Katie Reiner Peykar

Katie started her career while she was a student at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, where she co-founded Companion, a consumer mobile security platform that allows students to virtually walk friends home at night. The company grew to over 2M users in two years. After graduating, Katie joined Lead Edge Capital, a top growth equity fund, where she focused on consumer investing, sourcing Carbon38 and Knixwear (acquired for $300M in 2022) for the team.

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Katie has a BA from University of Michigan Ross School of Business with an emphasis in entrepreneurship and product management.