Fundraising Fox

Katie Shea

Investor

General Partner at Divergent Capital

New York, New York

Writes $250K – $1M checks · typically $1M

About

Katie Shea pairs scrappy experience running a consumer brand from her apartment with consumer instincts in technical pre-seed, acting as high-conviction first-check partner who sits with founders through hardest moments.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechFintechHardwareHealthtechRobotics

Experience

  1. Divergent CapitalFounder & Partnercurrent2021 — present
  2. Angel InvestorAngel Investorcurrent2014 — present
  3. Actions Capital (fka K50 Ventures)General Partner2019 — 2021
  4. KairosGeneral Partner2017 — 2021
  5. shea & co.Founder & Growth Consultant2015 — 2017
  6. HomejoyGeneral Manager, New York2015
  7. OrderGrooveHead of Marketing2013 — 2015
  8. FUNK-tional EnterprisesCo-Founder2008 — 2013
  9. Goldman SachsSummer Analyst2008

Education

  1. NYU Stern School of BusinessBA, Finance, Marketing, Entrepreneurship

Skills & more

Networking14Entrepreneurship99Entrepreneurial Endeavors4Manufacturing7Entrepreneurship Education7Product Sourcing2Global Sourcing9Import/Export2Distribution3Warehousing2Social Media37Product Offerings2
+12 moreSocial EntrepreneurshipStart-upsE-commerceInternational TradeMarketingNew Business DevelopmentMarketing StrategyProduct DevelopmentStrategyLeadershipSaaSSales

From Katie's professional profile.

Colleagues at Divergent Capital

Ava Keresztes
Investor at Divergent Capital
Lucy Wang
Co-Founder and General Partner at Divergent Capital

Network2

Eric OngScout
Investor at Lightbank
Jason HeltzerScout
Managing Partner at Origin Ventures

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

Frequently asked questions

Where does Katie Shea work?
Katie Shea is General Partner at Divergent Capital.
What does Katie Shea invest in?
Katie Shea invests in AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, Robotics.
What check size does Katie Shea write?
Katie Shea typically writes checks of $250K – $1M.

Same school

Also attended NYU Stern School of Business413

Luna SchmidInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Kaz TeradaVenture Advisor at Monta Vista CapitalNeil FongManaging Director Asia at Burda Principal InvestmentsAlex TosoliniAdvisor at CincyTechMax WechterSenior Director of AI at Lerer HippeauKrupa VankayalaPartner, People & HR at Sapphire Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Actions Capital (fka K50 Ventures)3

Ryan BloomerFounder and Managing Partner at K50 VenturesAdriel BercowPartner at K50 VenturesAlex FianceCo-Founder & Co-CEO at Kairos HQ

Also worked at Kairos28

AnnakaFinance at Maven VenturesAndrew HongVenture Partner at Ff Venture CapitalJeremy FianceFounder & Managing Partner at HouseVedika JainGeneral Partner at WEEKENDIlse CalderonFintech / Consumer at OVO FundMario BrassescoInvestment Director at Encomenda VC

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Also worked at Homejoy7

Jason ScottAccelerator Operations at Blockchain BuildersOle RuchManaging Partner at NordstarKavin StewartGeneral Partner at Tribe Capital FirstlookAaron CheungCo-Founder at HomejoySid DoshiFounder/CTO at ViacycleOmar ThanawallaFounder at Soco

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Also worked at Goldman Sachs1,435

Josh KushnerFounder & CEO of Thrive CapitalSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmNiki PezeshkiGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesChris BischoffInvestment Team at General Catalyst

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