Kate Shillo Beardsley

Founding Partner, Hannah Grey

Denver

Kate Shillo Beardsley is a Founding Partner at Hannah Grey, an early-stage venture capital firm investing at the intersection of human behavior and technology.

Kate built Upslope Ventures (FKA Galvanize Ventures); as a Partner at Upslope, Kate led investments in Billie (acquired by P&G), Gridcraft (acquired by Workday), Notion (acquired by Comcast), Parcel (acquired by Walmart), PureWow (acquired by Gallery Media Group), Vida (acquired by Compress USA), Slash (acquired by Giphy), Wisebanyan (acquired by Axos), and many others.

Prior to Upslope, Kate was the first founding member of Lerer Hippeau in NYC where she worked with founders scaling their businesses and became a trusted ally of the inner circle of early NYC entrepreneurs. She helped raise 3 funds and invested in 200+ startups, including sourcing now-iconic brands Paperless Post and Venmo (acquired by Braintree), and participated in investments including Warby Parker, Glossier, Casper, Everlane, Food52 (acquired by Cherin Group), Makerbot, Barkbox, and BaubleBar. Today Lerer Hippeau is one of the largest and most active funds in NYC.

Kate is Board Co-Chair of the Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association and on the board of the Rockies Venture Club. She has appeared on CNBC and Fox Business and has been featured on CNN, the Denver Business Journal as well as leading technology podcasts Twenty Minute VC, She-VC, and Upside.fm.