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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.