Cara is a Partner at Sweater Ventures, an early stage investment platform, where she focuses on Seed and Series A investments in CPG, healthtech, fintech, and marketplaces. Prior to Sweater, Cara was an investor at Chicago Ventures and Selwyn Ventures, focused on early-stage technology investments. Beyond her investment experience, Cara’s career has spanned the startup lifecycle – from launching her own business to driving growth at leading high growth ventures like Uber and NetSuite. She is passionate about creating a more equitable startup ecosystem and helping founders scale into category-defining enterprises. Cara has an MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a BBA in Finance from University of Wisconsin-Madison.