Kara Conway
Kara joins Trinity Capital as a Director of Credit & Portfolio within the Healthcare and Life Sciences vertical. She leads credit underwriting and ongoing portfolio oversight, partnering with founders and investors from first diligence through the life of each investment.
Kara brings an extensive background across venture debt, banking, and entrepreneurship. Most recently, she was a Vice President at Bootstrap Europe in London, where she managed the full investment cycle, from sourcing and diligence to execution and portfolio management. Before that, she was an investor at Claret Capital Partners, completing more than €180 million in venture loans across nine countries in sectors including Medtech, SaaS, and Industry 4.0. Kara has banking experience at HSBC in both New York and London, specializing in Corporate and Leveraged Finance, focusing on debt structuring for private equity-backed transactions. Kara’s entrepreneurial journey began at “1871”, Chicago’s largest tech incubator, where she worked for a failed start-up, attempting to revitalize the market for charitable giving. She later co-founded an apparel company for breast cancer survivors, providing unique shaping solutions with patented designs.
Kara graduated with honors from the University of Chicago with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, where she also captained the varsity volleyball team as an NCAA athlete.
Kara lives in San Diego with her husband. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling having visited over 45 countries, attempting new sports despite limited ability, and enjoying a slow cooked Sunday roast.
Brown’s 30 years of experience in venture equity and venture debt is apparent in his ability to adeptly manage sales and strategic business operations working with early-stage companies.
He served as general partner at Point Financial Capital Partners, a venture leasing fund and held a prior role as the president and CFO of InvestLinc Financial Services, an early-stage private equity fund and consulting firm. He has also worked as a partner at Cornerstone Equity Partners, a private equity fund.
Background
Brown has a B.S. in business administration and marketing from McNeese State University and is a current Small Business Investor Alliance – Western Regional Committee member.
Growing up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana left a lasting impression on Brown. He is an avid LSU fan and loves a good bowl of spicy gumbo on a cold day.
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Brown’s 30 years of experience in venture equity and venture debt is apparent in his ability to adeptly manage sales and strategic business operations working with early-stage companies.
He served as general partner at Point Financial Capital Partners, a venture leasing fund and held a prior role as the president and CFO of InvestLinc Financial Services, an early-stage private equity fund and consulting firm. He has also worked as a partner at Cornerstone Equity Partners, a private equity fund.
Background
Brown has a B.S. in business administration and marketing from McNeese State University and is a current Small Business Investor Alliance – Western Regional Committee member.
Growing up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana left a lasting impression on Brown. He is an avid LSU fan and loves a good bowl of spicy gumbo on a cold day.
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Kara joins Trinity Capital as a Director of Credit & Portfolio within the Healthcare and Life Sciences vertical. She leads credit underwriting and ongoing portfolio oversight, partnering with founders and investors from first diligence through the life of each investment.
Kara brings an extensive background across venture debt, banking, and entrepreneurship. Most recently, she was a Vice President at Bootstrap Europe in London, where she managed the full investment cycle, from sourcing and diligence to execution and portfolio management. Before that, she was an investor at Claret Capital Partners, completing more than €180 million in venture loans across nine countries in sectors including Medtech, SaaS, and Industry 4.0. Kara has banking experience at HSBC in both New York and London, specializing in Corporate and Leveraged Finance, focusing on debt structuring for private equity-backed transactions. Kara’s entrepreneurial journey began at “1871”, Chicago’s largest tech incubator, where she worked for a failed start-up, attempting to revitalize the market for charitable giving. She later co-founded an apparel company for breast cancer survivors, providing unique shaping solutions with patented designs.
Kara graduated with honors from the University of Chicago with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, where she also captained the varsity volleyball team as an NCAA athlete.
Kara lives in San Diego with her husband. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling having visited over 45 countries, attempting new sports despite limited ability, and enjoying a slow cooked Sunday roast.
Brown’s 30 years of experience in venture equity and venture debt is apparent in his ability to adeptly manage sales and strategic business operations working with early-stage companies.
He served as general partner at Point Financial Capital Partners, a venture leasing fund and held a prior role as the president and CFO of InvestLinc Financial Services, an early-stage private equity fund and consulting firm. He has also worked as a partner at Cornerstone Equity Partners, a private equity fund.
Background
Brown has a B.S. in business administration and marketing from McNeese State University and is a current Small Business Investor Alliance – Western Regional Committee member.
Growing up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana left a lasting impression on Brown. He is an avid LSU fan and loves a good bowl of spicy gumbo on a cold day.
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Kara joins Trinity Capital as a Director of Credit & Portfolio within the Healthcare and Life Sciences vertical. She leads credit underwriting and ongoing portfolio oversight, partnering with founders and investors from first diligence through the life of each investment.
Kara brings an extensive background across venture debt, banking, and entrepreneurship. Most recently, she was a Vice President at Bootstrap Europe in London, where she managed the full investment cycle, from sourcing and diligence to execution and portfolio management. Before that, she was an investor at Claret Capital Partners, completing more than €180 million in venture loans across nine countries in sectors including Medtech, SaaS, and Industry 4.0. Kara has banking experience at HSBC in both New York and London, specializing in Corporate and Leveraged Finance, focusing on debt structuring for private equity-backed transactions. Kara’s entrepreneurial journey began at “1871”, Chicago’s largest tech incubator, where she worked for a failed start-up, attempting to revitalize the market for charitable giving. She later co-founded an apparel company for breast cancer survivors, providing unique shaping solutions with patented designs.
Kara graduated with honors from the University of Chicago with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, where she also captained the varsity volleyball team as an NCAA athlete.
Kara lives in San Diego with her husband. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling having visited over 45 countries, attempting new sports despite limited ability, and enjoying a slow cooked Sunday roast.
Brown’s 30 years of experience in venture equity and venture debt is apparent in his ability to adeptly manage sales and strategic business operations working with early-stage companies.
He served as general partner at Point Financial Capital Partners, a venture leasing fund and held a prior role as the president and CFO of InvestLinc Financial Services, an early-stage private equity fund and consulting firm. He has also worked as a partner at Cornerstone Equity Partners, a private equity fund.
Background
Brown has a B.S. in business administration and marketing from McNeese State University and is a current Small Business Investor Alliance – Western Regional Committee member.
Growing up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana left a lasting impression on Brown. He is an avid LSU fan and loves a good bowl of spicy gumbo on a cold day.