Isabella Epstein

Isabella Epstein is the Co-Founder of Kndrd, a startup described as "The IRL Social Network".2 She founded Kndrd in April 2023 and is based in New York City.2 Kndrd is a hyperlocal, interest-based app that aims to connect people in real life through on-demand user-proposed hangouts.2

Professional Background

Prior to co-founding Kndrd, Isabella had experience in various fields:

• Investment Banking: She worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at Siebert Williams Shank from August 2020 to April 2023.2

• Finance Internships: Isabella interned at Goldman Sachs as a Merchant Banking Summer Analyst in 2019 and as an Investment Banking Summer Analyst in 2020.1

• Yale Investments Office: She worked as an Investment Analyst Intern from January to August 2021 and then as an Investment Analyst from July 2022 to December 2023.1

• DFO Management, LLC: As of January 2024, Isabella has been working as an Analyst at DFO Management.1

Education

Isabella graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts in Ethics, Politics & Economics, and was part of the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy.1 She completed her degree between 2017 and 2022, taking a gap year in 2020-2021.1

Entrepreneurial Experience

Before Kndrd, Isabella demonstrated her entrepreneurial spirit by founding Belle by Bella, a socially driven jewelry brand that aimed to empower a Colombian indigenous community.2 This venture, which she ran from June 2015 to September 2017, generated $5,000 in sales within four months through social media strategy.2

Isabella's journey with Kndrd began when she identified a problem that wasn't being solved, realizing she wasn't alone in experiencing this issue.3 Her passion for connecting people and building communities is evident in her recent LinkedIn posts, where she emphasizes the importance of personal connections and the power of community in entrepreneurship.45