Kara Nortman
Managing Partner at Monarch Collective LLC
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Partner
2023 - Current
Accelerating Equity in Global Sports
Founder
2019
Founder of Angel City, the consortium who received the rights from the NWSL to officially bring a women's soccer team to Los Angeles in 2022.
Angel City Football Club operates a soccer league.
Whatever it takes
2017
All Raise is a nonprofit on a mission to accelerate the success of female founders and funders to build a more prosperous equitable future.
Raised $15,000,000.00 from Silicon Valley Bank, Sequoia Capital, Pivotal Ventures, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Reid Hoffman Foundation, Silicon Valley Bank and Pivotal Ventures.
Partner
2014 - 2022
Upfront Ventures is the venture capital firm focusing on early-stage technology companies.
CEO
2013 - 2014
P.S. XO gives you the tools to create beautiful memories and celebrate life’s moments, one party at a time.
SVP Consumer
2009 - 2013
Manage P&L of Local Consumer businesses including Urbanspoon and Citysearch touching 50 Million Monthly Unique Users
Urbanspoon is an information platform allowing users to find local restaurants and submit recommendations and reviews.
VP M&A
2006 - 2009
IAC is a media and Internet company with more than 150 brands and products serving consumer audiences.
Senior Associate
1999 - 2006
Battery Ventures is a investment firm that focuses on technology.
Intern
2003 - 2003
Microsoft Advertising provides digital advertising solutions.
Analyst
1997 - 1999
Education
AB
1993 - 1997