Kathy Leake
Founder / CEO / Entreprenuer
Bio
I have built and scaled 4 technology B2B software companies: 1) Scaled 4 technology companies from ideation to combined revenue of $100MM 2) Built innovative software companies in big data, AI & ML. One innovation increased enterprise value by 10X 3) M&A: Led successful M&A transactions, exits and mergers. One transaction increased shareholder value by 8X 4) Transformations: Transformed a company and set on path to profitability which resulted in an exit within 1 yr. 5) Capital: Raised $60MM in venture capital 6) Shareholder relations: Managed Cap Tables of 10-80 shareholders Industry Recognition: 1) Forbes "Top 11 Women Who Started AmazingCompanies" 2) Forbes "America’sMost Promising Companies" for 2 companies 3) Inc. Magazine ranked#204 on Inc. 500 America’s Fastest Growing Companies 4) Inc. Magazine rankedthe "3rd Fastest Growing Company in NYC With a Female CEO" 5) Venture Beat “TopWomen in AI” nomination in “Responsible AI” category 6) TechCrunch"40 People Who Are Living Proof You Can Make It in Silicon Valley after40" 7) Owler one of the "Top Ranked CEO's inNYC" 8) NY Business Journal "Womenof Influence“ 9) SmartCEO“Top 50 CEO's in NYC" 10) “NYC Tech Scene Influencer" asvoted in by 700 entrepreneurs I am passionate about helping other software founders with: 1) Market validation 2) Product Market Fit 3) Fundraising Readiness 4) Operations 5) GTM & Growth
Expertise
Artificial intelligence
Built and scaled 4 B2B tech companies from 0 on up. 1) Scaled 4 technology companies from ideation to combined revenue of $100MM 2) Built innovative software companies in big data, AI & ML. One innovation increased enterprise value by 10X 3) M&A: Led successful M&A transactions, exits and mergers. One transaction increased shareholder value by 8X
Bootstrapping
Built and scaled 4 B2B tech companies from 0 on up. 1) Scaled 4 technology companies from ideation to combined revenue of $100MM 2) Built innovative software companies in big data, AI & ML. One innovation increased enterprise value by 10X 3) M&A: Led successful M&A transactions, exits and mergers. One transaction increased shareholder value by 8X
Building a team
Built and scaled 4 B2B tech companies from 0 on up. 1) Scaled 4 technology companies from ideation to combined revenue of $100MM 2) Built innovative software companies in big data, AI & ML. One innovation increased enterprise value by 10X 3) M&A: Led successful M&A transactions, exits and mergers. One transaction increased shareholder value by 8X
Career guidance
Built and scaled 4 B2B tech companies from 0 on up. 1) Scaled 4 technology companies from ideation to combined revenue of $100MM 2) Built innovative software companies in big data, AI & ML. One innovation increased enterprise value by 10X 3) M&A: Led successful M&A transactions, exits and mergers. One transaction increased shareholder value by 8X
Data science
Built and scaled 4 B2B tech companies from 0 on up. 1) Scaled 4 technology companies from ideation to combined revenue of $100MM 2) Built innovative software companies in big data, AI & ML. One innovation increased enterprise value by 10X 3) M&A: Led successful M&A transactions, exits and mergers. One transaction increased shareholder value by 8X
Go to market strategy
1) Scaled 4 technology companies from ideation to combined revenue of $100MM 2) Built innovative software companies in big data, AI & ML. One innovation increased enterprise value by 10X 3) Transformations: Transformed a company and set on path to profitability which resulted in an exit within 1 yr. 4) Capital: Raised $60MM in venture capital I am passionate about helping other software founders with: 1) Market validation 2) Product Market Fit 3) Fundraising Readiness 4) GTM & Growth
Idea validation
Built and scaled 4 B2B tech companies from 0 on up. 1) Scaled 4 technology companies from ideation to combined revenue of $100MM 2) Built innovative software companies in big data, AI & ML. One innovation increased enterprise value by 10X 3) M&A: Led successful M&A transactions, exits and mergers. One transaction increased shareholder value by 8X
Leadership
Built and scaled 4 B2B tech companies from 0 on up. 1) Scaled 4 technology companies from ideation to combined revenue of $100MM 2) Built innovative software companies in big data, AI & ML. One innovation increased enterprise value by 10X 3) M&A: Led successful M&A transactions, exits and mergers. One transaction increased shareholder value by 8X
Operations
Built and scaled 4 B2B tech companies from 0 on up. 1) Scaled 4 technology companies from ideation to combined revenue of $100MM 2) Built innovative software companies in big data, AI & ML. One innovation increased enterprise value by 10X 3) M&A: Led successful M&A transactions, exits and mergers. One transaction increased shareholder value by 8X
Product market fit
Built and scaled 4 B2B tech companies from 0 on up. 1) Scaled 4 technology companies from ideation to combined revenue of $100MM 2) Built innovative software companies in big data, AI & ML. One innovation increased enterprise value by 10X 3) M&A: Led successful M&A transactions, exits and mergers. One transaction increased shareholder value by 8X
Technology and tools
Built and scaled 4 B2B tech companies from 0 on up. 1) Scaled 4 technology companies from ideation to combined revenue of $100MM 2) Built innovative software companies in big data, AI & ML. One innovation increased enterprise value by 10X 3) M&A: Led successful M&A transactions, exits and mergers. One transaction increased shareholder value by 8X
Toolkit
Perplexity
4 years of experienceI am fluent with multiple types of AI applications, software and LLM's (not just Perplexity). This section lets you only pick 1 software - you can't select multiple!
My best written content
- https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7338158005881839617/
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kathyleake_future-of-the-boardroom-forum-activity-7333950359784099842-ZgZg?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAACeqUBHWQRLdltDbzyaV1tvy0p-YPO320
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kathyleake_my-first-check-was-10-million-it-cleared-activity-7333534922252464130-dZzg?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAACeqUBHWQRLdltDbzyaV1tvy0p-YPO320
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kathyleake_ai-autonomousagents-agenticai-activity-7333259827864887296-RJGf?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAACeqUBHWQRLdltDbzyaV1tvy0p-YPO320
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kathyleake_innovation-futurism-ai-activity-7323776154492887044-JYdv?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAACeqUBHWQRLdltDbzyaV1tvy0p-YPO320