Overview

Gender

female

Investor Type

Investment Partner

Kerry Rupp is General Partner at True Wealth Ventures, an early-stage VC fund investing in women-led businesses that improve human and/or environmental health. She also teaches for NSF I-Corps, helping university-based research teams identify commercialization opportunities. She serves on 5 company boards and is the Chair of the Texas 4000 for Cancer non-profit board.

Previously, Kerry was CEO at DreamIt, a Top Ten US startup accelerator and VC fund. She was founder/CEO of travel company Holiday Golightly and held VP positions at AllRecipes.com, Jobster, Classmates.com, and LexisNexis. Kerry graduated from Duke and Harvard Business School.
Previously, Kerry was CEO at DreamIt, a Top Ten US startup accelerator and early-stage venture fund, where she was directly involved with the launch of over 150 companies. During her 5-year tenure with DreamIt, she grew its programs to five cities, raised a $20M follow-on fund, and initiated the DreamIt Access (minority entrepreneur), DreamIt Athena (female entrepreneur), and DreamIt Health programs.

Before DreamIt, Kerry was herself the founder of an online travel service, Holiday Golightly, which organized unique group travel excursions for women. She has also advised senior executives at Allrecipes.com, ReadersDigest, LexisNexis, Payscale, and Taleo on strategy, business development and marketing. She has held Vice President level positions at AllRecipes.com, Jobster, Classmates.com and LexisNexis. Kerry began her career as a consultant with McKinsey & Company and Andersen Consulting (now Accenture).

Kerry holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in Biology from Duke University. In addition to her startup ecosystem service, she sits on the board of the Texas 4000 for Cancer. She is an avid adventurer that has visited over 50 countries and all 50 US states.