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Ken Loveless

Investor

Partner at Founders Circle Capital

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Ken Loveless co-created Founders Circle Capital, having previously worked at Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), where he developed a quantitative model and analytics engine to identify and rank high-performing private technology companies, as well as a founder liquidity service. He also worked earlier at JP Morgan Partners and its successor Panorama Capital. His work focuses on providing liquidity solutions to founders of high-growth private companies.

Experience

  1. Founders Circle CapitalPartner and Co-foundercurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. MultiverseInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  3. Next InsuranceInvestorcurrent2020 — present
  4. SliceInvestorcurrent2020 — present
  5. RobinhoodInvestorcurrent2020 — present
  6. GitLabInvestorcurrent2019 — present
  7. Auth0Investorcurrent2019 — present
  8. AirbnbInvestorcurrent2019 — present
  9. CohesityInvestorcurrent2018 — present
  10. BARKInvestorcurrent2016 — present
  11. Sun BasketInvestorcurrent2016 — present
  12. LookerInvestor2018 — 2020
  13. Carbon Black, Inc.Investor2015 — 2019
  14. AnaplanInvestor2016 — 2019
  15. HotelTonightInvestor2017 — 2019
  16. Xiaomi TechnologyInvestor2014 — 2019
  17. Forescout Technologies Inc.Investor2015 — 2018
  18. PillPackInvestor2016 — 2018
  19. VeracodeInvestor2014 — 2017
  20. KabamInvestor2014 — 2017
  21. WorkdayInvestor2012 — 2014
  22. SVB CapitalManaging Director2006 — 2013Menlo Park, CA
  23. SVB CapitalSenior Relationship Manager - Software & Services2000 — 2006
  24. SVB CapitalSenior Vice President - Synidications1998 — 2000
  25. Bank of HawaiiAssistant Vice President1996 — 1998
  26. Long-Term Credit Bank of JapanAssociate1994 — 1996Chicago, IL
  27. Comerica BankAssociate1992 — 1994

Skills & more

Venture Capital24Private Equity17Start-ups10Financial Modeling4Mergers & Acquisitions7New Business Development1Due Diligence2Product DevelopmentBusiness Development4Business Strategy2Management7Founder Liquidity

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Colleagues at Founders Circle Capital

Adam Simons
Investor at Founders Circle Capital
Amy Aina
Director of Executive Operations at Founders Circle Capital
Anagha Bharadwaj
Investor at Founders Circle Capital
Andrew Boston
Partner at Founders Circle Capital
Anthony Matusich
Chief Financial Officer at Founders Circle Capital
Avery Cannon
Chief Administrative Officer at Founders Circle Capital
Caroline Fairbank
Investor at Founders Circle Capital
Dominick Richiuso
Investor at Founders Circle Capital

Network6

Adam Simons
Investor at Founders Circle Capital
Anagha Bharadwaj
Investor at Founders Circle Capital
Andrew Boston
Partner at Founders Circle Capital
Ann Winblad
Partner Emeritus, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners at Aspenwood
Brian Pham
Principal at Sherpa Ventures
Charles Shannon
Investor at Westbound Equity Partners

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ken Loveless?
Ken Loveless co-created Founders Circle Capital, having previously worked at Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), where he developed a quantitative model and analytics engine to identify and rank high-performing private technology companies, as well as a founder liquidity service. He also worked earlier at JP Morgan Partners and its successor Panorama Capital. His work focuses on providing liquidity solutions to founders of high-growth private companies.
Where does Ken Loveless work?
Ken Loveless is Partner at Founders Circle Capital.
What check size does Ken Loveless write?
Ken Loveless typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Ken Loveless go to school?
Ken Loveless studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Executive Education, Influence and Negotiation Strategies); Harvard Business School Executive Education (Executive Education, Venture Capital and Private Equity); Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (Bachelor, Finance).

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Also worked at Kabam21

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