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Cara McCarty Abbott

Building Betterleave I Former VP of People I Providing a connected experience that delivers grief & loss-inclusive care for every journey

Austin, Texas

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Investor
Angel

Invests in

Locations:

Austin

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $500,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $250,000.00

Skills

Venture Capital
Startups
Talent Management
Employee Engagement
Human Resources
Employee Relations
Change Management
Recruiting
Onboarding
Training
Coaching
Organizational Communication
Performance Management
Employee Benefits
Organizational Development
Social Intelligence
Talent Acquisition
Applicant Tracking Systems
Public Speaking
Management

Education

Lists including Cara McCarty

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Based in Texas

541 people

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All Series A Investors

14752 people

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All Seed Investors

19695 people

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All Pre-Seed Investors

7974 people

Work Experience

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Betterleave

2022

  • Founder & CEO

    2022

    Betterleave's award-winning bereavement care plans are trusted by leading employers, health plans and health systems to reduce costs and drive better health outcomes, for every journey through grief and loss.

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PeopleTech Invest

2022

  • Angel Investor

    2022

    Investing in early-stage startups at the intersection of People and Technology.

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Everywhere Ventures

2021

  • General Partner

    2021

    Global pre-seed fund backed by 500 founders and operators. Investing in the future of money, health & work.

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Forbes

2021

  • Contributor

    2021

    Sharing insights from the People function with a global audience: Future of Work, People Operations, and Employee Health and Wealth.

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Cognite AS

2020 - 2022

  • VP of People & Organization I Alternate Employee Board Member

    2020 - 2022

    Cognite is a global industrial AI software as a service (SaaS) company supporting the full-scale digital transformation of heavy-asset industries around the world.

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Code Pilot

2018 - 2020

  • Co-Founder & CPO, a Microsoft AI Inner Circle Partner [Exit: AngelList]

    2018 - 2020

    Code Pilot is an online platform that provides production-grade development environments with coding analytics to train, test, and assess software developers skills and behavioral adaptability.

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WorldFirst

2016 - 2018

  • Head of People [Exit: Ant Financial]

    2016 - 2018

    WorldFirst is an international payments business helping businesses and people easy move money around the world at great exchange rates.

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REthink CRM

2014 - 2016

  • Director of Talent & HR

    2014 - 2016

    REthink CRM is a software as a service (SaaS) company that produces software for commercial and residential real estate brokerage firms.

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RetailMeNot, Inc.

2013 - 2014

  • HR Specialist [Exit: IPO]

    2013 - 2014

    RetailMeNot is a marketplace for online coupons and deals that operates a portfolio of coupon and deal websites.

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Travelzoo

2011 - 2013

  • HR Associate, North America

    2011 - 2013

    Travelzoo, a global Internet media company, publishes the best travel and leisure deals to more than 27 million subscribers worldwide.