# Kara Nortman at Upfront Ventures

> Kara Nortman, Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/kara-nortman (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Los Angeles, US · Partner

# Kara Nortman

Managing Partner at [Upfront Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/upfront-ventures)

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** - none observed
- **Filings:** 7 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 6 +4 mentions

What this record rests on

- **Named in rounds** No round names them yet
- ✓ **On filings** 7 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Upfront Ventures
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Upfront Ventures** VC firm · US **21** cheques in 12 months **338** all time **7** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/upfront-ventures)

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Britive](https://millionrounds.com/startup/britive)
- [Fleetsmith](https://millionrounds.com/company/fleetsmith)
- [Moonfrye](https://millionrounds.com/startup/moonfrye-inc)
- [Parachute Home](https://millionrounds.com/startup/parachute-home)
- [Qordoba](https://millionrounds.com/company/qordoba)
- [Stem Disintermedia](https://millionrounds.com/startup/stem-disintermedia)
- [Strive](https://millionrounds.com/startup/strive-11)
- [Territory](https://millionrounds.com/company/territory)
- [Waldo Photos](https://millionrounds.com/startup/waldo-photos)
- Skylar Body

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Territory Foods, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director on 2 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Waldo Photos, Inc.** Director since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Territory Foods, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Stem Disintermedia, Inc.** Director since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Power Supply Collective, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Seedling Holdings, Inc.** Director on 3 filings · since 2014
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Moonfrye, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director since 2013

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Upfront Ventures

- [**Mark Suster** General Partner *9 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/mark-suster)
- [**Kevin Zhang** Head of Product - Mods *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/kevin-zhang-2)
- [**Yves Sisteron** Managing Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/yves-sisteron)
- [**Aditi Maliwal** General Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/aditi-maliwal)
- [**Amelio Cardoso** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/amelio-cardoso)
- [**Dana Kibler** Chief Administrative Officer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/dana-kibler)
- [**Evan Hamilton** Head of Capital Formation *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/evan-hamilton)
- [**Hamet Watt** Investor *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/hamet-watt)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [Upfront Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/upfront-ventures) · 26 Mar 2020 · 29 min Jeff Jordan Interviewed by Kara Nortman | Upfront Summit 2020 With [Kara Nortman](https://millionrounds.com/person/kara-nortman) Mentions [Jeff Jordan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-jordan) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Upfront Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/upfront-ventures) · 28 Feb 2020 · 32 min JJ Abrams and Katie McGrath Interviewed by Kara Nortman | Upfront Summit 2020 With [Kara Nortman](https://millionrounds.com/person/kara-nortman)[Katie McGrath](https://millionrounds.com/person/katie-mcgrath) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Upfront Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/upfront-ventures) · 25 Feb 2019 · 27 min David Sacks Interview with Kara Nortman | Upfront Summit 2019 With [Kara Nortman](https://millionrounds.com/person/kara-nortman) Mentions [David Sacks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-sacks) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Upfront Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/upfront-ventures) · 6 Mar 2018 · 22 min Kerry Washington Interview With Kara Nortman | Upfront Summit 2018 With [Kara Nortman](https://millionrounds.com/person/kara-nortman) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) · 23 Feb 2018 · 55 min Episode 17: Rethinking The Education To Employment Paradigm with Will Houghteling and Kara Nortman With [Kara Nortman](https://millionrounds.com/person/kara-nortman) Mentions [Paradigm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paradigm) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 7 Dec 2016 · 34 min 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 With [Kara Nortman](https://millionrounds.com/person/kara-nortman) Mentions [Battery Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/battery-ventures)[Jenny Lefcourt](https://millionrounds.com/person/jenny-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Kara Nortman in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [The Deal](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-deal) · 23 Apr 2026 · 32 min The WNBA's Expansion into Cleveland is Powered by Private Equity Mentions [Kara Nortman](https://millionrounds.com/person/kara-nortman) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) · 7 Oct 2025 · 31 min How Monarch Collective scored some of the biggest early deals in women's sports Mentions [Kara Nortman](https://millionrounds.com/person/kara-nortman) About this episode 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.… Listen on Apple Podcasts
- [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 26 Mar 2024 · 33 min How to score $200M: Angel City’s playbook for women’s soccer Mentions [Kara Nortman](https://millionrounds.com/person/kara-nortman)[Los Angeles](https://millionrounds.com/person/los-angeles-platinum-equity)[Natalie Portman](https://millionrounds.com/person/natalie-portman) About this episode 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… Listen on Apple Podcasts
- [Upfront Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/upfront-ventures) · 23 Mar 2022 · 28 min Elliott Robinson on Bessemer's Growth Investment Strategy | Upfront Summit 2022 Mentions [Kara Nortman](https://millionrounds.com/person/kara-nortman) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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