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Catherine Stewart

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Board & Venture Partner at Basis Set
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Catherine is a Board Member, CEO, and Advisor with a history at WordPress, Meta, and McKinsey. She specializes in scaling tech companies, leading them to multi-billion dollar valuations and over 100% annual growth. She earned her BA from Yale University and M. Phil from the University of Cambridge.

Based on professional recommendations, Catherine is often described as a strategic and logical thinker with a high standard of professionalism. In her personal time, she enjoys reading historical fiction as a way to relax and disconnect from her work in the fast-paced technology and venture capital sectors.

Unique fact: Catherine has led major M&A transactions and integrations, including for globally recognized brands like WooCommerce and Tumblr.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Board & Venture Partner
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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AI & ML Investing
As a Board & Venture Partner at Basis Set, an AI-focused VC fund, she actively invests in and advises AI & ML startups from pre-seed to Series A.
Scaling Tech Companies
She has a proven track record of scaling revenue and valuations, notably taking Shippo from a $220M to over $1B valuation in just 18 months.
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Career

Work history

2-2022
Board & Venture Partner
Basis Set
10-2021
CEO & Board Advisor
Upswing Advisory
11-2021 - 11-2024
Member Board of Directors
Hologram Inc.
4-2020 - 10-2021
Chief Operating Officer
Shippo
9-2016 - 4-2020
Chief Business Officer
Automattic
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Education
2001 - 2005
BA
Yale University
2005 - 2007
M. Phil
University of Cambridge
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