Katie Dunn

Katie Dunn is an investor, entrepreneur, and venture expert focusing her angel investments on underrepresented pre-seed and seed-stage founders in the United States, primarily in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) and technology sectors.

With over 25 years in banking and financial services—including financing over $10 billion in commercial real estate—she has built deep expertise in strategy, due diligence, finance, and identifying people and businesses worth investing in. Her passion for empowering emerging founders and her talent for screening high-potential opportunities drive her global investment portfolio and advisory work.

Katie has helped founders secure over $30 million in capital from investors and grants by leveraging her understanding of investor psychology and pitch development. She guides startup teams in communicating their company stories clearly and concisely to acquire investment, partners, and customers using her custom AI tools and through her company, Masthead Strategies.

Katie’s personal investment portfolio includes Outcast Brands (Blood Monkey Gin and Two Shores Rum), Another Tomorrow, Juliet Wine, WTHN, Forecastr, and Goodword. She sits on various advisory boards including Outcast Brands, Fierce Foundry, InPress and the Enthuse Foundation.