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Katie Riester

Managing Director at Felicis

San Francisco Bay Area

Overview 

Katie Riester is the Managing Director at Felicis in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a background in financial markets, venture capital, and private equity. Her notable career highlights include serving as Head of Investor Relations and Partner at Felicis, as well as holding positions at Silicon Valley Bank and Cambridge Associates.

Work Experience 

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Felicis

  • Managing Director

    2023 - Current

  • Head Of Investor Relations

    2017 - 2023

  • Partner

    2018 - 2023

Felicis invests in seed through Series C stage companies across multiple sectors, industries, and frontier tech.

felicis.com
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Safe & Sound

  • Board Member

    2018

    Board member at Safe & Sound and volunteer on the TALK Line. Provided over 700 hours of counseling to parents in crisis and under stress.

Safe & Sound is a non-profit organization that works towards the prevention of child abuse and its negative impact.

Raised $50,000.00 from Hearst Foundations.

safeandsound.org

SVB Foundation

  • Board Member

    2011 - 2017

    Member of 15-person board that reviews and approves approximately 40 grants annually for a $1M foundation.

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Silicon Valley Bank

  • Director

    2005 - 2017

    Identify and evaluate private equity and venture capital fund investments. Manage analyst staff. Lead client relationships.

Silicon Valley Bank is a venture debt provider that focuses on the tech startup sector.

svb.com
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Cambridge Associates

  • Senior Consulting Associate

    2002 - 2005

    Qualitative and quantitative analysis on alternative asset managers, including due diligence on private equity funds and portfolio construction/asset allocation. Client service and presentation.

Cambridge Associates is an investment firm that helps endowments and foundations, and pension plans to manage custom investment portfolios.

cambridgeassociates.com

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