Kara Alter leads brand strategy, marketing, and community at SE Ventures, where she also supports portfolio companies through strategic co-marketing opportunities. She brings a strong founder’s perspective to her work, grounded in hands-on experience building and scaling brands from the ground up.
Prior to joining SE Ventures, Kara served as the founding head of brand marketing at three fast-growing startups. Her work spans a wide range of sectors, including sustainable investing, regenerative agriculture, mobility, sustainable communities, fintech, real estate technology, and biotech. Across each of these domains, she has focused on developing thoughtful go-to-market strategies and cultivating highly engaged, global customer communities.
Kara holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from the University of Southern California, with an emphasis on Business Administration and Communication Design.

