Sarah Kunst
Sarah Kunst is Founder & GP at Cleo Capital, a pre-seed and seed venture firm writing $100K–$1M checks. DryPowder last updated this profile on June 3, 2026.
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About Sarah
Sarah Kunst is the managing director of Cleo Capital & a contributing editor at Marie Claire Magazine. She has served as a senior advisor at Bumble where she focused on their corporate VC arm Bumble Fund and on the board of the Michigan State University Foundation endowment. Kunst has been named a Future Innovator by Vanity Fair, Forbes 30 Under 30 and a top 25 innovator in tech by Cool Hunting. She has been recognized for her work in Business Insider as a 30 under 30 Women in Tech and Top African-American in Tech & Pitchbook Top Black VC To Watch and honored as a top woman in VC by the Wall St. Journal and named a top DealmakeHer by the National Retail Federation. She was also named a coach for the Cartier Women's Initiative.
Source: Cleo Capital team page
How to pitch Sarah
- Size the ask
- Cleo Capital invests at pre-seed and seed, with $100K–$1M checks.
Frequently asked questions
What does Sarah Kunst invest in?
Sarah Kunst is Founder & GP at Cleo Capital. Cleo Capital invests at Pre-Seed, Seed.
What check size does Cleo Capital write?
Cleo Capital writes $100K–$1M checks at Pre-Seed, Seed, per the fund's DryPowder profile.
How do I contact Sarah Kunst?
Sarah has a public LinkedIn profile, linked on this page. DryPowder has an email address on file for Sarah, shown on paid plans.
Sources
- Website: Cleo Capital website (team page)
- LinkedIn: Sarah Kunst on LinkedIn
- Method: How DryPowder builds its data