Managing Partner

Ashley is an experienced venture investor with a track record of supporting innovation and leadership across the private and public sectors. Ashley has led or worked on more than $250M in investments in these sectors. 

Ashley began her career in sustainability, looking holistically at the intersection of the economy, environment, and education. She initially focused on education, joining Teach For America and leading a classroom in the Bronx, in the poorest school district in the U.S. at the time.

After receiving two graduate degrees, honing her due diligence skills at BCG, and serving as a political appointee during the Obama Administration in the Department of Education, Ashley joined Owl Ventures Fund I. All of these experiences shaped her view of where technology and venture capital can have an outsized positive impact.

Partner + Executive Chair

Renée is an expert in investment management, investor relations, and sustainability.

Renée is the former COO at Lafayette Square, an investment platform that “seeks to stimulate economic growth through the creation and preservation of working-class jobs.” She is also a former Partner at Generation Investment Management, a multi-billion dollar firm that focuses on sustainable capitalism across public and private equity. 

Prior to Generation, Renée served as Managing Director and Global Head of Business Development at Providence Equity Partners LLC after almost a decade at Goldman Sachs & Co., where she was a Managing Director in its Merchant Banking Division. Renée began her career as an attorney at Shearman & Sterling LLP and clerk for the British Columbia Court of Appeals.

Principal

Kate began working with Ashley and Renée in 2020. Since joining the team, Kate has supported all aspects of fund and firm management. She manages the fund’s pipeline, sources investment opportunities and co-leads financing processes. Kate has observed on 8+ boards from Seed to Series C, shaping her view of the market opportunity in economic opportunity. 

Prior to joining Kalos, Kate was a consultant at the Boston Consulting Group. She spent half of her time focused on PE due diligences. During this time, Kate honed her skills in financial analysis, market sizing, valuation and growth modeling.

In 2018, she was selected as one of twelve globally to join BCG’s Social Impact Immersion Program where she specialized in Social Impact casework. This experience shaped Kate’s view of venture capital as a lever for systems change and impact.

Venture Partner

David has been building companies since 2008, focused on innovating in formal education and lifelong learning. He has founded 3 companies–Degreed, Learn In, and BookClub--and was part of the founding team at Zinch, which exited to Chegg. David is on a mission to future proof our workforce and use learning and skills to enable everyone to fulfill their personal missions. 

David is the co-founder and CEO of Degreed. Millions of individuals and hundreds of organizations use Degreed’s platform to discover and answer for all of their learning and skills. Prior to Degreed, he helped launch a competency-based, accredited university. 

He is the co-author of the book, The Expertise Economy and the co-creator of the Skills Quotient. He is a sought-after expert on the topic of the future of work and learning, speaking at companies such as Google, Deloitte, and Salesforce and at conferences globally. He is also an active angel investor and sourced 2 companies for the Kalos team’s prior fund through his network–Transfr and Podium Education. 

Venture Partner

Rachel has been working in venture capital since 2008. She has invested in climate, healthcare/wellness, govtech, worktech, fintech, edtech, and AI/data.

Rachel is an angel investor and advisor in companies including Cnote, Social Imprints, Aspiration, Electriphi (acquired), Onsemble, Monterra, SolarCycle, Streamlit (acquired), Thrive Natural Care, Ketos, Picnic Health, Scan (acquired), PV Evolution Labs (acquired), Wellbeam and Seven Starling. She invests independently and through Very Serious Ventures, Broadway Angels and has co-led 2 Portfolia funds. 

Rachel was a Partner at CMEA Capital, a venture capital firm with more than $1.2 billion under management, investing in Climate Technology.  She was formerly a board member for companies such as Arcadia Biosciences (public) and Solaria, which spun out Nextracker. Prior to CMEA, Rachel spent nine years at Intel, in wastewater systems, environmental health & safety, and supply chain IT.

Venture Partner

Josh Golomb is an experienced senior executive who has co-founded healthcare enterprises and has presided over several large organizations. Most recently, Josh was the CEO of Hazel Health, the leading telehealth provider for K-12 schools. Hazel partners with school districts and health plans to provide access to physical and behavioral health services at school or at home. The company has served more than 5 million students. Ashley led Hazel’s Series B in 2019 while at Owl Ventures.

Before Hazel, Josh co-founded DaVita and led the organization as President from $50M to $1B+ of revenue. Josh also served as the CEO of direct primary care startup, Everside Health (recently merged with Marathon Health). Josh’s service as an early AmeriCorps member at the start of his career instilled a commitment to improving lives and strengthening communities that pacts all facets of his work. Josh holds both a B.A. and M.B.A. from Stanford University.

Technical Advisor

Eric is a three-time technical co-founder with deep expertise in AI and building venture-backed companies from 0 to 1. Most recently, he co-founded Humanist Venture Studio, an AI-focused venture studio. Previously, he co-founded Degreed, where he led the technical team through multiple stages of growth, and served as Managing Partner at Future of Work Studios, helping launch Learn In (acquired by Degreed) and BookClub.

Eric's technical focus spans AI, machine learning, cloud architecture and information security. He specializes in transforming ambitious ideas into shipping products, leading technical teams through rapid iteration and scale, and identifying where emerging technology capabilities create genuine market opportunities.

Advisor

Jon is a tactical advisor and performance coach to early-stage founders and their core teams. He helps them move the needle on the hard things such as: fundraising, board leadership, strategic comms, GTM, and operational hygiene & accountability. Over the past five years, Jon has helped founders raise more than $500 million in venture funding (Seed to Series C) from funds such as: Menlo VC, Sequoia, Goodwater, Tiger Global, Softbank, a16z, Lightspeed, Accel, and Founders Fund, to name a few.

Jon’s professional experience spans the disciplines of design & engineering, business development, training & facilitation, strategic communication, and portfolio management development (software).

Executive Business Partner

Kari serves as an Executive Business Partner at Kalos Ventures, bringing a wealth of experience in executive support, operational management, HR, and event planning to our team. Since beginning to work with the Kalos team in 2021, Kari has played a vital role in supporting the GP to stay ahead of fundraising tasks and assisting in company operations, offering invaluable insights and contributing to the team's success.

She has drawn her success from working at companies like Facebook, Social Capital, and Morgan Stanley. Across these roles, she refined her skills in anticipating needs, streamlining processes, and thriving in dynamic environments. Notably, she spearheaded process changes within the Recruiting UX Research Org at Facebook, managed system tools, implemented training, and processes at Social Capital, and cultivated cross-functional relationships with management and clients at Morgan Stanley.