William Barnes

Founding Partner

2023 - Current

Karman is an early stage focused venture fund investing in San Francisco and New York. Karman provides founders with access to the network of tools, talent and capital that have built some of the most iconic technology companies of our generation.

Founding Partner

2018 - 2023

Led group of former Uber executives investments into 200+ companies including SpaceX, Anduril, Varda, Figure AI, Veho, Lime, Pietra, Fonoa, Superhuman, Snackpass, and others. Founded broader Uber alumni group with 3000+ members.

Regional General Manager U.S. West Coast

2014 - 2017

first 50 employee, launched LA, built and scaled west coast operations into a multi-billion dollar business - overseeing various initiatives like the inception of the customer support org, uberEATs, various product launches and a global driver empathy program.

Regional General Manager, U.S. Southwest

2013 - 2014

General Manager, Los Angeles

2012 - 2013

Founder

2008 - 2012

0 to 4million+ monthly readers & 40million+ video views per month

CEO

2009 - 2011

Acquired, scaled, sold.