# Karen Tuleta

> Karen Tuleta is a private equity investor at Morgenthaler Private Equity backing Industrial. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Morgenthaler Private Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/morgenthaler-private-equity-2)
- Location: Cleveland, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2021
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/karen-tuleta/10/a1a/880

Karen Tuleta is a private equity investor at Morgenthaler Private Equity in Cleveland focused on Industrial and Manufacturing. Karen Tuleta is the Partner at MPE Partners. She attended Baldwin Wallace University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Industrial | 1 | 100% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 100% |
| Industrial Design | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 80/20 | 80/20 is a world-class originator and manufacturer of aluminum T-slotted building systems for various applications and end-markets. 80/20 provides T-slot aluminum profiles, or bars, that have channels used to connect other bars and parts — for instance, panels, linear bearings, or casters. It is a building system anyone can use to createcustom solutions. |  | Private Equity | Mar 03, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Morgenthaler Private Equity

VC Fund · Cleveland, United States

Morgenthaler Private Equity is a middle-market private equity firm  that focuses on lower middle market leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, and build-up investments. We focus on working with an entrepreneur- and family-owned businesses and corporate divestitures. Our goal is simple: to partner with industry-leading management teams, provide themwith the highest possible level of support as they build their companies, and create long-term shareholder value. We are focused on the lower middle market, specifically on industry-leading companies with transaction values from $25 million to $150 million and EBITDA in excess of $5 million. We are most active in two sectors: high-value manufacturing and industrial services. We invest in profitable, stand-alone companies, as well as divisions or subsidiaries of larger corporations. We are a committed partner, working closely with a portfolio company over the long-term to help it achieve its growth objectives through superior operating and financial performance. MPE contributes its extensive capital resources and unique combination of strategic, operational, and financial perspectives. In addition, MPE draws on the expertise and relationships of the firm’s valuable network of operating resources including its Senior Advisors, Executive Council, and On Deck Circle.

5 contacts available at Morgenthaler Private Equity.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Karen Tuleta | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karen-tuleta |
| Matt Yohe | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-yohe |
| Barbara Neifach | Director Of Operation | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barbara-neifach |
| Brendan Newman | VICE PRESIDENT | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brendan-newman-f8cc |
| Bridget Odorcic | Operations & Fund Compliance Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bridget-odorcic |

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## FAQ

### What does Karen Tuleta invest in?

Karen Tuleta invests primarily in Industrial, Manufacturing and Industrial Design startups, most often at Private Equity 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 Tuleta last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Karen Tuleta closed in Mar 2021. 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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