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KISS: How to Create an Elevator Pitch
Talks about business development, value proposition and elevator pitch
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Kathryn Finney
General Partner at Genius Guild
Chicago, Illinois
Overview
Kathryn Finney is a highly accomplished Investor and Board Director, best known for her roles as Managing General Partner at Genius Guild and her investments in companies like Backpack Healthcare, Stimulus, and RareBreed Ventures. She has a strong track record in venture capital, particularly focusing on sectors such as healthcare, e-commerce, and technology, and is recognized as a Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author for her expertise in business strategy and entrepreneurship.
Work Experience
Managing General Partner
2020 - Current
Genius Guild, a Chicago-based venture capital firm building a new kind of venture platform focused on creating a world where everyone gets alpha—Investors, Founders, and Communities. We invest at the intersection of the five social determinants of health (SDOH): healthcare access and quality; social and community factors; economic factors; education access and quality; and neighborhood and built environments.
Genius Guild is a business creation platform that supports market-driven innovations to end racism.
Investor
2022
Youme Healthcare is a child mental health telehealth platform that has delivered close to 4,000 sessions to pediatric clients and their families over the last year.
Angel Investor
2006
Angel Investor in over 100+ companies ranging from mental health to consumer products to football (soccer) clubs.
Investor and Board Director
2021
Health In Her HUE creates a seamless experience for women to connect with culturally aligned and sensitive healthcare providers, and access relevant health content, and community. The platform already features over 1,000 culturally sensitive healthcare providers including doctors, doulas, midwives, lactation consultants, therapists, and nutritionists, and is continuing to grow its community.
A digital women's health platform connecting Black women and women of color to culturally sensitive providers, health content and community.
Raised $4,000,000.00 from Genius Guild, Stanford GSB Impact Fund, HBCU Founders Accelerator, Seae Ventures, Johnson & Johnson Impact Ventures, Inclusive Ventures Lab, Purple Sage Ventures, Inclusive Ventures Lab and Healthworx.
Limited Partner
2021
RareBreed Ventures is a pre-seed fund that invests in exceptional founders outside of large tech ecosystems, earlier than everyone else.
RareBreed Ventures is a pre-seed fund that invests in technology companies.
Limited Partner
2022
Chicago -based Venture Capital fund that invests in both technology solutions through traditional VC structures and scalable CPG brands through revenue-based financing.
Limited Partner
2021
REFASHIOND Ventures is an early stage supply chain technology fund , sourcing deals from The Worldwide Supply Chain Federation’s network of 33,000+ innovators, whilst leveraging their operating experience, and strong engagements with corporate LPs as both investors and market-validating customers of our portfolio companies. The fund is led by two exceptional
REFASHIOND Ventures invests in early-stage technology companies refashioning global supply chains.
Investor
2022
Stimulus is a software company that uses a proprietary algorithm to improve purchasing decisions for companies. Using a SaaS model managed using the Stimulus Relationship Intelligence Platform (SRIP), Stimulus is able to provide rich, relevant insights and real-time data analysis, enabling buyers to find the right suppliers at the right time.
Investor
2021
The Labz is a no-code web platform designed to help businesses easily create their own dynamic live and on-demand online experiences.
The Labz is a no-code web platform designed to help businesses easily create their own dynamic live and on-demand online experiences.
Raised $2,794,841.00 from Cultivation Capital, Quake Capital Partners, Impact America Fund, Genius Guild, Level Forward and Abigail Disney.
Aspen Institute Finance Leader Fellow
2021
Representing a diverse range of global perspectives and sectors within the finance ecosystem, the 23 leaders of the 2021 Class are commiting to a two-year fellowship that will challenge them to reflect on their roles and responsibilities as finance leaders and to cultivate a deeper understanding of values-driven leadership in practice.
Aspen-HP Digital Equity Accelerator is an accelerator that fuels innovation by investing in not-for-profit organizations and NGOs.
Education
Investments
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