We’re passionate about building great companies.

We’re a collective of 18 experts devoted to the craft of launching, building, growing, and exiting tech businesses. Our multi-generational team includes AI pioneers and thought leaders, industrial heavyweights in capital markets and finance, and experts in healthcare, Enterprise SaaS, strategy and communications.

We’re master problem-solvers with a get-it-done mindset, rising to meet any challenge a portfolio company is facing. We parachute in on a moment’s notice, repairing a down system, making strategic introductions to strategic partners and investors, or course-correcting a go-to-market strategy.

Meet the Team

  • a portrait of Susan Choe, venture capitalist and founder of Katalyst Ventures

    Susan Choe

    Founder + General Partner

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  • a portrait of Allen Chan, head of fund finance at Katalyst Ventures

    Allen Chan

    Fund Finance

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Meet our Advisors

  • Dick Barker

    SINCE 2013

    Former Vice Chairman of the Board of Capital Group International, Inc. (CGII)

    Managed US$300B global AUM

    Early LP, Sequoia Ventures

  • Bill Campbell

    SINCE 2018

    Investment, financing, and M&A strategy

    Former Chair, Visa International; Former CEO, Citigroup’s Global Consumer Business; Former Senior Advisor to JPM Chase Chairman/CEO

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  • Jeannine Sargent

    SINCE 2016

    Semi-conductors and hardware design/engineering for scale

    Former President,
Flex (incl. Lab IX technology accelerator)

    Energy sector

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  • Zak Stone

    SINCE 2016

    Visual AI Expert

    Founded Google's Cloud TPU business (Tensorflow)

    Founded Visual AI startup Perceptio (acq. by Apple in 2015)

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  • Luc Suryo

    SINCE 2007

    Leading Network Systems Architect and Cloud Infrastructure Expert

    Former AWS, Oracle, Machine Zone, Box, Outspark

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  • Tom Tobiason

    SINCE 2013

    Former Technology Corporate Partner, Orrick, Herrington
& Sutcliffe.

    Expert in SEC, M&A and IPOs

  • Bev Carleton

    SINCE 2018

    Talent acquisition: SaaS, Sales + Mktg, Technology

    Former talent exec at Salesforce, Google, LinkedIn, Pinterest

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  • Linda Crawford

    SINCE 2018

    Enterprise SaaS go-to-market strategies and scale

    Former Salesforce EVP

    Former Helpshift CEO

    Top 50 SaaS CEOs

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  • Andrei
Zmievski

    SINCE 2007

    Leading PHP Platform Architect

    Multiple patents for distributed PHP

    Former AppDynamics, PHP Group, Outspark, Yahoo!

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  • Dr. Andrew
Shin

    SINCE 2018

    Clinic Operations, Stanford Children’s Hospital: Quality, Effectiveness, Systems Design

    Leading Pediatric Cardiologist

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  • Humanifesto Studios

    SINCE 2016

    Award-winning strategic and creative communications agency specializing in high-stakes, hard-to-tell stories

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  • Kamel PR

    SINCE 2020

    PR for B2B tech companies & VCs who share a passion for building the future that leaves the world a better place

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