Where does Kelly Goetsch work?

Kelly Goetsch is Angel at Mu Ventures.

What check size does Kelly Goetsch write?

Kelly Goetsch typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.

Where did Kelly Goetsch go to school?

Kelly Goetsch studied at University of Illinois Chicago (Master of Science (M.S.), Management Information Systems); University of Illinois Chicago (Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Entrepreneurship); University of Wisconsin at Marathon County (Associate of Arts and Sciences (AAS)).

Kelly Goetsch

Investor

Angel at Mu Ventures

Wausau, Wisconsin

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

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396 people in our graph share verified history with Kelly — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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×2Kelly: together at University of Illinois Chicago

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About

President of Pipe17; advises Mu Ventures on commerce technology.

Experience

Pipe17Presidentcurrent2025 — present
Pipe17Chief Operating Officer2025Seattle, Washington, United States
Pipe17Advisor2023 — 2024Seattle, Washington, United States
Commerce Operations FoundationFounder, Presidentcurrent2025 — present
Bluestone PIMBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentTønsberg, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
ReFiBuy.aiAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
NetlifyAdvisorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
commercetoolsAdvisor2025Berlin, Germany
commercetoolsChief Strategy Officer2022 — 2024Berlin, Germany
commercetoolsChief Product Officer2016 — 2022Berlin Area, Germany
MACH AllianceCo-Founder, Founding President, Chairman2020 — 2024London, England, United Kingdom
National Retail FederationBoard Member - Associate Member Council2021 — 2022
O'ReillyAuthor2014 — 2020
OracleDirector, Product Management - Microservices2011 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
Walmart.comChief ATG Consultant to Walmart2008 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
Art Technology GroupSenior Solutions Architect2005 — 2011Greater Chicago Area
Foot LockerFront-End Team Lead2004 — 2005Wausau, Wisconsin Area

Colleagues at Mu Ventures

Adam Altman

Managing Member, KABR Group at Mu Ventures

Aman Advani

CEO, Ministry of Supply at Mu Ventures

Austin Ritter

Investor at Mu Ventures

Babak Hamadani

GP, Primeset at Mu Ventures

Chaz Flexman

Investor at Mu Ventures

Chris Clark

Co-founder + CTO, Grove Collaborative at Mu Ventures

Dan Goodfriend

Executive Director, Hearst at Mu Ventures

David Bercovich

CEO, Insight M at Mu Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kelly Goetsch?: President of Pipe17; advises Mu Ventures on commerce technology.
Where does Kelly Goetsch work?: Kelly Goetsch is Angel at Mu Ventures.
What check size does Kelly Goetsch write?: Kelly Goetsch typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
Where did Kelly Goetsch go to school?: Kelly Goetsch studied at University of Illinois Chicago (Master of Science (M.S.), Management Information Systems); University of Illinois Chicago (Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Entrepreneurship); University of Wisconsin at Marathon County (Associate of Arts and Sciences (AAS)).

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Also attended University of Illinois Chicago95

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Shared employers

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Also worked at Foot Locker5

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