Investing Profile

Katelyn Donnelly(313)

AngelFounderInvestorVC

GP and Founder at Avalanche VC

katelyndonnelly.comNew York, New York

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Katelyn Donnelly's investing connections

Connected to 19 investors on Signal.

Networks Katelyn is a member of

Morgan Stanley Network

458 CONNECTIONS

Mckinsey & Company Network

321 CONNECTIONS

McKinsey & Company Network

276 CONNECTIONS

Duke University Network

198 CONNECTIONS

Kauffman Fellows Network

153 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position

Avalanche VC General Partner

Investment Range

$25K - $1M

Sweet Spot

$100K

Investments On Record

Katelyn Donnelly's Investments On Record (14)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Franzy	SeedJul 2025$2M	$3M
Co-investors: Sean O'Brien (Overline VC), Michael Cohn (Overline VC), Daren Cotter
Civic Marketplace	SeedNov 2024$3M	$3M
Co-investors: Tim Sadler, David Vélez
Bluesky	SeedJul 2023$8M	$130M
Co-investors: Jerry Chen (Greylock), Abdul Ly (Initialized Capital), Ray Wu (Alumni Ventures ), Kinjal Shah (Blockchain Capital), Steve Vassallo (Foundation Capital), Amir Shevat (Darkmode Ventures), Simon Chan (Firsthand.vc), Jeff Hammerbacher, Amjad Masad, Bob Young
Offered.ai	Pre SeedJun 2023$750K	$750K
Co-investors: Scott Hartley (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Jenny Fielding (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund))
Odyssey	SeedOct 2022$5M	$360M
Co-investors: Nick Grossman (Union Square Ventures), Garry Tan (Initialized Capital), Katherine Boyle (Andreessen Horowitz), Jay Zaveri (Social Capital), Bradley Horowitz (Google Ventures), Anne Lee Skates (Andreessen Horowitz), Benjamin Ling (Bling Capital), Kyle Vogt (Cruise Automation, Inc.), Elad Gil (Think Colorado), Sharif Sakr (Breyer Capital), Balder Bomans (Maven 11 Capital), Rick Zullo (Equal Ventures), Jinal Jhaveri (Runa Capital), Packy McCormick (Not Boring Capital), Lucas Vaz (Ravelin Capital), Anne Dwane (Village Global), Charlie Pinto (Fundamental Ventures), John Danner (Dunce Capital), Bradley Tusk (Tusk Venture Partners), Guillermo Rauch, Trent McConaghy
Molecule	SeedJun 2022$13M	$21M
Co-investors: Seth Bannon (Fifty Years), Justin Olshavsky (Pioneer Fund), Laurens de Poorter (Dawn Capital), Jahed Momand (Cerulean Ventures), Laurence Ion (Vitality Healthspan Foundation), Philipp Banhardt (BlueYard Capital), Ronjon Nag (Cambridge Angels), Nitin Sharma (Antler), Manuel Grossmann (Amino Collective), Mo Koyfman (NewCo), Tim Schlidt (Palo Santo VC), Luis Cuende, Andrew Keys, Balaji Srinivasan, Andrew Steinwold
Libation Labs	Pre SeedFeb 2022$600K	$600K
Co-investors: Josh Buckley (Buckley Ventures), Christian Edler (BITKRAFT Ventures), Paul Heydon (AppOnboard), Dilpesh Parmar, Jack Smith
Prof Jim	SeedJan 2022$1M	$3M
Co-investors: Don Douglas (Geekdom Fund)

Katelyn Donnelly's Experience

GP and Founder Avalanche VC2020 - Present

Founding member Duke Learning Innovation Advisory Council2018 - Present

co-founder and Partner Delivery Associates2011 - Present

Senior Business Analyst Mckinsey & CompanyPresent

Angel Investor and Advisor variousPresent

Angel Investor and Advisor VariousPresent

Investor and Board Member Wabash Valley ResourcesPresent

Fixed Income Trading Analyst Morgan StanleyPresent

President Duke University Union (DUU)Present

Founder/Builder/Advisor DA.DigitalPresent

Investor Wabash Valley ResourcesPresent

#OWNER OWM (Creator Ownership)Present

Founder and Managing Partner AvalanchePresent

Fractional CFO Coding DojoPresent

Member PEF CommunityPresent

Brand Manager Red BullPresent

Brand Manager Red Bull North AmericaPresent

Global Credit Initiative World Economic ForumPresent

Senior Business Analyst McKinsey & CompanyPresent

Chief of Staff PearsonPresent

co-founder and Managing Director PearsonPresent

Co-Founder, Director, and Board Member Delivery AssociatesPresent

Founder and Managing Partner Avalanche VCPresent

Angel Investor and Advisor Various Present

co-founder and Managing Director of Pearson Ventures PearsonPresent

Fellow - Class 21 Kauffman Fellows2016 - 2018

Katelyn Donnelly's Education

Duke University Economics

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