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Mr Lawrence Wong appointed as Chairman of GIC Investment Strategies Committee

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SINGAPORE, 3 July 2023 – GIC announces the appointment of Mr Lawrence Wong as Chairman of GIC’s Investment Strategies Committee (ISC) effective 7 July 2023.

This follows the resignation of Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam as GIC’s Deputy Chairman and ISC Chairman. He has been Chairman of the ISC over the 12 years since 2011, and Deputy Chairman since 2019.  

Mr Lawrence Wong has been a GIC Board director since 1 November 2018 and a member of the ISC since 1 August 2017. The ISC is a board committee which assists the GIC Board in evaluating Management’s recommendations on asset allocation, and its oversight of overall portfolio performance.

Mr Wong is Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance. He is Deputy Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Singapore’s central bank and financial regulator. He also chairs the Singapore Labour Foundation, and is a member of the Future Economy Council, the Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council and the National Research Foundation Board.

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HarbourVest Partners appoints Peter Mahoney as a Managing Director

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Boston, MA – HarbourVest Partners, the global private markets investment specialist, today announced the appointment of Peter Mahoney as a managing director and Head of Fund Accounting. In this role, Mahoney will be responsible for leading the firm’s fund and investment accounting operations, in addition to leading the Firm’s Valuation, and Audit Committees.

“We are excited to welcome Peter to HarbourVest,” said Pete Wilson, Managing Director at HarbourVest Partners. “His extensive experience managing fund accounting operations across multiple jurisdictions and vehicle types will help the firm navigate increasingly complex challenges as we expand our offerings and enter new markets.”

Mahoney joins HarbourVest from Vanguard, where he has held a number of accounting roles over the last 25 years. Most recently, he was a Principal and Global Head of Fund Accounting, leading a team of 200+ professionals, and prior to that he was the Head of International Fund Services. He has extensive fund accounting experience across multiple jurisdictions. As Global Head of Fund Accounting, he managed teams across five global entities, where he streamlined team responsibilities and developed and implemented new technology to modernize Vanguard’s operational and oversight capabilities. As Head of International Funds Services, he presided over Vanguard’s fund accounting and administrative functions for all non-US entities.  Mahoney received a BS in Finance from Bloomsburg University and his MBA from St Joseph’s University.

ABOUT HARBOURVEST

HarbourVest is an independent, global private markets firm with 40 years of experience and more than $106 billion of assets under management as of December 31, 2022. Our interwoven platform provides clients access to global primary funds, secondary transactions, direct co-investments, real assets and infrastructure, and private credit. Our strengths extend across strategies, enabled by our team of more than 1,000 employees, including more than 215 investment professionals across Asia, Europe, and the Americas.  Across our private markets platform, our team has committed more than $55 billion to newly-formed funds, completed over $46 billion in secondary purchases, and invested over $33 billion in directly operating companies. We partner strategically and plan our offerings innovatively to provide our clients with access, insight, and global opportunities.

CONTACT

Andrew Hopkins
617-348-8372
AHopkins@Harbourvest.com

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Antares Capital Expands Coverage into Europe with Appointment of Sheila Brown

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Strategic Addition Supports Firm’s Continued Growth Plans Across Liquid Credit and Direct Lending in Europe and the US

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Antares Capital (“Antares”) announced today that Sheila Brown has joined the firm as Managing Director, Head of UK/Europe Investor Coverage within Antares’ Asset Management Group. Ms. Brown will be based in the UK, representing the firm’s first employee outside of North America, where she will cover UK and European investors interested in direct lending and liquid credit strategies.

Ms. Brown brings more than two decades of financial services experience to the role, having previously served as Managing Director, UK/European Business Development at Hayfin Capital Management (“Hayfin”), where she was involved in over €5bn of capital raising across direct lending, special opportunities, high yield and syndicated loans and healthcare strategies. Ms. Brown was Hayfin’s first dedicated UK-focused business developer, and also served as chair of the firm’s ESG Committee.

“We are pleased to welcome Sheila to our Investor Coverage team,” said Timothy Lyne, CEO of Antares Capital. “Sheila will undoubtedly be a strong asset to our firm as we look to further deepen our relationships and build our presence in the UK and European markets. We see tremendous opportunity in both direct lending and liquid credit, and Sheila’s extensive experience will be integral to our continued success.”

Prior to Hayfin, Ms. Brown held roles in account management and consultant relations at PIMCO Europe, and served as the firm’s Head of DC Distribution, EMEA. She started her career in investment banking at Lehman Brothers, and holds a bachelor’s in business economics from University of California at Los Angeles and an MBA with a specialization in finance from London Business School.

“Antares’ long and established track-record and extensive experience across market cycles gives the firm a strong advantage as it expands its coverage abroad,” said Ms. Brown. “I am drawn to Antares’ market leading direct lending platform, and the firm’s commitment to holding a portion of each loan funded on its own balance sheet to drive alignment of interests with investors. The firm’s focus on risk management, its large investment team, including monitoring and restructuring professionals, as well its collaborative team-oriented culture also are draws for me. I look forward to working alongside the Investor Coverage team and building on the firm’s success.”

About Antares Capital

With more than $60 billion of capital under management and administration as of December 31, 2022*, Antares is a private debt credit manager and a leading provider of financing and investment solutions for middle-market private equity-backed borrowers and investors. Since its founding in 1996, Antares has built one of the industry’s largest and longest-tenured portfolios of middle market companies and has been recognized by industry organizations as a leading provider of middle market private debt. Through its Asset Management & Funding team, Antares offers investors the opportunity to invest in collateralized loan obligations, funds and separately managed accounts. Antares is committed to championing middle market growth throughout market cycles. Doing so allows its people, partners and communities to achieve their full potential. The company maintains offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Toronto. Visit Antares at www.antares.com or follow the company on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/company/antares-capital-lp. Antares Capital is a subsidiary of Antares Holdings LP, (collectively, “Antares”).

Contacts

Carol Ann Wharton
+1 (203) 970-9907
allison.perkins@antares.com

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Alcami Announces CEO Transition

Ampersand
  • Bill Humphries to succeed Patrick Walsh as CEO effective June 5th, 2023
  • Patrick Walsh to remain as Chairman of the Board

Wilmington, North Carolina – June 5, 2023 – Alcami Corporation (“Alcami”), a leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), today announced the retirement of Patrick Walsh and the subsequent appointment of Bill Humphries as the next CEO, effective June 5th, 2023. With this appointment, Humphries will also join the company’s Board of Directors.

Prior to Alcami, Humphries’ executive leadership roles included CEO at Isosceles Pharmaceuticals, President and Group Company Chairman of Ortho-Dermatologics, CEO of Merz North America, President of Stiefel, a GSK Company and Vice President of US Skincare at Allergan Pharmaceuticals. Bill is an experienced leader in the life sciences industry, serving as Chairman of the Board at Clearside Biomedical, Executive Chairman of Strata Skin Sciences, and a member of the Board of Directors at Aclaris Therapeutics, PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals, SKNV, and Bryn Pharmaceuticals. Humphries’ academic credentials include a B.A. from Bucknell University and MBA from Pepperdine University.

“On behalf of our 1,000 employees and the Board of Directors, we welcome Bill to Alcami as he leads the company through the next phase of growth and expansion,” commented Patrick Walsh.

“I am excited to join Alcami and work alongside a tremendous leadership team and dedicated employees that are well respected in the life sciences industry,” said Humphries. He further commented, “I feel fortunate that Pat is remaining in the Alcami family, and the opportunity to work with the Alcami team, Pat, our outstanding Board members and Partners provides me every confidence in the future growth of Alcami.”

Mr. Walsh plans to retire after an incredibly successful 42-year career in the pharmaceutical industry, including CEO roles in six organizations, serving as a Board of Director in 15 organizations, and a valued operating partner and advisor to healthcare private equity organizations around the globe.

“Pat’s track record of achievements is truly impressive. We are grateful for his exceptional leadership and stewardship throughout his tenure as CEO and thrilled to retain his experience as Chairman of the Board for Alcami. With this transition, we are delighted to welcome Bill Humphries as our new CEO. Bill brings extensive industry experience and expertise, and we are confident that he will provide fresh insights to drive continued growth for Alcami,” commented Mike Mortimer, Managing Partner at GHO Capital, and, Kip Kirkpatrick, Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer at The Vistria Group.

 

About Alcami Corporation

Alcami is a contract development and manufacturing organization headquartered in North Carolina with over 40 years of experience advancing products through every stage of the development lifecycle. Alcami serves pharmaceutical and biotech companies of all sizes for small molecules and biologics, providing customizable and innovative solutions for analytical development, clinical to commercial sterile and oral solid dose drug product manufacturing, packaging, microbiology, cGMP biostorage, environmental monitoring, and pharmaceutical support services. Alcami’s private equity ownership includes GHO Capital, The Vistria Group, and Ampersand Capital Partners. For more information, please visit alcaminow.com.

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Francesco Starace to join EQT Infrastructure as Partner – brings deep experience and expertise in energy and transition related industries

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  • EQT is pleased to announce the appointment of Francesco Starace as Partner within the EQT Infrastructure Advisory Team
  • Francesco joins from the position as CEO and General Manager of Enel, one of the world’s largest energy utility companies and a leader in the sustainable energy transition
  • He will act as a dedicated advisor within the global EQT Infrastructure platform, working alongside more than 120 professionals

In his role, Francesco will provide senior insight to support investment activity, portfolio companies and strategic initiatives.

With a career in the energy sector spanning four decades, Francesco brings a wealth of industry experience from senior leadership positions, advisory boards, NGOs and public policy. As CEO of Enel, he was instrumental in driving the company’s efforts to phase out fossil-fueled energy production and invest in digital technologies, transforming it into one of the world’s largest renewable energy producers and the largest system of digitized electricity distribution grids.

Prior to becoming CEO of Enel, he headed Enel Green Power, the group’s renewable power generation company and a leading player in the global renewables industry from 2008 to 2014. In November 2010, he oversaw the initial public offering of the company and its listing on the Milan and Madrid Stock Exchanges with a market capitalization of €8 billion. Francesco is Chairman of the Board of the United Nations’ Sustainable Energy for All, a member of the Rockefeller Commission to End Energy Poverty and, in 2015, former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed him as a member of the Board of Directors of the United Nations’ Global Compact.

Lennart Blecher, Partner and Head of the Real Assets Advisory Team, said, “We are honored to welcome Francesco to join EQT Infrastructure as Partner. Francesco is a world-recognized thought leader in the area of energy transition and has led Enel to become a front runner in sustainable energy production. EQT sees significant potential in accelerating the momentum towards net-zero by driving decarbonization of the power and utilities or transportation and logistics sectors. Having Francesco join us on this journey, with his decades-long experience within the energy sector, is invaluable to both EQT and our portfolio companies.”

Francesco Starace, incoming Partner within the EQT Infrastructure Advisory Team, said, “The industrial transition pathway to net-zero is a gradual process that takes time and requires significant investment. This transition, if well managed, opens very large opportunities for value creation to those that understand its dynamics. Having observed EQT Infrastructure closely for years, I am deeply impressed by its level of innovation and commitment to support companies that help accelerate this transformational shift. I’m delighted to join EQT and I hope that my experience and network will contribute to the portfolio and unlock new investment opportunities.”

Contact
EQT Press Office, press@eqtpartners.com, +46 8 506 55 334

About EQT
EQT is a purpose-driven global investment organization with EUR 119 billion in assets under management within two business segments – Private Capital and Real Assets. EQT owns portfolio companies and assets in Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas and supports them in achieving sustainable growth, operational excellence and market leadership.

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KREST Names Julia Butler As Chief Investment Officer

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Appointment of veteran KKR real estate investor bolsters KREST’s senior leadership team to capitalize on the opportunity in private real estate

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced that the Board of Directors of KKR Real Estate Select Trust Inc. (“KREST” or the “Fund”) has appointed Julia Butler to the newly created role of Chief Investment Officer (“CIO”) of KREST. A veteran real estate investor and Managing Director at KKR, Ms. Butler is now on KREST’s dedicated senior leadership team. She will oversee investment management for the Fund as it continues to scale its high-quality global portfolio of private real estate equity and credit investments and seeks to capitalize on opportunities in the current environment to create long-term value for investors.

“We have built KREST to provide individual investors access to the full breadth of KKR’s global real estate platform with a dynamic investment strategy designed to deliver attractive yield and long-term performance across different macroeconomic environments,” said Ralph Rosenberg, Chairman of KREST and Global Head of KKR Real Estate. “We are committed to building a best-in-class management platform as KREST continues to scale. Julia is a senior leader of our real estate business with two decades of experience investing across the real estate capital structure as both an equity and credit investor. She has played an integral role in scaling KKR’s real estate business to over $65 billion in assets under management and she will be a key contributor to the continued commercial success of KREST.”

KREST is designed to provide individual investors with access to income-oriented private real estate equity and debt investments managed by KKR. The Fund seeks to deliver on its objective of providing investors with stable, tax-efficient income and long-term appreciation in the private real estate asset class by focusing on three complementary strategy pillars: stabilized real estate, prime single tenant and real estate credit. As market conditions have evolved, KREST has utilized its flexible strategy to seek to optimize its portfolio across high-quality, income-oriented real estate equity and credit exposures.

Billy Butcher, Chief Executive Officer of KREST and Chief Operating Officer of KKR Global Real Estate, said: “We believe we are entering a once-a-decade real estate investing environment with the debt capital markets pullback creating potential attractive new investment opportunities for KREST. The addition of Julia to the team positions KREST ideally to take advantage of these opportunities to continue to deliver exceptional performance for our investors.”

“I am thrilled to join the KREST leadership team and look forward to working with Ralph, Billy and my colleagues across KKR to position the Fund for continued success,” said Ms. Butler. “We see significant opportunities on the horizon for private real estate investors with a long-term outlook, and expect 2023 to be a strong vintage for private real estate. I look forward to continuing to build on our thematic investing, rigorous portfolio management and investment discipline that leverages KKR’s global platform to deliver on further downside-protected growth.”

Ms. Butler joined KKR in 2017 and is a Managing Director on the Real Estate team. Prior to joining KKR, Ms. Butler was an Executive Vice President at iStar, a publicly-traded REIT, where she was responsible for sourcing, managing and executing on new investment opportunities in the US and Europe. Earlier in her career, Ms. Butler worked in the Treasury Department of The Walt Disney Company in Los Angeles, CA.Ms. Butler graduated cum laude from Harvard College with a B.A. in Government. She currently sits on the Board of Directors of Women in Need (WIN), NYC’s largest homeless organization for women and children, and is involved with several real estate organizations, such as the Urban Land Institute (ULI) where she serves as a council leader, the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC), WX and others.

About KREST

KKR Real Estate Select Trust Inc. (“KREST”) is a continuously offered, 1940 Act-registered closed-end fund with REIT taxation that thematically invests in high quality, stabilized, income-oriented commercial real estate equity and debt. The fund is open to all investors with daily subscriptions and its primary investment objective is to provide attractive current income, with a secondary objective of long-term capital appreciation. KREST is managed by KKR Registered Advisor LLC, an affiliate of KKR & Co. Inc., and utilizes the experience and reach of KKR’s global real estate team and the resources available through the KKR platform. For additional information about KREST, please visit its website at www.krest.reit.

About KKR

KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries. For additional information about KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR), please visit KKR’s website at www.kkr.com and on Twitter @KKR_Co.

Media Contacts
Miles Radcliffe-Trenner and Julia Kosygina
+1 212-750-8300
media@kkr.com

Source: KKR

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ARCH Venture Partners Announces Appointment of Jami Rubin as Venture Partner

Arch Venture Partners

CHICAGO — ARCH Venture Partners today announced the appointment of life sciences industry veteran Jami Rubin as Venture Partner.

“ARCH is committed to building an extraordinary team in support of our portfolio companies and we are extremely pleased that Jami has joined us,” said ARCH Co-founder and Managing Director Robert Nelsen. “She is an exceptional and recognized talent in guiding corporate strategy and transactions, with deep insight from her decades of experience as an analyst, investment banker, CFO, and board member.”

“I am thrilled to join the ARCH team as a Venture Partner. I have always been impressed with ARCH’s track record of identifying cutting edge technologies and forming transformational companies. I look forward to putting my decades of experience to work as a member of the ARCH team,” said Rubin.

Rubin has spent more than 30 years in the biopharma industry, as a long-time biopharma analyst, investment banker, board member and executive operator. Most recently, she was CFO of EQRx where she led the December 2021 public offering process, raising $1.35 billion in total capital, guided key strategic decision-making, and built a world class finance organization. She is a former partner at Goldman Sachs where she was ranked as a top pharmaceutical analyst and partner at PJT Partners. Over the course of her career, she played a key role in significant corporate transactions, including spinouts and M&A, with leading pharmaceutical companies including Pfizer, Abbott, AbbVie, Eli Lilly, and Mylan. Rubin serves as an Independent Board member and Audit Chair of Relay Therapeutics and holds a B.A. in history from Vassar College.

About ARCH Venture Partners
ARCH Venture Partners creates and invests in ground-breaking life science and technology companies. The firm is a recognized leader in commercializing technologies developed at academic institutions, corporate research groups and national laboratories. ARCH invests primarily in companies it co-founds with leading scientists and entrepreneurs, bringing innovations in life sciences and physical sciences to market.
For more information, visit www.archventure.com.

Contact:
Morgan Warners
FGS Global
Morgan.Warners@fgsglobal.com

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KKR Names Dan Pietrzak Global Head of Private Credit

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NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced it has named Dan Pietrzak as Global Head of Private Credit. Most recently, Mr. Pietrzak served as Co-Head of Private Credit with Matthieu Boulanger, who is leaving to pursue other opportunities.

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Dan Pietrzak (Photo: Business Wire)Dan Pietrzak (Photo: Business Wire)

“As traditional lenders pull back, scaled private credit investors have a real opportunity to provide capital to high quality issuers and the breadth and depth of our platform enables us to support issuers with bespoke solutions,” said Chris Sheldon, Co-Head of Global Credit and Markets at KKR. “Dan has been instrumental in helping build our private credit business into what it is today. We look forward to its continued growth under his leadership and are grateful to Matthieu for his contributions to KKR.”

KKR’s private credit business includes direct lending, junior debt and asset-based-finance strategies and has grown from $8 billion at the start of 2017 to $76 billion today. KKR’s broader credit business manages over $200 billion of assets with a global team of approximately 190 investment professionals, including 110 dedicated to private credit.

Mr. Pietrzak has more than 20 years of investment experience. In addition to his responsibilities overseeing private credit, he is Co-President and Chief Investment Officer for FS KKR Corp. (NYSE: FSK) and sits on the boards of FSK and several of KKR’s credit portfolio companies.

The firm also announced that Michael Small, a Partner in London who serves as a portfolio manager for the firm’s global junior debt strategy, will take on the additional responsibility for managing KKR’s direct lending efforts in Europe. Mr. Small has over 20 years of credit investing experience. Prior to joining KKR in 2021, Mr. Small was a Partner at Park Square Capital, where he served on the investment committee and executive committee and helped establish junior debt and direct lending businesses.

About KKR

KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life, and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries. For additional information about KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR), please visit KKR’s website at www.kkr.com and on Twitter @KKR_Co.

Media
For KKR:
Julia Kosygina
(212) 750-8300
media@kkr.com

Source: KKR

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Activa Capital boosts its investment team with the appointment of Valentine Loyer as Associate

Activa Capital

Activa Capital, the Paris-based independent private equity firm, is pursuing its development strategy
and announces the arrival of Valentine Loyer as Associate.

Valentine will reinforce the investment team in analyzing new opportunities.
Prior to joining Activa Capital, Valentine worked for 3 years at ISAI, within their Tech Growth/ LBO
team after a first experience in Mergers and Acquisitions at BNP Paribas. As a Tech investor,
Valentine was deeply involved in the investment and monitoring of the ISAI Expansion II vehicle, and
has participated in Invoke, Labelium and Hubvisory transactions.
Valentine, 27 y.o., holds a civil engineering degree from the University of Bath (UK) and graduated
from the ESSEC Business School.
Christophe Parier et Alexandre Masson, Managing Partners at Activa Capital, declared: “We are very
pleased to welcome Valentine in our investment team. Her industry and sectoral experiences are an
asset for Activa, as we are actively expanding our last investment vehicle.

About Activa Capital
Activa Capital is a French independent private equity firm, owned by its partners, characterized by a
proactive build-up strategy. It currently manages more than €300 million on behalf of institutional investors
by investing in French SMEs and ETIs with high growth potential and an enterprise value of between €20
and €100 million. Activa Capital assists them to accelerate their development and international presence.
To find out more about Activa Capital, visit activacapital.com

Press contacts
Alexandre Masson Christophe Parier Joséphine Barjot
Managing Partner Managing Partner Office Manager
+33 1 43 12 50 12 +33 1 43 12 50 12 +33 1 43 12 50 12
alexandre.masson@activacapital.com christophe.parier@activacapital.com josephine.barjot@activacapital.com

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Bessemer Venture Partners promotes Kate Walker to Vice President

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A collaborative investor, Kate is a champion of early-stage founders breaking technological boundaries.

By Bessemer Partners 5.10.23

At Bessemer, we believe collaboration is an essential value that underpins lasting, fruitful relationships between founders and investors. In that spirit, Bessemer Venture Partners congratulates Kate Walker on her promotion to Vice President. Since joining us in 2021, Kate has played an integral role supporting startup leaders as they transform and define their industries.

Kate primarily focuses on early-stage vertical software and internet opportunities. As a creative and strategic investor, Kate works closely with portfolio companies to develop go-to-market strategies and operating plans, recruit talent, and navigate key decisions.

In her time at Bessemer, Kate has helped spearhead investments across the Seed through Series B stages. She sourced HouseRX and works closely with Archy Dental, Beyond, and Loveseat, while also serving on the board of an unannounced seed stage vertical software investment. She is also involved with the firm’s investments in DeepL, Formally, and Kindred, among others.

“One of Kate’s superpowers is building community. She has a knack for identifying and earning the trust of ambitious founders. She always rolls up her sleeves to support entrepreneurs with advice, relationships, and empathy,” said Talia Goldberg, partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. “Founders are lucky to have her on their team. Kate has made valuable contributions to Bessemer. We are excited to see her continue to shine!”

On Atlas, Kate has contributed her perspectives on a wide breadth of topics, including synthetic media, community-led growth, virtual reality, soil sequestration, and consumerizing the private markets.

“Venture capital is at its core a people business. I’m fortunate to spend my days meeting with entrepreneurs that are at the forefront of technological innovation,” said Kate. “As an engineer by training, I love working with technical founders looking to take groundbreaking products and usher them to market.”

Kate began her career at Goldman Sachs before joining the investing team at Geodesic Capital. She received her bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, and Society with a concentration in computer science from Stanford University, and later an MBA from Harvard Business School. Kate is a longstanding member of organizations supporting women in finance and tech; she started Synergist Network and is actively involved with All Raise and its VC Careers team, which helps women to break into and succeed in venture capital. In her free time, Kate is always on the go—whether cycling Hawk Hill or training as a triathlete.

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