Kristen Faulkner
InvestorInvestor at Bessemer Venture Partners
San Francisco, California
Writes $10K – $50K checks · typically $25K
About
Kristen Faulkner is a professional cyclist with EF-Education-Cannondale who has won two Olympic gold medals and three Pan American gold medals, along with two USA National Road Race Championships and three Grand Tour stage wins. She has a background in venture capital and software engineering. Faulkner is an active public speaker addressing topics including elite performance, resilience, and calculated risk-taking.
Experience
- EF-Education-CannondaleProfessional Cyclistcurrent2024 — presentGirona, Catalonia, Spain
- Team BikeExchange-Jayco (GreenEDGE Cycling)Professional Cyclist2022 — 2023Girona, Catalonia, Spain
- Sanity.ioSales Strategy2022 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
- Team Tibco Silicon Valley BankProfessional Cyclist2020 — 2021Menlo Park, California, United States
- Threshold VenturesInvestor2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Bessemer Venture PartnersInvestor2016 — 2018New York City, New York
- Bridgewater AssociatesTechnology Associate Intern2015Westport, CT
Education
- Harvard UniversitySummer 2015 HBX | Business Analytics, Economics for Managers & Financial Accounting2015
- Harvard UniversityBachelor of Arts (BA), Computer Science2011 — 2015
- App AcademyRuby on Rails and Javascript2014
- Phillips Academy Andover2007 — 2011
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship33Start-ups32Computer Science19Software Development17Social Media17Data Analysis11Early-stage Startups8Startup Development5Venture Capital6Mobile Applications5Product Management6Healthcare6
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Team BuildingHTMLJavaRubyRuby on RailsJavaScriptBackbone.jsJavaScriptMVCCSSHTML 5HTML5Microsoft OfficeLanguages Chinese · Spanish
From Kristen's professional profile.
Colleagues at Bessemer Venture Partners
Adam Fisher
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Aditya Nidmarti
Investor at Bessemer Venture Partners
Aia Sarycheva
Investor at Bessemer Venture Partners
Alex Ferrara
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Alex Yuditski
Investor at Bessemer Venture Partners
Alexandra Sukin
Senior Associate at Bessemer Venture Partners
Amit Karp
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Anant Vidur Puri
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Kristen Faulkner work?
- Kristen Faulkner is Investor at Bessemer Venture Partners.
- What check size does Kristen Faulkner write?
- Kristen Faulkner typically writes checks of $10K – $50K.
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