Pitch Practice w/ fnInvestor Lenore Karafa (October 11, 2023)
Virtual · ZoomWatch, Pitch, Learn: Join fnInvestor Lenore Karafa, Partner at First In, for a virtual pitch practice.
Participants will pitch for 3 minutes and receive 2 minutes of feedback from our guest investor. You also have the option to simply listen in and learn from other founder's pitches.
Prior to the event, you'll be required to complete a dry run of your pitch with Member Success Manager Dina Fattom.
NOTE: RSVPing does not guarantee a spot to pitch. Five founders will be selected to pitch based on the investor's criteria a week before the Pitch Practice.
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Pitchers consent to their pitch being recorded and shared internally within FN.
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Investment Criteria
- Invests in: Early-stage security technology companies
- Sectors: Primarily seed stage Cybersecurity, AI, defense tech/dual use, and data intelligence/automation companies
- Investment Location: USA
- Investment Size: $750,000 - $2mm
Lenore Karafa is currently a partner at First In. First In invests in early-stage Cybersecurity, AI, defense tech/dual use, and data intelligence/automation companies. Lenore and her team are committed to empowering entrepreneurs that secure our freedom and expanding opportunity for those who have served. Lenore also proudly chairs the Board of Bunker Labs.
Lenore Karafa was previously Head of People for Engineering and Global Equities at Citadel responsible for talent transformation, culture, leadership development, performance management, compensation strategy for 500+ employees. Prior to Citadel, she was a Managing Partner at McChrystal Group (MG), overseeing clients in the technology, healthcare, and financial services sectors. She has experience driving transformational change in global organizations and advising c-level executives.
Prior to joining MG, Lenore worked in financial services at Bank of America in Debt Capital Markets and SoFi. During her time at BofA, Lenore was the recipient of the Global Diversity and Inclusion Award. Lenore is a former Council on Foreign Relations Term Member, 2017 Presidential Leadership Scholar, and current Journey to Lead fellow.
Lenore graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland in 2000. She was commissioned as an officer in the United States Marine Corps, serving on active duty for seven years in various positions, including as a Warfighting Instructor at The Basic School in Quantico, Virginia, and as a team leader in Iraq. In addition to these leadership posts, Lenore has been honored with the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal.
After leaving the Marine Corps in 2007, Lenore received her Master of Business Administration in Finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. She currently lives in Park City, Utah with her husband and four young children. She currently lives in Park City, Utah with her husband and four young children.
About First In:
We invest in companies that address the major opportunities and challenges that commercial and government enterprise customers face due to massive growth in sheer amounts of data for the enterprise to collect, process, analyze, and make useful. We invest in companies at the forefront of modern security for the enterprise and for society.
We seek companies that have demonstrated know-how, are making use of large amounts of data as a competitive advantage and are applying technical practitioners to specific use cases to address real opportunities and solve real problems.
We back entrepreneurs on a mission who have a credible team, are action-oriented, and have strong commercial track records or strong commercial instincts. We have a great deal of experience and conviction in investing in founders who are military and/or intelligence community veterans.
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