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Kristen Faulkner

Former Investor at Bessemer Venture Partners

San Francisco, California

Writes $10K – $50K checks · typically $25K

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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

  1. EF-Education-CannondaleProfessional Cyclistcurrent2024 — presentGirona
  2. Team BikeExchange-Jayco (GreenEDGE Cycling)Professional Cyclist2022 — 2023Girona, Catalonia, Spain
  3. Sanity.ioSales Strategy2022 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
  4. Team Tibco Silicon Valley BankProfessional Cyclist2020 — 2021Menlo Park, California, United States
  5. Threshold VenturesInvestor2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Bessemer Venture PartnersInvestor2016 — 2018New York City, New York
  7. Bridgewater AssociatesTechnology Associate Intern2015Westport, CT

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship33Start-ups32Computer Science19Software Development17Social Media17HTML20Data Analysis11Early-stage Startups8Startup Development5Strategy11Kindness7Empathy6
+8 moreHumorFriendly PersonalityCompassionVenture CapitalMobile ApplicationsProduct ManagementJavaDetermination to Succeed

Languages Chinese · Spanish

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Who is Kristen Faulkner?
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.
What check size does Kristen Faulkner write?
Kristen Faulkner typically writes checks of $10K – $50K.
Where did Kristen Faulkner go to school?
Kristen Faulkner studied at Harvard University (Summer 2015 HBX | Business Analytics, Economics for Managers & Financial Accounting); Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts (BA), Computer Science); App Academy (Ruby on Rails and Javascript).

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