People · Operator
Named in public records as an officer, director or promoter · active 2012–2016 · Restaurants, Other
| Company | Role | Sector | Stage | Raised · real | Value · est | Tied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetgreen, Inc. | — | Restaurants | Series B | $123.3M | $125.7M | 2014 |
| Drybar Holdings Llc | — | Other | Series B | $32.7M | $311.1M | 2012 |
Karen Kelley at the center, the companies they're named on, and every other operator named alongside them — an interlock map of shared founding teams, boards and funds. Name-matched, so treat as a research lead.
People named alongside Karen Kelley on the same companies — an interlock signal (shared founding team, board, or fund). Name-matched, so verify before acting.
| Operator | Shared | Their companies |
|---|---|---|
| Mitch Reback | 2 | 2 |
| James Brady | 1 | 7 |
| Gary Hirshberg | 1 | 7 |
| Steve Berg | 1 | 4 |
| Scott Belsky | 1 | 3 |
| Paul Pressler | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Case | 1 | 2 |
| Jonathan Neman | 1 | 2 |
| Nicolas Jammet | 1 | 2 |
| Diego Bidal | 1 | 1 |
| Allison Webb | 1 | 1 |
| Janet Gurwitch | 1 | 1 |
| Nathaniel Ru | 1 | 1 |
| Alice Elliot | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Fried | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Hislop | 1 | 1 |
| John Heffner | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Landau | 1 | 1 |
People are matched by normalized name across records; a common name may merge distinct individuals. Treat as a research lead, the same way modeled valuations are directional, not quoted.