Kirby Harris

Prior to partnering to found Base Ventures, Kirby served as Vice President at a boutique private equity firm focused on project finance and alternative energy investments. Over the course of his career, Kirby built a reputation for his keen investment analysis. His knack for simplifying complex ideas and filtering information to surface the most critical signals about a business’s potential for success made him a sought-after advisor for investors of all kinds. He applies learnings from a long career in private equity investing to inform his work with startup companies, especially as it relates to business model development.

Kirby is a Kauffman Fellow, a selective fellowship program for high-performing venture capitalists. His time as a Fellow served to solidify the convictions that form the investment thesis for Base Ventures, where he focuses on portfolio management and operations.

Kirby received his MBA in finance from California State University Hayward and studied finance at Middlesex University in the UK. He received his B.A from Morehouse College.