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2024 Investment Outlook: A Conversation with Kellen Carter, Managing Director, Fuse Ventures

Kellan Carter is a founding partner of FUSE where he focuses on early-stage investments in intelligent software in both horizontal and vertical categories. He currently sits on the Boards of Zuper, Pictory, Avante, Owl, Xemelgo and PDM Automotive. In addition to the board roles, Kellan manages FUSE investments in Griptape, Solo, Trustle, BuiltFirst, and Aerialops.io. Previously, Kellan spent seven years at Ignition Partners, a leading early-stage venture capital firm. At Ignition, Kellan led investments in Icertis, Botkeeper, Symend, KenSci (acquired by Providence), and Azuqua (acquired by Okta), and served on the boards of both Botkeeper and Symend. Prior to Ignition, Kellan spent two years in investment banking at Mooreland Partners in San Francisco. There, he helped execute M&A transactions for technology companies in a variety of sectors, including mobile, enterprise software, systems, and infrastructure. Prior to Mooreland Partners, Kellan was an associate in KPMG’s advisory practice in Orange County, CA, where he helped structure asset-backed securities collateralized by student loans, auto loans, and residential and commercial mortgages. Kellan currently sits on the Board of the Bellevue Boys and Girls Club. After college, Kellan founded an online, business-networking platform to connect current students and faculty to UM alumni. Brought to you by TiE Seattle Hosts: Shirish Nadkarni and Gowri Shankar Guest: Tim Porter Producers: Minee Verma and Eesha Jain