# Karen King

> Karen King is a pre-seed investor at Silver Lake (Menlo Park) backing Internet and Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Silver Lake](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/silver-lake)
- Location: Menlo Park, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jan 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-king-76099a2

Karen King is a pre-seed investor at Silver Lake in Menlo Park focused on Internet and Software. Karen King joined Silver Lake in 2004 and is a Managing Director. As the Chief Legal Officer, she oversees a team of lawyers in Menlo Park, New York, London, and Hong Kong. Ms. King and her team are involved in all aspects of the Firm's business from fundraising to deal execution to portfolio management and liquidity, as well as riskmanagement. Prior to joining Silver Lake, Ms. King worked for a number of years at the law firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in its Palo Alto, New York, and London offices. During her time there she worked on capital markets transactions, such as initial public offerings and high yield debt financings, as well as mergers and acquisitions, including representing several private equity firms. Ms. King holds an A.B. from Duke University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School and serves on the boards of several non-profit institutions.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Marketing | 1 | 100% |
| Consulting | 1 | 100% |
| Non Profit | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Momentum | Momentum is an OS/inbox and copilot for anyone who runs a pipeline (sales, fundraising, success, hiring, etc). Powered by behavioral science, useful AI, and thoughtful people. |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2019 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Betaworks Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/betaworks-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Contrary](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/contrary-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Metaplanet](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/metaplanet-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Shrug Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shrug-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ulu Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ulu-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Silver Lake

VC Fund · Menlo Park, United States

Silver Lake is a global technology investment firm focused solely on making large-scale investments in leading technology companies.They are partners to world-class management teams that seek to use their capital and expertise to build and extend their market leadership. seeks to formulate its investments to enable growth and frequently employsconservative capital structures designed to drive aggressive investment in new initiatives, innovation, and business expansion.Their core investment thesis is that the technology industries represent an extraordinary yet under-exploited target for large-scale private investments. The firm also seeks to cultivate proprietary or specialized investment opportunities not typically available to generalist investors. It devotes its full scope of talent and intellectual capital to the singular mission of investing in the world’s technology, technology-enabled businesses, and related growth businesses.Silver Lake was established in 1999 by David Roux, Glenn Hutchins, Jim Davidson, and Roger McNamee and is based in Menlo Park, California.

5 contacts available at Silver Lake.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ajay Shah | Sumeru Founding Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ajay-shah-2 |
| Christian Lucas | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christian-lucas |
| David Roux | Co-Founder & Senior Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-roux |
| David Zhang | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-zhang-4 |
| Karen King | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karen-king |

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## FAQ

### What does Karen King invest in?

Karen King invests primarily in Internet, Software and Marketing startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Karen King last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Karen King closed in Jan 2019. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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