Kimmie Carey
Head of Growth at Millie
Denver, Colorado
Overview
Work Experience
Head of Growth
2023 - Current
Millie is building a better maternity care model for American mothers & birthing people. Millie brings together collaborative OB/Midwifery care in a modern, tech-enabled clinic model scaled with health system & payor partnerships, to improve clinical outcomes and experiences starting from conception through the first year of parenthood.
Millie is a new kind of maternity clinic. Built by moms and providers who’ve been there.
Raised $4,000,000.00 from TMV, Looking Glass Capital, Michelle Kennedy, Venn Growth Partners, Banana Capital, Hustle Fund, Learn Capital, BBG Ventures and Tristan Walker.
Angel Investor
2019
Angel invest in and advise early stage founders reimagining consumer experiences.
Principal
2020 - 2022
Listen is a brand-focused Venture Capital platform. We back and build the brands of tomorrow. Board Member at Fable Board Observer at Dame, Mine'd, Slumberkins, The Fresh Factory. Listen Investments include: Factor_, Own Up, Calm, Catch Co, Interior Define, Public Goods, The Fresh Factory, Slumberkins, Miss Grass, Dame and more at www.listen.co
Investor
2020 - 2020
Led sourcing and diligence across Health & Wellness and CPG verticals.
Venture Capital Consultant
2019 - 2020
Partnered with consumer-focused venture capital and growth equity firms on projects across deal sourcing, diligence, and thesis development around emerging trends in health & wellness and CPG.
Investor
2019 - 2019
I initially joined Listen through our Listener program, an immersive experience for full time MBA students to learn the ropes of consumer venture capital investing. During my internship, I sourced and evaluated dozens of early stage brands, identified cultural and consumer trends to evaluate new categories, developed investment theses across the better for you food & beverage, health & wellness, and consumer packaged goods industries, and built dynamic customer attribution and cohort models to evaluate marketing funnels and unit economics.
Strategy and Growth
2018 - 2018
Rothy's is a direct-to-consumer women's footwear brand that makes flats out of recycled plastic water bottles. During my MBA internship, I worked directly for the COO/President, Head of Growth, and Director of Brand Marketing on growth strategy projects around customer loyalty/retention, new acquisition channels, sustainability, and experiential marketing.
Venture Capital and Operations
2018 - 2018
During my MBA, I helped source the 2018 Chicago Techstars cohort. My role included conducting due diligence for venture capital investment, vetting mentors across the tech and venture capital space, leading team interviews, and supporting operations for Techstars portfolio companies.
Vice President
2016 - 2017
Managed portfolio of 20+ venture capital backed early and growth stage tech companies (primarily enterprise software and consumer tech). Sourced and evaluated prospective deals, structured customized debt financing solutions to fuel growth, and cultivated strong relationships with C-suite level executives and venture capital investors.
Senior Associate
2014 - 2016
Supported portfolio management of early and growth stage tech companies. Responsible for performing detailed industry and company-specific analysis to structure custom financing solutions.
Silicon Valley Bank is a venture debt provider that focuses on the tech startup sector.
Analyst
2012 - 2014
Analyzed companies across tech, telecom, media, consumer products, and real estate industries to generate fixed income trade ideas. Led REITs sector coverage. Presented investment recommendations to senior management, and authored research publications and distributed to 800+ institutional investors.
Morgan Stanley Venture Partners is a private equity firm that invests in high-growth companies in the technology and healthcare industries.
Co-Owner
2010 - 2012
Oversaw all aspects of Dartmouth’s student-owned custom apparel business including generating orders, negotiating with suppliers, developing and managing strategic partnerships, delivering products to customers, and managing financial transactions.