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Every Founder Needs a Winning Answer to This Question
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Kathleen Hale
Partner at Builders + Backers
Washington, District of Columbia
Overview
Kathleen Hale is a Partner at Builders + Backers, a VC investor and entrepreneurial program lead based in Washington, D.C. She has a strong track record of incubating, growing, and scaling early-stage startups, with notable investments in companies like Pacaso and Autonomy.
Hale's career highlights include founding and leading successful startups like Rebel Desk and Floor Bloom, as well as leveraging her legal background to excel in roles at law firms and the United States Court of Appeals.
Work Experience
Partner
2019 - Current
IDEA Accelerator is an accelerator program that runs cohorts and supports startups with non-dilutive Pebble Funds.
Director Of Operations
2018 - 2022
Co-Founder, CEO
2013 - 2020
Sitting sucks. Sitting all day - which most of us are doing - can take years off of your life, regardless of whether you exercise.
Co-Founder, CEO
2016 - 2018
VP
2017 - 2018
Blankie Tails is an online seller of shaped blankets.
Founding Partner & CAO
2011 - 2013
Weisbrod Matteis & Copley is a law firm.
Litigator
2009 - 2011
Attorney
2008 - 2009
Attorney
2006 - 2008
Judicial Law Clerk for The Honorable William C. Canby, Jr.
2005 - 2006
Education
Investments
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