Feb. 15, 2024

E090: Kristin Gunther: Revolution Growth

E090: Kristin Gunther: Revolution Growth

Kristin Gunther is a Partner at Revolution Growth. Kristin brings over 15 years of experience in private equity, finance, and operations to Revolution Growth. Prior to joining Revolution, she spent five years at Perseus LLC, most recently as Vice President, where she worked with portfolio companies and management teams on growth strategies, operating and finance matters, and exit planning. She began her career as an investment banking analyst at Rothschild Inc. in New York, NY and as a research associate at CRT Capital Group in Stamford, CT. She is on the board of Scopely, serves as a board observer for Carbon Robotics, and worked on the exits of FedBid, Handy, and Lolly Wolly Doodle. Kristin received a B.A. in Economics from Wesleyan University and earned her M.B.A. from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. Kristin is originally from Massachusetts.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:13 What inspired you to become a VC?
01:18 What is your investment thesis? What is the motivation for your thesis?
03:39 What are you currently reading or learning or listening to these days?
06:21 In 2 years, how do you see venture capital evolved or changed?
07:49 How do people contact you?
08:04 Thank you

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Kristin Gunther is a Partner at Revolution Growth. Kristin brings over 15 years of experience in private equity, finance, and operations to Revolution Growth. Prior to joining Revolution, she spent five years at Perseus LLC, most recently as Vice President, where she worked with portfolio companies and management teams on growth strategies, operating and finance matters, and exit planning. She began her career as an investment banking analyst at Rothschild Inc. in New York, NY and as a research associate at CRT Capital Group in Stamford, CT. She is on the board of Scopely, serves as a board observer for Carbon Robotics, and worked on the exits of FedBid, Handy, and Lolly Wolly Doodle.

Kristin received a B.A. in Economics from Wesleyan University and earned her M.B.A. from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. Kristin is originally from Massachusetts.

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Revolution seeks to partner with passionate entrepreneurs upending traditional industries with innovative products and services where we believe our unique areas of specialized expertise will help create significant value.

Headquartered in D.C., we are uniquely capable of helping founders navigate the policy and regulatory landscape. Our unparalleled access to policy makers positively impacts our deal flow and value creation. By actively engaging with startup ecosystems across the country, we have built a proprietary network of business, academic, and civic relationships that has proved invaluable to our companies as they expand.

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