Kat Orekhova
General Partner at Darkmode Ventures
Kat Orekhova
General Partner at Darkmode Ventures
Boulder, Colorado
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founder & CEO
2020 - Current
Vareto is the only connected, collaborative planning and analytics platform built for enterprise teams. We make it easy for companies to evaluate their business performance, plan for the future, and make operational decisions. We're proudly backed by industry-leading investors, executives, and finance teams.
General Partner
2021
Helping founders build companies.
Sequoia Capital Scout
2020 - 2022
Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A investor through Sequoia's scout program.
Angel Track
2020 - 2022
First Round Capital's Angel Track is a masterclass and community for angel investors.
Head of Product
2019 - 2020
Ironclad is the digital contracting platform loved by modern legal teams. Backed by Sequoia, Accel, and YC and trusted by top brands like Dropbox, Fitbit, and Staples. During my time there, revenue grew 4x, the company grew 2x, and we raised our series C round. I built out two functions from scratch and worked with the founders and exec team on overall vision and strategy. My team launched Workflow Designer, Contract Repository, and Ironclad Editor.
Product, Data Science, Finance
2012 - 2019
Product Lead, Groups (2019). Led the Groups monetization product portfolio aimed at helping admins earn money and better support their communities. Product Lead, Marketplace (2017-2018). Led strategy and big bet product initiatives for Facebook eCommerce in emerging markets. Manager, Product Management (2016-2017). Led product teams focused on growth and engagement in key markets such as India, Nigeria, and Japan. Head of Revenue Forecasting & Analytics (2015-2016): Built Facebook's first-ever data science team within FP&A. Responsible for financial reporting, forecasting, and planning activities for Facebook's core business. Manager, Data Science & Product (2012-2014): Led a team of data scientists focused on ads performance. Launched several products including Ads Scheduling and Accelerated Delivery.
Financial Research
2011 - 2012
Worked on several large-scale projects as part of the macroeconomics team including research in forecasting elections and the effects on financial markets. Analyzed companies and evaluated their market performance.
Academic Researcher & Lecturer
2009 - 2011
- Worked in the Computer Science department on Graph Theory research. - Lecturer for Multivariable Calculus - Recognized for outstanding teaching by being elected to the GTC to run advanced workshops for faculty and graduate students.