Description: I am a VC Partner and Kauffman Fellow in Austin, Texas. Visit my website.
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She's also a Kauffman Fellow, a leading innovation post-graduate program and global network of 882 VCs and LPs, where she's co-chair of the Women's SIG. As a partner at LOHAS, she shares a deep understanding of how high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and foundations can meaningfully address today's most pressing societal challenges through tax-advantaged, for-profit impact investing.
Previously, Claire grew a generalist investing community of 200 high-net-worth and family office LPs into a national model, achieving the #1 U.S. angel group ranking for both capital invested and deal activity. Under her leadership, LPs deployed $75M into 95 new startups and dozens of portfolio companies, while far exceeding VC return averages with a 5x ROI.
Prior to that, she directed a large-scale founder and investor conference pivotal to evolving Austin’s startup community into what it is today. She developed her passion for entrepreneurship as the first full-time employee of a social media services startup. Before startups, she spent a decade leading marketing and fundraising in the impact sector.