General Partner & COO
Joined: 2014
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Kelly manages investments in enterprise SaaS and fintech, serves on Edison’s investment committee, and leads firm operations. She is also the pioneer of our Edison Edge value creation platform. Over the last ten years with the firm, Kelly has worked with more than 60 portfolio companies, been involved in 16 financings and has served as director of 13 companies. Prior to joining Edison in 2014, Kelly spent 20 years operating in high growth emerging and established B2B and B2B2C companies. A technology optimist who has built her career on a passion for breaking new ground, Kelly has never held a role that someone held before her. She has successful track record creating new categories and accelerating and scaling growth for disruptive SaaS companies such as Sundaysky, Operative (Edison company sold to SintecMedia for $200M), LivePerson (LPSN), and Groove Networks (acquired by Microsoft). Active with her alma mater, Michigan State, she serves as an Entrepreneur in Residence and on the External Resource Council for Broad’s Burgess Institute. Kelly has been recognized by GrowthCap as a Top Women Leader in Growth Investing, is regularly featured in business, investor and technology media, and is an in-demand speaker at local and national events.
