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Kara Nortman

Co-founder of Angel City Football Club and venture capitalist; key in making Los Angeles a VC hub. She identified a gap in the market for women's soccer and spearheaded the club's creation.

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Mar 26, 2024 • 33min

How to score $200M: Angel City’s playbook for women’s soccer

Julie Uhrman and Kara Nortman, co-founders of Angel City Football Club, break down their journey in women's soccer. They reveal how the club skyrocketed to a near $200 million valuation from humble beginnings. Their innovative strategies, inspired by personal passion and a drive to fill market gaps, demonstrate how women's sports can be both impactful and profitable. They discuss overcoming investor skepticism, harnessing community support, and the importance of establishing a powerful brand that champions equity in sports.
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Aug 4, 2023 • 25min

Angel City's Big Bet on Women’s Soccer

Natalie Portman, Kara Nortman, and Julie Uhrman discuss building a successful women's soccer team for Angel City with diversity and relatability to the community. They aspire to create a global brand for women's soccer, promote teamwork and investments in women's sports, and embrace progress and challenges in gender equity work. The chapter also explores the competitive nature of women's soccer and the growth of Angel City.
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Aug 20, 2024 • 31min

Angel City Football Club: A New Business Model for Women’s Sports

Kara Nortman, a venture capitalist, Julie Uhrman, an entrepreneur, and Natalie Portman, an actor and activist, co-founded Angel City Football Club to revolutionize women's sports. They discuss their innovative business model that prioritizes gender equity and community engagement. The trio shares insights on balancing brand-building with player development and the club's rapid rise, achieving a market valuation of $250 million. Their commitment to pay equity and inclusivity in sports challenges traditional norms and inspires a new era of women's athletics.
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Dec 16, 2025 • 1h 20min

#144: Why US Investors Are Betting on Women's Football: Kara Nortman on Angel City and FC Viktoria Berlin [Englisch OV]

Kara Nortman, Gründerin und geschäftsführende Partnerin des Monarch Collective, ist eine Schlüsselperson in der Welt des Frauenfußballs. Sie spricht darüber, wie die WM 2015 die Entstehung von Angel City FC inspirierte und wie Persönlichkeiten wie Natalie Portman ihr Engagement unterstützten. Kara erläutert, warum Deutschland als Markt für Frauenfußball boomt und welche finanziellen Strategien hinter den Erfolgen stehen. Zudem gibt sie Einblicke in die Partnerschaftsmodelle und ihre Sicht auf nachhaltigen Club-Erfolg.
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Oct 7, 2025 • 31min

How Monarch Collective scored some of the biggest early deals in women's sports

Kara Nortman, co-founder of Monarch Collective and Angel City Football Club, dives into the booming world of women's sports investing. She discusses her transition from tech VC to launching a $250 million fund dedicated to women’s sports, capitalizing on a market that’s exploding. Nortman reveals their unique investment strategy involving concentrated bets and hands-on operations. The conversation also touches on revenue generation, ownership structures, and the historical significance of the Dick Kerr Ladies, all while pondering the sustainability of this exciting industry.

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