Kara Burns
Kara Burns is a Senior Associate with the Climate Technology Fund. She previously worked at Fidelity and earned an MBA from MIT Sloan.
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- Fidelity · equity research department
- Fidelity · Sector Specialist on the private placements team
- MassMutual Ventures · Senior AssociateNow
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Who is Kara Burns?
Kara Burns is a Senior Associate with the Climate Technology Fund. She previously worked at Fidelity and earned an MBA from MIT Sloan.
How much does Kara Burns invest?
Kara Burns invests through MassMutual Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at seed, series a, series b.
How do I pitch Kara Burns?
A warm intro from a founder MassMutual Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.
What did Kara Burns do before MassMutual Ventures?
equity research department at Fidelity; Sector Specialist on the private placements team at Fidelity.
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