Where does Kirsten Suddath work?

Kirsten Suddath is General Partner at Next Frontier Capital and Board director at Empathy Rocks.

What check size does Kirsten Suddath write?

Kirsten Suddath typically writes checks of $2M – $5M.

What boards does Kirsten Suddath sit on?

Kirsten Suddath holds tracked board seats at Empathy Rocks.

Where did Kirsten Suddath go to school?

Kirsten Suddath studied at University of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School of Business (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Entrepreneurial Finance & Venture Capital); University of Colorado Boulder (Bachelor of Arts (BA), Mathematics and Philosophy).

Kirsten Suddath

InvestorFounder

General Partner at Next Frontier Capital · Board director at Empathy Rocks

Boulder, Colorado

Writes $2M – $5M checks · typically $1M

About

Kirsten Suddath leads Boulder expansion, bringing a decade as head of finance and ops across cleantech, telecom and software, a quantitative double BA plus MBA, Techstars Boulder EIR and ex‑Freeskier.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechCybersecurityDeep TechHardwareSaaS

Board director at Empathy Rocks

Intro paths

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In turn, Kirsten can intro founders to Empathy Rocks's investors below.

Empathy Rocks's investors · 2

Next Frontier CapitalBozeman · $2M – $5M checks · since 2025 Portland Seed FundPortland · $25K checks

Co-founders at Empathy Rocks

Sarah Peregrine LordFounder

Experience

Next Frontier CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2021 — presentBoulder, Colorado, United States
Next Frontier CapitalSenior Associate2021
mpathicBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
OpteraBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
BioSqueeze Inc.Board Membercurrent2022 — present
All RaiseMembercurrent2019 — present
University of Colorado Leeds MBA Alumni BoardPresident Emeritus, Board Membercurrent2021 — present
University of Colorado Leeds MBA Alumni BoardPresident2020 — 2021Boulder, Colorado, United States
University of Colorado Leeds MBA Alumni BoardVice President2019 — 2020
University of Colorado Leeds MBA Alumni BoardBoard Member2017 — 2019
TechstarsMentorcurrent2019 — presentBoulder, Colorado, United States
TechstarsEntrepreneur In Residence2019Boulder, CO
Blackhorn VenturesSenior Associate2019 — 2021Greater Denver Area
Blackhorn VenturesInvestment Consultant2019Greater Denver Area
Rendezvous VenturesPartner and Co-Founder2019 — 2020Boulder, CO
flytedeskVice President Of Finance and Operations2016 — 2019Boulder, CO
Leeds School of Business, University of ColoradoMBA2014 — 2016Boulder, Colorado
Zayo GroupMBA Product Management, zColo2015 — 2016Boulder, CO
Steamboat ResortYouth and Private Part Time Ski Instructor2006 — 2015Steamboat Springs, Colorado
recycOilDirector, HR, Operations & Logistics2012 — 2014Boulder, CO
recycOilLogistics Manager2011 — 2012Boulder, CO

Education

University of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Entrepreneurial Finance & Venture Capital
University of Colorado BoulderBachelor of Arts (BA), Mathematics and Philosophy

Skills & more

Management38Leadership32Strategy25New Business Development19Business Development18Strategic Planning16Microsoft Excel11Start-ups7Entrepreneurship5Account Management6Social Media6Public Speaking6

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Business StrategyCompetitive AnalysisSalesforce.comProject ManagementVenture CapitalCloud ComputingSQLLogisticsOperations ManagementSocial EngineeringSustainabilityCorporate Social Responsibility

Languages Conversational Spanish

From Kirsten's professional profile.

Deals · 1

Empathy RocksBoard seat

via Next Frontier Capital · filed Mar 2025 · $10M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Next Frontier Capital

Erika Nash

Investor at Next Frontier Capital

Franz Kofler

Investor at Next Frontier Capital

Garrett Leach

Partner at Next Frontier Capital

Les Craig

Investor at Next Frontier Capital

Mandy Culver

Investor at Next Frontier Capital

Richard Harjes

Investor at Next Frontier Capital

Scott Holton

Investor at Next Frontier Capital

Will Price

Investor at Next Frontier Capital

Network2

Franz Kofler

Investor at Next Frontier Capital

Garrett Leach

Partner at Next Frontier Capital

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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kirsten Suddath?: Kirsten Suddath leads Boulder expansion, bringing a decade as head of finance and ops across cleantech, telecom and software, a quantitative double BA plus MBA, Techstars Boulder EIR and ex‑Freeskier.
Where does Kirsten Suddath work?: Kirsten Suddath is General Partner at Next Frontier Capital and Board director at Empathy Rocks.
What does Kirsten Suddath invest in?: Kirsten Suddath invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Hardware, SaaS.
What check size does Kirsten Suddath write?: Kirsten Suddath typically writes checks of $2M – $5M.
What boards does Kirsten Suddath sit on?: Kirsten Suddath holds tracked board seats at Empathy Rocks.
Where did Kirsten Suddath go to school?: Kirsten Suddath studied at University of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School of Business (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Entrepreneurial Finance & Venture Capital); University of Colorado Boulder (Bachelor of Arts (BA), Mathematics and Philosophy).

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