KC

Kevin Colleran

Managing Director @ Slow Ventures

Boston, Massachusetts

Skills

Interactive Media
New Business Development
Digital Media
Online Advertising
Advertising Sales
Startup Consulting
Public Speaking
Internet Strategy
Social Media Marketing
Social Media
Social Networking
Start-ups
Business Development
Strategic Partnerships
Advertising
Entrepreneurship

Education

Work Experience

  • Managing Partner

    2013

    Managing Director of Slow Ventures, a San Francisco based venture capital firm with ~$750M under management. Slow Ventures has made 550+ early stage investments in consumer internet, mobile, and enterprise technology companies since 2011. Investments include: Pinterest Slack Robinhood AngelList Ro(Roman) Citizen Everlane Nextdoor Solana Allbirds Casper Wealthfront ClassDojo Gusto Blue Bottle Coffee Pillpack Percolate Sunrise Artsy Livongo Health Styleseat Classpass + Many others...

  • Venture Partner & Advisor

    2012 - 2016

    Seed and Series A investing in US based tech companies.

  • Wall Street Journal Columnist

    2012 - 2015

    Frequent contributor to the Accelerators section of the Wall Street Journal. The columns can be read on the Wall Street Journal website (WSJ.com) and often in print in the 'Marketplace' section of the Wall Street Journal newspaper.

2005 - 2011

  • Global Advertising Sales / First 10 Employees

    2005 - 2011

    Kevin joined Facebook in early 2005 as one of first 10 employees. He began his career working from NYC and Boston with a small team of colleagues helping to build Facebook's advertising & revenue strategy and key global partnerships. Kevin spent 6.5 years at Facebook working specifically on advertising sales and building relationships with global brands and agencies at the CMO/CEO level. Kevin was responsible for partnerships with Fortune 100 companies including Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Coca Cola, and others. Kevin spent the final 2 years at Facebook specifically overseeing the global partnership between Facebook and Procter & Gamble, the world's largest advertiser.