Kelly Sims
Partner·Thrive Capital
Bio
Professional summary
Kelly Sims is a Partner at Thrive Capital, where she leads marketing, communications, and public affairs and helps run day-to-day operations as part of the firm's leadership team. Tech:NYC says she is also a board director at Shape Therapeutics. Before Thrive, she led global communications at Twitter and Stripe and earlier worked at The Abernathy MacGregor Group and IBM.
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- Thrive CapitalPartner2022 – Present
- TwitterVice President, Global Communications
- StripeGlobal Communications Lead
- The Abernathy MacGregor GroupCommunications
- IBMCommunications
Education
- University of IowaBachelor's degree in International Business and Communications
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