KC

Karen Crawford

JD Candidate, Entrepreneur, Fitness Fanatic, Mom of three future leaders

Sacramento, California

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $500,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $2,500,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Work Experience

  • Group Fitness Instructor

    2019

  • Investment Support Analyst

    2016

    Research and support investment trends and potential investment targets. Draft, edit and review communications with LPs. Administrative support including travel, expense reimbursement, and communication with vendors.

2012 - 2016

  • Co-Founder/CEO

    2012 - 2016

    Consumer products company focussed on innovative products that simplify life.

  • Investment Analyst

    2012 - 2014

    Duties included research, analysis, valuation, liquidation, and reporting of ownership positions in portfolio companies for Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL). Researched potential acquirers and provided active support on liquidation of assets.

1997 - 2000

  • Co-Founder and Director of Corporate Communications:

    1997 - 2000

    Developed content for a variety of communication tools including a quarterly newsletter, a weekly newsletter, press release development, website, corporate brochure, and customer communications. Editorial review over all marketing content. Role also called for the research and development of marketing and product plans. As a co-founder and in the spirit of a start-up, my duties spanned many areas including: HR, business development, sales and marketing.

  • Senior Tax Accountant

    1997 - 2000

    Tax preparation, work- paper creation, tax return review of personal and business tax returns as well as trust and estate returns. A small portion of audit work was completed with a local agriculture business client.

1994 - 1996

  • Senior Tax Associate

    1994 - 1996

    Work with this International accounting firm included business analysis and strategic tax planning for individuals and businesses including choice of entity, business and asset acquisition and tax impact analysis. Participated in a large R&D tax credit research project for a large public company as well as expatriate returns.