Katie Shea is a General Partner and co-founder of Divergent Capital. She has experience as an operator and growth marketer across several companies.

What Katie can write

Writes checks of$100K to $1M
Comes in atPre-seedCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%, 10-12%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Divergent Capital writes $100K to $1M checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Goldman Sachs · Analyst
  2. FUNK-tional Enterprises · Founder
  3. Ordergroove · Head of Marketing
  4. Homejoy · General Manager, New York
  5. The Fund · Partner
  6. Kairos · Founder, General Partner
  7. Divergent Capital · Founder, General Partner
    Now

Companies founded

FUNK-tional EnterprisesKairosDivergent Capital

Investments named in public bios

ParadeRealBombasSelf Financial

Focus

SaaSE-CommerceRetailB2B Marketingfin-tech

Education

Stern School of Business

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Who is Katie Shea?

Katie Shea is a General Partner and co-founder of Divergent Capital. She has experience as an operator and growth marketer across several companies.

How much does Katie Shea invest?

Katie Shea invests through Divergent Capital, which writes checks of $100K to $1M at pre-seed.

How do I pitch Katie Shea?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Katie in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Divergent Capital backed works better.

What did Katie Shea do before Divergent Capital?

Analyst at Goldman Sachs; Founder at FUNK-tional Enterprises; Head of Marketing at Ordergroove; General Manager, New York at Homejoy; Partner at The Fund; Founder, General Partner at Kairos.

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