Kerry Rupp
Director/Board Member at Partum Health, Inc.
Profile
Kerry Rupp is a General Partner at True Wealth Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund investing in women-led businesses improving environmental and/or human health.
She is also a nationally-certified instructor for the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program, helping university-based teams to commercialize their science and technology research.
She is an active startup coach who is asked to judge at startup competitions nationwide and is a frequent speaker on entrepreneurship, innovation and early-stage investing.
She serves as a mentor at Capital Factory, on the Advisory Panel of the Texas Health Catalyst program at Dell Medical School, and on the Founding Steering Committee for Beam, an organization focused women entrepreneurs.
She is also a board director for Vidafuel, re-Harvest, Rosy, and Founding and a board observer for BrainCheck and Atlantic Sea Farms, all True Wealth Ventures’ portfolio companies.
Previously, Kerry was CEO at DreamIt, a Top Ten US startup accelerator and early-stage venture fund, where she was directly involved with the launch of over 150 companies.
During her 5-year tenure with DreamIt, she grew its programs to five cities, raised a $20M follow-on fund, and initiated the DreamIt Access (minority entrepreneur), DreamIt Athena (female entrepreneur), and DreamIt Health programs.
Before DreamIt, Kerry was herself the founder of an online travel service, Holiday Golightly, which organized unique group travel excursions for women.
She has also advised senior executives at Allrecipes.com, ReadersDigest, LexisNexis, Payscale, and Taleo on strategy, business development and marketing.
She has held Vice President level positions at AllRecipes.com, Jobster, Classmates.com and LexisNexis.
Kerry began her career as a consultant with McKinsey & Company and Andersen Consulting (now Accenture).
Kerry Rupp active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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True Wealth Venture Capital LLC
 True Wealth Venture Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance True Wealth Venture Capital LLC (True Wealth Venture Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Sara Brand. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | Private Equity Investor | 2015-08-31 |
Partum Health, Inc.
 Partum Health, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Partum Health, Inc. provides comprehensive care to families throughout the pregnancy and postpartum experience. The company is based in an undisclosed location and offers birth doula care, postpartum doula care, mental health support, lactation consultations, nutrition, physical therapy, and childbirth education. The American company offers digital care coordination, patient education, and interdisciplinary services virtually and in person by expert care providers. Partum Health aims to elevate the current standard of maternal care, ensuring that all birthing people and their families have the support they need for healthy and more joyful parenting. Partum Health was founded by Matt Rogers and Meghan Doyle, with Meghan Doyle serving as the CEO since incorporation. | Director/Board Member | 2023-05-31 |
The Petite Professional LLC
 The Petite Professional LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services The Petite Professional LLC is a company that operates as a healthy food and fitness blog for professional women. The company is based in Frisco, TX. The company was founded by Claire Siegel. Michael Hartman has been the CEO of the company since 2022. | Director/Board Member | 2021-08-31 |
Reharvest Co., Ltd.
 Reharvest Co., Ltd. TruckingTransportation Reharvest Co., Ltd. is a South Korean company that specializes in food upcycling. The company is based in Seoul, South Korea. Reharvest's mission is to reduce food waste by transforming food byproducts into new, sustainable food products. The company was founded in 2019 and is led by CEO Myung-Jun Min. | Director/Board Member | 2021-08-31 |
Rosy Wellness, Inc.
 Rosy Wellness, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Rosy Wellness, Inc. operates as a research-based technology solution for women who suffer from low libido. The company was founded by Lyndsey Harper and is headquartered in Dallas, TX. | Director/Board Member | 2021-07-31 |
VidaFuel, Inc.
 VidaFuel, Inc. Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables VidaFuel, Inc. produces snack foods and nutrition supplements and sells through online. The company was founded by Bette Parolini, Mollie Perry and Priyank Sharma and is headquartered in Nashville, TN. | Director/Board Member | 2019-08-31 |
Allrecipes.com, Inc.
 Allrecipes.com, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Allrecipes.com, Inc. operates an online database of recipes and cooking tips. The firm's Allrecipes.com operates as a resource for cooks seeking recipes, ideas, every day and holiday meal solutions, and cooking tips. The company was founded by Carl Lipo and Michael T. Pfeffer in July 1997 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2009-12-31 |
Former positions of Kerry Rupp
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Dreamit Ventures LLC
 Dreamit Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Dreamit Ventures LLC (Dreamit Ventures) is a venture capital and accelerator firm founded in 2008 by David Bookspan, Michael Levinson and Steve D. Welch. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA with an office in New York, NY. | Chief Executive Officer | 2015-02-28 |
| Holiday Golightly LLC | Chief Executive Officer | 2010-04-30 |
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Training of Kerry Rupp
| Duke University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Harvard University | Masters Business Admin |
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| Private companies | 13 |
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Dreamit Ventures LLC
Dreamit Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Dreamit Ventures LLC (Dreamit Ventures) is a venture capital and accelerator firm founded in 2008 by David Bookspan, Michael Levinson and Steve D. Welch. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA with an office in New York, NY. | Finance |
BrainCheck, Inc.
 BrainCheck, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services BrainCheck, Inc. develops mobile brain health tracking solution testing platform. It offers BrainCheck, a screening tool where users can assess brain health on any mobile device or browser and receive results on the spot, both compared to individual baseline and to the population average. The company was founded by David Eagleman and Yael Katz in 2015 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Technology Services |
True Wealth Venture Capital LLC
True Wealth Venture Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance True Wealth Venture Capital LLC (True Wealth Venture Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Sara Brand. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | Finance |
Partum Health, Inc.
Partum Health, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Partum Health, Inc. provides comprehensive care to families throughout the pregnancy and postpartum experience. The company is based in an undisclosed location and offers birth doula care, postpartum doula care, mental health support, lactation consultations, nutrition, physical therapy, and childbirth education. The American company offers digital care coordination, patient education, and interdisciplinary services virtually and in person by expert care providers. Partum Health aims to elevate the current standard of maternal care, ensuring that all birthing people and their families have the support they need for healthy and more joyful parenting. Partum Health was founded by Matt Rogers and Meghan Doyle, with Meghan Doyle serving as the CEO since incorporation. | Health Services |
The Petite Professional LLC
The Petite Professional LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services The Petite Professional LLC is a company that operates as a healthy food and fitness blog for professional women. The company is based in Frisco, TX. The company was founded by Claire Siegel. Michael Hartman has been the CEO of the company since 2022. | Technology Services |
Reharvest Co., Ltd.
Reharvest Co., Ltd. TruckingTransportation Reharvest Co., Ltd. is a South Korean company that specializes in food upcycling. The company is based in Seoul, South Korea. Reharvest's mission is to reduce food waste by transforming food byproducts into new, sustainable food products. The company was founded in 2019 and is led by CEO Myung-Jun Min. | Transportation |
Rosy Wellness, Inc.
Rosy Wellness, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Rosy Wellness, Inc. operates as a research-based technology solution for women who suffer from low libido. The company was founded by Lyndsey Harper and is headquartered in Dallas, TX. | Technology Services |
VidaFuel, Inc.
VidaFuel, Inc. Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables VidaFuel, Inc. produces snack foods and nutrition supplements and sells through online. The company was founded by Bette Parolini, Mollie Perry and Priyank Sharma and is headquartered in Nashville, TN. | Consumer Non-Durables |
Allrecipes.com, Inc.
Allrecipes.com, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Allrecipes.com, Inc. operates an online database of recipes and cooking tips. The firm's Allrecipes.com operates as a resource for cooks seeking recipes, ideas, every day and holiday meal solutions, and cooking tips. The company was founded by Carl Lipo and Michael T. Pfeffer in July 1997 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Technology Services |
| Holiday Golightly LLC | |
Classmates, Inc.
 Classmates, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Classmates, Inc. operates as a social networking site that helps members find, connect with friends and acquaintances. It offers online library of digitized yearbooks browse online help members reconnect, reminisce, engage and plan reunions with their classmates. The firms users can tag and share old photos from school. The company was founded by Randy Conrads in 1995 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Technology Services |
| LexisNexis Applied Discovery | |
Sterling Commerce (America), Inc.
 Sterling Commerce (America), Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Sterling Commerce (America), Inc. provided solutions for business-to-business integration, community management, secure file transfer, multi-channel selling, distributed order management, logistics, and fulfilment and payment management. The company was headquartered in Dublin, OH. | Technology Services |
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