Kelsey Lynn Skinner
Partner at IP Group
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Work Experience
Chief Executive Officer
2024 - Current
AMS is a heavy mechanical contractor specializing in dam and waterway construction and rehabilitation. As a general contractor, AMS operates throughout the United States. Founded in 1967, our main clients include the US Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of Energy, US Fish & Wildlife Service, and local and state governments. We originally served the mining industry but today we do not serve the mining industry and focus exclusively on industrial construction with a mechanical focus. More on our website at: www.americanmineservices.com/
Partner & IC Member
2024
At Western Harvest Capital we focus on private equity investment in small-cap, profitable businesses in the agriculture, food and industrial construction industries. Funded by two family estates rather than a traditional fund structure, Western Harvest is flexible and creative on both initial deal structure and also exit strategy, comfortable to sell or to hold for the long-term. Headquartered in Colorado, Western Harvest builds on the engineering and farming heritage of the founders to cultivate an operating private equity model that benefits present and future generations.
Partner, Technology Venture Capital @ IP Group plc
2012 - 2024
London-based venture capital investment group, focused on building and funding innovative disruptive technology companies, with around $1.5B aum; primary sectors include deeptech, climate and life sciences. Featured VC speaker at Stanford, Harvard, MIT, Cambridge, City of London; recognized through awards like "Investment Woman of the Year" from Investment Week and Top 5 Board Directors for a Private Company from the Sunday Times.
Board Director, Investor
2013 - 2024
Novel technology out of Cambridge University; led seed round and follow-on investment.
PLC Board Director
2021 - 2022
Mirriad is the leading in-content advertising solution, built on Academy Award Winning Entertainment Technology and powered by a unique fusion of data, AI and creativity. Company is listed on London Stock Exchange and I joined the board as PLC director in Feb 2021. Showreel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLnZaItawYg
Board Director, Investor
2013 - 2022
Novel technology out of Imperial College; led investment rounds and engaged international and strategic co-investment.
Investor, Board Director, former Chair
2015 - 2021
Novel technology developed at Imperial College for water data analytics; led seed and follow-on funding including support of strategic investment and exit strategy.
Investor, Board Director
2015 - 2020
Internet of Things data platform for insurance, led first investment round.
Advisory Board
2017 - 2018
Advisory board member for Factor[e] Ventures, a U.S. early-stage venture investor focused on developing economies.
Member of the Screening Committee
2013 - 2017
Angel investment group focused on women-founded startups.