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

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.

Head of Investor Relations + Community

Toni is the Head of Investor Relations, Community, and Operations for Kalos Ventures. Drawing on 18+ years building high-impact communities and designing memorable experiences, she has helped launch and scale Preface Ventures, Rackhouse Ventures, and Unanimous Capital. Her path into venture began at Summit Series, the invite-only network connecting investors, entrepreneurs, artists, scientists, and more. Prior to Summit, she held marketing and events roles at startups including Tilt and Adentro. When she's not building communities or crafting the perfect event, you'll find Toni behind the decks, hosting brunch, or on a serious hunt for the best club sandwich in town. Toni lives in New York City, New York with her husband Gil (a fund manager) and 1 year old son Phoenix.

Executive Assistant 

Ana is a Colombian-born, naturalized Costa Rican who spent over 8 years at McKinsey & Company, building her experience in operations and executive program delivery. She has coordinated complex, high-impact learning and event experiences for global audiences, supported by a background and degree in Hospitality Management and international studies in Switzerland, which shaped her approach to service, organization, and cross-cultural work. Over time, her role has evolved from supporting senior leaders to leading regional teams and delivering large-scale programs, always grounded in strong relationships with colleagues and partners across regions.

Outside of work, Ana enjoys visiting friends around the world, scuba diving, and occasionally acting as a personal chef for special occasions

Fractional Controller

Amel served as Director of Finance and Operations at an early- stage venture fund, where she continues to provide support as a fractional CFO. Prior to that, she was an Accounting Manager at Kranz Consulting, providing accounting and advisory services to numerous early-stage venture capital funds and managing quarterly and annual financial reporting in collaboration with external service providers. Earlier in her career, she gained alternative investment experience working with private equity and venture capital clients at other fund administrators.

Amel began her career at PwC as an auditor in the Asset Management and Financial Services practice, specializing in audits of mutual funds, private equity, and venture capital firms. She holds a BS in Business Administration (Accounting) from the University of Colorado Denver and an MS in Accountancy from Regis University, and she is a licensed CPA in Colorado.