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Kevin Colleran

Managing Partner at Slow Ventures

Boston, Massachusetts

Overview 

Kevin Colleran is currently the Managing Director at Slow Ventures, where he has invested in notable companies like Casper and Slack. With a background in digital media and online advertising, he previously held roles at Facebook as one of the first 10 employees and at General Catalyst Partners as a Venture Partner & Advisor.

Work Experience 

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Slow Ventures

  • Managing Partner

    2013 - Current

    Managing Director of Slow Ventures, a San Francisco based venture capital firm with ~$750M under management. Slow Ventures has made 550+ early stage investments in consumer internet, mobile, and enterprise technology companies since 2011. Investments include: Pinterest Slack Robinhood AngelList Ro(Roman) Citizen Everlane Nextdoor Solana Allbirds Casper Wealthfront ClassDojo Gusto Blue Bottle Coffee Pillpack Percolate Sunrise Artsy Livongo Health Styleseat Classpass + Many others...

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General Catalyst Partners

  • Venture Partner & Advisor

    2012 - 2016

    Seed and Series A investing in US based tech companies.

General Catalyst partners with ambitious founders to drive resilience and applied AI from seed to growth.

generalcatalyst.com
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The Wall Street Journal

  • Wall Street Journal Columnist

    2012 - 2015

    Frequent contributor to the Accelerators section of the Wall Street Journal. The columns can be read on the Wall Street Journal website (WSJ.com) and often in print in the 'Marketplace' section of the Wall Street Journal newspaper.

WSJ Pro Cybersecurity helps executives monitor the landscape of cybersecurity through a business lens.

cyber.pro.wsj.com
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Facebook

  • Global Advertising Sales / First 10 Employees

    2005 - 2011

    Kevin joined Facebook in early 2005 as one of first 10 employees. He began his career working from NYC and Boston with a small team of colleagues helping to build Facebook's advertising & revenue strategy and key global partnerships. Kevin spent 6.5 years at Facebook working specifically on advertising sales and building relationships with global brands and agencies at the CMO/CEO level. Kevin was responsible for partnerships with Fortune 100 companies including Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Coca Cola, and others. Kevin spent the final 2 years at Facebook specifically overseeing the global partnership between Facebook and Procter & Gamble, the world's largest advertiser.

Stay N' Alive Productions, LLC is a social media marketing firm that provides clients with measurable profits.

staynalive.com

Education 

Investments 

ROOM

Seed

Total funding: $15M

Karuna Health

Seed

Total funding: $6.2M

Dash Radio

Seed

Total funding: $11M

Chatous

Seed

Total funding: $18M

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