About
Over a decade of experience as a venture capitalist leading pre-seed rounds. Currently…
Articles by Kate
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Geothermal is Essential to a Sustainable Energy Future
Geothermal is Essential to a Sustainable Energy Future
By Kate McAndrew
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Play it genuine: fitting in versus true belonging in the startup context
Play it genuine: fitting in versus true belonging in the startup context
By Kate McAndrew
Contributions
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What are the top strategies for maximizing returns as a venture capitalist?
Build a fund model such that every investment has the ability to return your entire fund at a $1B outcome. Invest in capital efficient businesses and operators and coach your companies this way. People glorify follow on round but often forget about the dilution! Manage your winners to go bigger - invest in founders who want to go long.
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I’m anti-AI assisted writing for myself simply because I love to write. Emails can be poems if you let them be. The occasional spontaneous musing can…
I’m anti-AI assisted writing for myself simply because I love to write. Emails can be poems if you let them be. The occasional spontaneous musing can…
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Women and nonbinary venture investors have gained a foothold in the technology industry five years FASTER than advocacy group All Raise expected…
Women and nonbinary venture investors have gained a foothold in the technology industry five years FASTER than advocacy group All Raise expected…
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Calling all my internet GOBlins - we are looking for someone to join our team as a part-time social media creator and manager who can execute on our…
Calling all my internet GOBlins - we are looking for someone to join our team as a part-time social media creator and manager who can execute on our…
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Experience
Education
Volunteer Experience
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Volunteer
The World Fellowship Center
- Present 18 years 3 months
Civil Rights and Social Action
The World Fellowship Center's mission is to promote peace and social justice through education and dialogue inspired by nature. I have volunteered at World Fellowship on and off since 2006, spending summers during my college years doing everything from cleaning rooms to managing the dining hall and running the staff. I continue to return to World Fellowship with my family, volunteering labor up-fitting cabins, advising on outreach strategies, and harvesting food from the gardens.
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Mentor
VentureWell
- Present 7 years 8 months
Civil Rights and Social Action
VentureWell is on a mission to cultivate a pipeline of inventors, innovators, and entrepreneurs driven to solve the world’s biggest challenges and to create lasting impact.
We foster collaboration among the best minds from research labs, classrooms, and beyond to advance innovation and entrepreneurship education and to provide unique opportunities for STEM students and researchers to fully realize their potential to improve the world. -
Mentor
Techstars
- Present 8 years 8 months
Techstars IoT (Internet of Things) has partnered with industry leaders GE, Bosch, PwC, SAP, Verizon and next47 (Siemens) to support the most innovative high growth enterprise and industrial focused IoT startups. The program is based in NYC and attracts founders from around the world.
Projects
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Hardware Workshop
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Hardware Workshop brought startup founders and seasoned startup and investors together to share knowledge around building great products and companies. From 2015-2019, we hosted workshops in San Francisco, Seattle, Boston, London and Hong Kong. The workshop was founded by Marc Barros and I proudly contributed to their cult following during this time.
Organizations
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Women in Hardware
Founder
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San Francisco Bay Area Factory Tours
Organizer
I facilitate factory tours around the bay area to help expose people to high volume manufacturing. I regularly host tours at places like: Jabil, Flextronics, high tech PCB manufacturers, sheet metal factories, electronics manufacturers.
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Last year, I invested ~20K into female founded, investing on average $2K into each company. Before I started, I had NO CLUE you could start…
Last year, I invested ~20K into female founded, investing on average $2K into each company. Before I started, I had NO CLUE you could start…
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My brother and I just finished cycling the Erie Canalway trail! Good to see some biking culture happening in New York and now I am a fan of gravel…
My brother and I just finished cycling the Erie Canalway trail! Good to see some biking culture happening in New York and now I am a fan of gravel…
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I've noticed a pattern: many of the most exceptional people I've worked with are also founders. They are more likely to see the whole picture, they…
I've noticed a pattern: many of the most exceptional people I've worked with are also founders. They are more likely to see the whole picture, they…
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I made this at 5:30am today please praise me I need it. Doing little things like this for me and kiddo are actually helpful to ME. Notably, I know…
I made this at 5:30am today please praise me I need it. Doing little things like this for me and kiddo are actually helpful to ME. Notably, I know…
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