Karl Alomar

Karl Alomar is the Managing Partner at M13, a venture capital firm focused on early-stage consumer technology companies.14 He brings over two decades of executive-level experience in building and growing technology businesses.1

Career Highlights

• Current Role: Managing Partner at M13, overseeing the Propulsion Team and running the firm.14
• Previous Experience: COO of DigitalOcean for six years, helping scale the business from its first product to over 500 employees and $250M ARR.56
• Entrepreneurial Background: Co-founded and exited two technology companies as CEO before joining M13.6

Investment Focus

At M13, Karl focuses on investing in founders who are building the future of work, commerce, health, and money.1 The firm invests in infrastructure technology, including AI and web3.3

Approach to Investing

Karl emphasizes the importance of:

• Letting founders lead the storyline4
• Avoiding getting caught up in hype cycles without due diligence2
• Supporting innovative and creative founders through various stages of their journey4

Education

• MBA from Columbia Business School
• BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Imperial College London3

Karl Alomar is known for his thoughtful, measured approach to investment, combining his technical background with operational expertise to support and guide the founders M13 invests in.4