Katie Sarro
InvestorHead of Global Marketing at Flourish Ventures
San Francisco, California, United States
About
Katie Sarro is Head of Global Marketing at Flourish Ventures, supporting investment teams across the U.S., Africa, India, Latin America, and Southeast Asia and advising the firm's fintech portfolio companies on branding, storytelling, media relations, and communications. She previously led marketing and research at Kauffman Fellows, served as Managing Director of MEST in Africa, and led marketing at the 88mph accelerator. She was also a Partner at Silicon Foundry, an advisory firm connecting large corporations and governments with early-stage companies.
Invests in
Fintech
Experience
- Flourish VenturesHead of Global Marketingcurrent2024 β present
- Kauffman FellowsHead of Marketing and Research2024
- Kauffman FellowsSenior Director of Brand and Communications2023 β 2024
- Kauffman FellowsDirector of Content and Communications2021 β 2023
- Silicon FoundryPartner, Brand & Communications2018 β 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
- TechCrunchConsultant, Startup Battlefield2018 β 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
- MEST AfricaManaging Director2016 β 2018Sub-Saharan Africa
- MEST AfricaDirector of Business Development2014 β 2016Sub-Saharan Africa
- 88mph.acHead of Marketing, Brand, and Community2012 β 2014City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- FleishmanHillardSenior Brand Strategist2010 β 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- MSLGROUPAccount Associate2009 β 2010San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Social Media62Press Releases26Advertising15Public Relations53Media Relations59Internal Communications11Content Strategy8Product Marketing2Event Planning4Digital Marketing9Marketing39Marketing Communications16
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Brand DevelopmentStrategic CommunicationsStart-upsBrand ManagementNew MediaEarly-stage StartupsVenture CapitalSocial EntrepreneurshipSub-Saharan AfricaStrategyPublic SpeakingManagementFrom Katie's professional profile.
Colleagues at Flourish Ventures
Ameya Upadhyay
General Partner at Flourish Ventures
Arjuna Costa
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Flourish Ventures
Audrey Marrache
Corporate Paralegal at Flourish Ventures
Charlee Brady
People Operations Manager at Flourish Ventures
Crystal Sun
Analyst at Flourish Ventures
Daniel Gorfine
Advisor at Flourish Ventures
Diana NarvΓ‘ez
Principal at Flourish Ventures
Efayomi Carr
Investment Partner at Flourish Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Katie Sarro?
- Katie Sarro is Head of Global Marketing at Flourish Ventures, supporting investment teams across the U.S., Africa, India, Latin America, and Southeast Asia and advising the firm's fintech portfolio companies on branding, storytelling, media relations, and communications. She previously led marketing and research at Kauffman Fellows, served as Managing Director of MEST in Africa, and led marketing at the 88mph accelerator. She was also a Partner at Silicon Foundry, an advisory firm connecting large corporations and governments with early-stage companies.
- Where does Katie Sarro work?
- Katie Sarro is Head of Global Marketing at Flourish Ventures.
- What does Katie Sarro invest in?
- Katie Sarro invests in Fintech.
- Where did Katie Sarro go to school?
- Katie Sarro studied at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (Bachelor of Science - BS, Journalism).
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