Cohen Circle Announces Katelyn Johnson Has Joined as Managing Partner for Venture Division
26 Junio 2024 - 9:00AM
Cohen Circle announced today that Katelyn Johnson has joined the
team as a Managing Partner for its venture investing arm. With over
a decade of investing experience, including the past six years at
American Family Ventures, where she served as Managing Director,
Katelyn brings deep expertise in the financial technology
sector.
During her tenure at American Family Ventures, Katelyn invested
in companies such as Tire Agent, Wyze, XP Health, Alix, vQuip, and
Sana[MJ1] . She has also mentored at Harvard Business School
Rock Center and Techstars. Previously, Katelyn was a medical device
engineer. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a
bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of
Delaware.
In her role at Cohen Circle, Katelyn will leverage her fintech
experience to lead new investments for the firm’s venture division,
building on its prior success investing in companies like Maxwell,
Curve, Duetti, Ocrolus, and Nova Credit.
“We welcome Kate to the Cohen Circle team. With her significant
and successful investment history she will certainly add to our
fintech investment strategy," said Betsy Cohen, Co-Founder and
Chairman of the firm.
Katelyn’s appointment follows the recent hiring of Chris Ferris
in January, Cohen Circle’s new Head of Investor Relations and
Capital Formation.
“I am extremely excited to be combining my decade of fintech
venture experience alongside the Cohen Circle team’s deep fintech
market knowledge and extensive connections. Together, we will
continue to support innovative fintech companies trailblazing in
the industry," said Katelyn Johnson.
About Cohen Circle
Cohen Circle is an investment firm founded by financial services
pioneers, Betsy Cohen and her son Daniel Cohen. Since 2015, the
firm has provided transformative capital to late stage fintech
growth companies. Today, we make investments across the capital
structure in the fintech, technology, and impact spaces. Our
decades-long experience as founders, operators, and innovators
uniquely positions us to capitalize and transform companies through
our significant networks and expertise. For more information visit
cohencircle.com.
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