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Upfront VenturesVC firm · US21cheques in 12 months338all time7ledCompanies they are listed as backing
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- SEC Form D · Company raisingTerritory Foods, Inc.Executive Officer, Directoron 2 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raisingWaldo Photos, Inc.Directorsince 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raisingTerritory Foods, Inc.Directoron 2 filings · since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raisingStem Disintermedia, Inc.Directorsince 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raisingPower Supply Collective, Inc.Directoron 2 filings · since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raisingSeedling Holdings, Inc.Directoron 3 filings · since 2014
- SEC Form D · Company raisingMoonfrye, Inc.Executive Officer, Directorsince 2013
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Jeff Jordan Interviewed by Kara Nortman | Upfront Summit 2020
WithKara Nortman
MentionsJeff Jordan
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a16z Managing Partner Jeff Jordan speaks with Upfront partner Kara Nortman multi-stage investing at the firm; trends in VC; how and in what sectors he makes investment decisions including Airbnb and Overtime; how his experience as an operator informs his role as a board member; and the benefit of… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageJJ Abrams and Katie McGrath Interviewed by Kara Nortman | Upfront Summit 2020
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Bad Robot Co-CEOs JJ Abrams and Katie McGrath talk to Upfront Ventures partner Kara Nortman about scaling and productizing creativity; building an equitable partnership and a company that looks like its audience; what it was like to helm a franchise like Star Wars; the importance of creative… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageDavid Sacks Interview with Kara Nortman | Upfront Summit 2019
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MentionsDavid Sacks
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David Sacks (Co-Founder and General Partner, Craft Ventures) sits down with Upfront Ventures partner Kara Nortman to discuss the most exciting investment categories in tech today; the diligence and go-to-market process; the challenges to entrepreneurship today; LA as a tech ecosystem, and "dos and… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageKerry Washington Interview With Kara Nortman | Upfront Summit 2018
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Actress, producer, and activist Kerry Washington sat down with Kara Nortman at the Upfront Summit to discuss leadership, performance, and personal growth. More on the show's page
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Episode 17: Rethinking The Education To Employment Paradigm with Will Houghteling and Kara Nortman
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MentionsParadigm
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Erik is joined by Will Houghteling (@willhoughteling), founder of Strive, a competency-based marketplace, and Kara Nortman (@karanortman), the first investor in Strive and partner at Upfront Ventures. Will explains why he started Strive and how the educational needs of the middle 50% of American… More on the show's page
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20VC: How To Assess Founder Psychology, Why Talking About Financial Returns In The First Meeting Is Always Wrong & How To Allocate Time Amongst A VC Portfolio with Kara Nortman, Partner @ Upfront Ventures
WithKara Nortman
MentionsBattery VenturesJenny Lefcourt
About this episode
Kara Nortman is a Partner @ Upfront Ventures , one of LA's leading venture funds. Kara is also co-founder of Seedling where she currently serves as Chairman. Prior to starting Seedling, Kara spent close to seven years at IAC where she acted as the Senior Vice President and General Manager of… More on the show's page
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The WNBA's Expansion into Cleveland is Powered by Private Equity
MentionsKara Nortman
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Kara Nortman bets big on women’s sports, and it’s paying off. She is the co-owner of Angel City FC, an NWSL team with a $335 million valuation. She is also the managing partner of Monarch Collective, the first investment platform exclusively dedicated to women’s sports. Monarch is… More on the show's page
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How Monarch Collective scored some of the biggest early deals in women's sports
MentionsKara Nortman
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This week on StrictlyVC Download, TechCrunch Editor-in-Chief Connie Loizos speaks with Kara Nortman, co-founder of Monarch Collective, the first fund dedicated exclusively to women’s sports. Nortman launched this $250 million fund in 2023, right before women’s sports exploded into the mainstream.…
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How to score $200M: Angel City’s playbook for women’s soccer
MentionsKara NortmanLos AngelesNatalie Portman
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The high-flying Angel City Football Club is rising to a historic valuation in professional women’s soccer, nearing $200 million. When the Los Angeles team started four years ago, franchises in its league went for as little as $2 million. Co-founders Kara Nortman and Julie Uhrman reveal the…
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Apple PodcastsElliott Robinson on Bessemer's Growth Investment Strategy | Upfront Summit 2022
MentionsKara Nortman
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Bessemer partner Elliott Robinson sits down with Upfront managing partner Kara Nortman to discuss his strategy in leading Bessemer's growth investment practice, the firm's value props, what success means for him and the importance of supporting the Black venture community. Recorded March 1, 2022 at… More on the show's page
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