Kirsten Suddath is a General Partner at Next Frontier Capital (NFC). She joined the firm in 2021 with years of experience on the investor side and a decade of experience as an operator in companies large and small. Having built the majority of her career in the Boulder/Denver area, she is the anchor for Bozeman, MT-based NFC in the Colorado market.
Prior to joining NFC, Kirsten served as a Senior Associate with Blackhorn Ventures, based in Denver. Blackhorn is a high-velocity early stage industrial-focused firm investing pre-seed through Series A. At Blackhorn, Kirsten was focused on new investment opportunities, modeling and forecasting at the portfolio company, fund and firm levels, and providing operational and coaching support for Blackhorn’s portfolio companies.
Prior to joining Blackhorn, she was an Entrepreneur in Residence with the Techstars Boulder Accelerator where she still serves as a Mentor for the Techstars Boulder program. Previously, she helped launch Flytedesk, a 2015 Techstars advertising technology startup as Head of Finance and Operations. Kirsten has been involved with numerous Boulder-based startups across CleanTech, telecom, transportation/distribution, and software technology companies.
She has a double BA in mathematics and philosophy, and an MBA focused in entrepreneurial finance from the University of Colorado, Boulder, where she was voted the “most outstanding student”. She’s also a former competitive big mountain skier having competed on the Freeskiing World Tour Qualifier and in the Colorado Freeride Championships.
Besides startups and skiing, Kirsten is passionate about spending time outdoors with her husband Ben and daughter Riley. She’s also a big USWNT soccer fan, classically trained pianist, and enthusiastic amateur gluten free baker.
Kirsten Suddath is a General Partner at Next Frontier Capital (NFC). She joined the firm in 2021 with years of experience on the investor side and a decade of experience as an operator in companies large and small. Having built the majority of her career in the Boulder/Denver area, she is the anchor for Bozeman, MT-based NFC in the Colorado market.
Prior to joining NFC, Kirsten served as a Senior Associate with Blackhorn Ventures, based in Denver. Blackhorn is a high-velocity early stage industrial-focused firm investing pre-seed through Series A. At Blackhorn, Kirsten was focused on new investment opportunities, modeling and forecasting at the portfolio company, fund and firm levels, and providing operational and coaching support for Blackhorn’s portfolio companies.
Prior to joining Blackhorn, she was an Entrepreneur in Residence with the Techstars Boulder Accelerator where she still serves as a Mentor for the Techstars Boulder program. Previously, she helped launch Flytedesk, a 2015 Techstars advertising technology startup as Head of Finance and Operations. Kirsten has been involved with numerous Boulder-based startups across CleanTech, telecom, transportation/distribution, and software technology companies.
She has a double BA in mathematics and philosophy, and an MBA focused in entrepreneurial finance from the University of Colorado, Boulder, where she was voted the “most outstanding student”. She’s also a former competitive big mountain skier having competed on the Freeskiing World Tour Qualifier and in the Colorado Freeride Championships.
Besides startups and skiing, Kirsten is passionate about spending time outdoors with her husband Ben and daughter Riley. She’s also a big USWNT soccer fan, classically trained pianist, and enthusiastic amateur gluten free baker.