Kristin Beach
InvestorCFO at Theory Ventures
San Mateo, California
Writes $10K – $50K checks · typically $25K
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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.
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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
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
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
Rafael Jara-Simkin
Head of Sales Intelligence at Theory Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kristin Beach?
- 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.
- Where does Kristin Beach work?
- Kristin Beach is CFO at Theory Ventures.
- What check size does Kristin Beach write?
- Kristin Beach typically writes checks of $10K – $50K.
- Where did Kristin Beach go to school?
- Kristin Beach studied at Northern Illinois University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Accounting).
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Also attended Northern Illinois University88
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Shared employers
Also worked at Pear VC77
Priscilla RussoAssociate at Redpoint VenturesNicole QuinnCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Connect VenturesAli KashaniVenture Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcAnand IyerInvestor and founder in San FranciscoRoxana GrunenwaldInvestor at Dorm RoomKatie PassalacquaHead of Finance at EMERGENT VENTURES
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Also worked at SheFi3
Also worked at Felicis Ventures38
Aydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisAlexis AbramsPartner, General Counsel at Felicis VenturesDan BartusPartner, Head of Research at Felicis VenturesDasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyDavid PhuController at Felicis VenturesEnrique Guzman-AlvarezSenior Accountant at Felicis Ventures
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Also worked at Glynn Capital Management18
George RzepeckiFounder and CEO at The Raba PartnershipAdriana Gadala-Maria OchiSenior Associate at Halogen Ventures Management Company LlcJohn FogelsongFounding Partner at Friends Family CapitalVivian Loh NahmiasPartner — Finance at Glynn Capital ManagementYiyi XiePartner – Chief Financial Officer at Glynn Capital ManagementShannon Brady PaolucciPrincipal - Private Investments at Glynn Capital Management
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