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Kelly Kovacs

Investor

General Partner at Zero Shot

Menlo Park, California

Writes $2M – $15M checks · typically $6M

Find your path to Kelly

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

Mischa VaughnunlockedKelly: together at Twitter (2010–2012)
×2Kelly: together at University of Colorado Boulder
×9Kelly: together at Twitter

Experience

  1. Zero Shot FundGeneral Partnercurrent2025 — present
  2. eaMAFIAFoundercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. 01 AdvisorsFounding Partner2018 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Color GenomicsChief of Staff & Head of Workplace2016 — 2018Burlingame, CA
  5. TwitterEA & Chief of Staff to the CEO2010 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Gwen Francis Design GroupAccount Executive2008 — 2010

Skills & more

Strategic ThinkingExecutive Management2Operations ManagementProgram ManagementExecutive-level CommunicationSocial Media10Interior DesignConstruction Management

From Kelly's professional profile.

Deals · 1

Worktrace AiSolo GP

via Zero Shot

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Colleagues at Zero Shot

Andrew Mayne
General Partner at Zero Shot
Brett Rounsaville
General Partner at Zero Shot
Evan Morikawa
General Partner at Zero Shot
Shantanu Jain
General Partner at Zero Shot

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kelly Kovacs?
General Partner at Zero Shot
Where does Kelly Kovacs work?
Kelly Kovacs is General Partner at Zero Shot.
What check size does Kelly Kovacs write?
Kelly Kovacs typically writes checks of $2M – $15M.
Where did Kelly Kovacs go to school?
Kelly Kovacs studied at University of Colorado Boulder (BA, Communication and Media Studies).

Same school

Also attended University of Colorado Boulder434

Steve WozniakCo-founder of AppleChris RustCo-Founder and Partner at Clear VenturesSydney EberhardtInvestor at True VenturesBob ThomasPartner at OxxKirsten SuddathInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalCarolyn ExarhakisSenior Associate, Legal at JMI Equity

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Shared employers

Also worked at Zero Shot Fund4

Evan MorikawaPartner at Axiom PartnersShawn JainFounder at SynthefyAndrew MayneGeneral Partner at Zero ShotBrett RounsavilleGeneral Partner at Zero Shot

Also worked at eaMAFIA3

LoveExecutive Assistant at Renegade PartnersKaty MansoorExecutive Assistant to Founder at Telescope PartnersAmy ZhenInvestor at Dimension Capital

Also worked at 01 Advisors12

Roshan AdusumilliAnalyst at Lead Edge CapitalAdam BainManaging Partner at 01 AdvisorsDick CostoloManaging Partner at 01 AdvisorsDavid RivinusInvestor at 01 AdvisorsMatt BocciInvestor at Amity VenturesDavid FischerInvestor at 01 Advisors

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Also worked at Color Genomics15

Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalMike HerringInvestor at EPIC VENTURESNikhil Basu TrivediPartner at FootworkKatie StantonFounder and General Partner at Moxxie VenturesSteve JangManaging Partner at Kindred VenturesTony WangManaging Partner at 500 Startups

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