures
Bettina Metais
Vice President of Investor Relations & Operations at The Engine Ventures
Colleen Calhoun
Investor at BURNT ISLAND VENTURES
Dan Resnicow
Operating Partner at The Engine Ventures
Darby Dunn
Executive in Residence at The Engine Ventures
David Bradwell
Operating Partner at The Engine Ventures
Deepa Rao
Associate at The Engine Ventures




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