About
Kristin Beach is CFO at Theory Ventures, bringing 25+ years across venture capital, private industry, and public accounting, with a focus on financial and operational management. She previously served as COO/CFO at Felicis Ventures and CFO at Playground Global, and began her career as an auditor at Deloitte & Touche.
Experience
- Independent ConsultantConsulting CFOcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Theory VenturesCFOcurrent2022 — presentUnited States
- Pear VCConsulting CFO2025Menlo Park, California, United States
- Pear VCInterim Chief Financial Officer2023 — 2025Menlo Park, California, United States
- Slow VenturesConsulting CFO2022 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
- SheFiFellow (Cohort 7)2022
- Felicis VenturesCOO/CFO and Partner2019 — 2021Menlo Park
- Felicis VenturesCFO and Partner2018 — 2019Menlo Park
- Playground.GlobalCFO2015 — 2018Palo Alto
- Playground.GlobalVP of Finance2015Palo Alto
- Glynn Capital ManagementVice President of Finance2013 — 2015Menlo Park
- Versant VenturesVice President of Finance2012 — 2013Menlo Park
- Versant VenturesController2008 — 2011Menlo Park
- Enterprise Rent-A-CarController1996 — 2008Southern and Northern California
- Deloitte & ToucheSenior Auditor1992 — 1994Los Angeles
Education
- Northern Illinois UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Accounting1990 — 1992
Skills & more
Mergers & Acquisitions3Finance7Accounting5Portfolio Management1Financial Analysis1Venture Capital4Financial Modeling2Financial Reporting4Private Equity1Due Diligence1Management3Start-ups4
From Kristin's professional profile.
Colleagues at Theory Ventures
Adam Conway
Senior AI Engineer at Theory Ventures
Amber Mante
Head of Human Intelligence at Theory Ventures
Andy Triedman
Partner at Theory Ventures
Arjun Mishra
Investor at Theory Ventures
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Beth Scheer
Investor at Theory Ventures
Bryan Bischof
Head of AI at Theory Ventures
Lauren DeMeuse
Partner & COO at Theory Ventures
Melanie Rosenberg
Senior AI Engineer at Theory Ventures