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Lauri Kien Kotcher

Investor

Advisor at Siddhi Capital

New York, New York, United States

About

Lauri Kien Kotcher has spent over 30 years in consumer products as a C-suite executive, board member, and investor across companies ranging from startups to multi-billion-dollar businesses. She was CEO of The Shade Store (2021-2022) and CEO of hello products (2015-2021), leading the latter through its 2020 acquisition by Colgate, and previously served as CMO of Godiva, Head of Global Brands at Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, a partner and consumer-sector co-leader at McKinsey, and a Senior Advisor on the LCatterton Operating Partner team. She holds a B.A. from Princeton University and J.D. and M.B.A. degrees from Stanford University.

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Invests in

Consumer

Experience

  1. Different DayCEO & Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentUnited States
  2. FreshpetMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 — presentUnited States
  3. quip.Chief Executive Officer2023 — 2025NYC
  4. The Shade StoreChief Executive Officer and Board Member2021 — 2022Portchester, NY
  5. Hello Products LLCCEO2015 — 2021Greater New York City Area
  6. L CattertonSenior Advisor2013 — 2019Greenwich
  7. Godiva ChocolatierChief Marketing Officer, SVP Global Brand Development2009 — 2013
  8. Lehman BrothersManaging Director2007 — 2008
  9. Pfizer Consumer HealthcareHead of Global Marketing (VP Global Brand Management)2004 — 2007
  10. McKinsey & CompanyPartner1988 — 2004

Education

  1. Princeton UniversityAB, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
  2. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA
  3. Stanford Law SchoolJD

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship21Marketing Communications25Corporate Development3Business Strategy23Management37Brand Management42Marketing35Management Consulting7Marketing Strategy13Strategy34Market Research4Retail3
+12 moreCompetitive AnalysisGlobal MarketingStrategic PartnershipsCustomer InsightMarketing ManagementProduct MarketingStart-upsBrand DevelopmentGrowth StrategiesSegmentationP&L ManagementInternational Marketing

From Lauri's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Princeton University444

Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate VenturesDavid CoatsManaging Director & Co-Founder at Correlation VenturesDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera CapitalGeoff YangCo-Founder at Redpoint Ventures

+ 438 more

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,150

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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Also attended Stanford Law School65

Steve AbbottPartner, Capital Markets at Sapphire VenturesMichael KlaykoOperating Executive at Marlin Equity PartnersSandy MillerInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Tim HsiaFounder at Context VenturesRenataCo-founder at Renegade PartnersShawn ConwayManaging Partner and COO at Questa Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Godiva Chocolatier2

Yahya UlkerManaging Partner at Yildiz VenturesMarissa ForayDirector, Strategy & Research at ECP Growth

Also worked at Lehman Brothers198

Scott MaxwellInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersDana SettleCo-Founder & Managing Partner at GreycroftHemal PatelManaging Director at Marlin Equity PartnersYusuf ÖzdalgaPartner, Head of U.K. & Europe at QED InvestorsSaar GurGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Pam TholenHead of Investor Relations at Paradigm

+ 192 more

Also worked at Pfizer Consumer Healthcare118

Jigar RaythathaInvestor at Third Rock VenturesAbbie CelnikerInvestor at Third Rock VenturesErin MooreInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJeb KeiperInvestor at Third Rock VenturesRichard ChesworthInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJohn McKearnSenior Advisor at RiverVest Venture Partners, focused on early-stage biotech

+ 112 more

Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,128

Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs

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Colleagues at Siddhi Capital

Amber Bylund
SVP of Sales Strategy at Siddhi Capital
Amy Salerno
Co-Managing Partner at Siddhi Capital
Anne-Marie Packwood
VP of Finance and Operations at Siddhi Capital
Arnulfo Ventura
SVP of Strategy at Siddhi Capital
Brian Finn
Chairman at Siddhi Capital
Cheyenne Page
Director of Operations at Siddhi Capital
Cindy Stewart
Advisor at Siddhi Capital
Cody Berenson
SVP of Operations & Services at Siddhi Capital