
Karen Howland
General Partner
Karen joined CircleUp in 2018 as Managing Director, leading CircleUp’s equity investments. She has over 15 years of experience at top investment firms, including UBS and Barclays, specializing in consumer and retail sectors. Before CircleUp, she provided financial services to small and medium-sized companies through her consultancy.
Investor scope
Investment criteria breakdown.
Investment stages
Seed
Series A
Target regions
USA
Investment ranges
$500K - $1M
$1M - $3M
$3M - $10M
Focus areas
D2C
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