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Kerty Levy

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Managing Director at Techstars
📍 United States

Kerty Levy is an investor, advisor, and the Managing Director for Techstars Iowa. An MBA from Harvard Business School, she specializes in guiding startups through strategic planning and growth. Colleagues and founders consistently describe her as a fearless, tenacious, selfless, and compassionate leader.

Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Kerty relocated to Des Moines, Iowa, in 2017 with her husband and two children. Outside of work, she is family-oriented and enjoys being active outdoors, traveling, and experiencing great food.

She was the founding Managing Director for the Iowa AgriTech Accelerator, helping establish the states first accelerator focused on agricultural technology.

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Experience
30 Years
Current Role
Managing Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United States
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Priorities

Topics Kerty cares about

Startup Mentorship
As a Managing Director for Techstars and an accelerator founder, she has deep experience advising startups on business models, customer discovery, and operations.
Midwest Entrepreneurship
She moved from San Francisco to Iowa specifically to help build the local startup ecosystem, demonstrating a passion for fostering innovation in the region.
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Career

Work history

10-2019
Managing Director
Techstars
2-2019 - 9-2019
Interim Managing Director
Iowa AgriTech Accelerator
7-2017 - 9-2019
Entrepreneur in Residence
Iowa AgriTech Accelerator
4-2015 - 10-2019
Founder, Growth Strategist
KNLWorks
11-2010 - 3-2015
Founder, President, Kemin Personal Care
Kemin Industries
In the press

Media appearances

5 Questions with Kerty Levy, Techstars Iowa Accelerator. Featured in Techstars Blog
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Techstars Anywhere Adds a New Program and New Team Members. Featured in Techstars Newsroom
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Education
1995 - 1997
MBA
Harvard Business School
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Sigtunaskolan Humanistiska Läroverket (SSHL)
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