Clara Koester

Clara Koester is an experienced professional in portfolio operations and business development, currently working at General Catalyst since December 2024 and at Platform Crew in VC as an Initiator since December 2022. Previously, Clara held the position of Head of Platform at Cavalry Ventures from August 2022 to December 2024 and was involved in M&A and business development at zahneins from January 2019 to August 2022. Clara's background includes a Business Development Manager role at MAYD: MEDS AT YOUR DOORSTEP, an associate position at Kekst CNC, and internships at Just Spices GmbH, Kekst CNC, Henkel, and BlaBlaCar. Clara holds a Master of Science in International Management from Esade and a Bachelor of Science in Management and Technology from the Technical University of Munich.