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Kirk Wolfe

Corporate Development at Kollective Technology

Greater Chicago Area

Overview 

Kirk Wolfe is a Technology Executive and Investor based in the Greater Chicago Area with a strong background in venture capital, start-ups, and strategic partnerships. He currently serves as a Partner at MK Capital and has made notable investments in companies like OneCause and Kollective Technology, showcasing his expertise in Series A, Series B, and Seed stages. Wolfe holds an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a B.S.E. from the University of Michigan. His career highlights include serving as a Board Director at various successful companies like HealthiNation, Clear Software (Acquired by Microsoft), and OneCause, demonstrating his leadership in driving growth and strategic decision-making in the technology sector.

Work Experience 

  • Partner

    2005 - Current

    MK Capital is an early and growth-stage venture capital firm with more than $500 million in assets under management. MK invests in disruptive business-to-business software and technology companies. The MK partners average over twenty years of venture capital experience and have built dozens of leading companies in their chosen markets. As a member of the MK Capital portfolio, companies gain access to experienced partners with deep operating experience, not just a line of capital. MK collaborates on strategy, operations, and technology as active board members, leveraging deep insights to drive growth and scale.

  • CFO / Corporate Development

    2017

  • Board Director

    2008

    Kollective is the first and only platform to fuse observability, analytics, and optimization for large-scale video event and collaboration applications into one unified enterprise solution powered by AI and ML. Discover more at www.kollective.com.

Kollective Technology operates as an enterprise content delivery network provider.

Raised $86,742,074.00 from Pritzker Group Venture Capital, MK Capital, MK Capital, Pritzker Group Venture Capital, Cross Creek and Hatteras Funds.

  • Board Director

    2011

    OneCause is driving the future of fundraising with easy-to-use digital fundraising solutions that help nonprofits improve the giving experience and raise more money. OneCause builds technology that optimizes everyday generosity, making it easier for nonprofit organizations to fundraise and for nonprofit supporters to give. Since 2008, OneCause has helped over 14,000 nonprofits in the United States and Canada raise $8 billion for their missions. OneCause is committed to driving innovation in the charitable sector, bringing together nonprofit professionals across the world for the annual Raise Conference to exchange ideas that further fundraising. For more information, visit www.onecause.com

  • Board Director

    2016 - 2021

    Clear Software is on a mission to simplify business software and make people more productive. The Clear Software Intelligent Automation platform enables organizations to streamline core business processes across software such as SAP, OracleEBS, Salesforce, and many other cloud and premise applications. Clear Software acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) in October 2021.

Clear Software is an Intelligent Automation platform that protects and extends technology investments.

Raised $5,525,000.00 from The Knall Cohen Group, MK Capital, Collina Ventures, Abdullah Haider, Charmides Capital and Hyde Park Venture Partners.

  • Board Director

    2007 - 2021

    HealthiNation is a leading producer of original health videos, with a comprehensive library of expert-written videos created in partnership with a network of medical professionals and patient advocates across a broad scope of health topics, such as disease conditions, nutrition, wellness, and lifestyle. HealthiNation acquired by GoodRx (NASDAQ: GDRX) in April 2021.

  • CEO

    2012 - 2014

  • Field Operations

    1998 - 2002

    As an early-stage Ariba employee, Kirk helped establish and grow the Americas field operations organization. Ariba is the world’s largest business commerce network. Ariba combines industry-leading cloud-based applications with the world's largest Internet-based trading community to help companies discover and collaborate with a global network of partners. Using the Ariba® Network, businesses of all sizes can connect to their trading partners anywhere, at any time from any application or device to buy, sell and manage their cash more efficiently and effectively than ever before. The Ariba Network is the world's largest business network where more than 6.7 million companies transact USD $5.1 trillion in commerce annually across 190 countries.

Procuri is an SAP company that provides on-demand supply management solutions and services for its clients.

Raised $10,000,000.00 from Insight Partners.

  • Technology Manager

    1997 - 1998

    Led the construction of the first business-to-consumer online store at Motorola, Inc.

Motorola exists to invent, build and deliver the best mobile devices on the planet, improving the lives of millions of people.

  • Consultant

    1995 - 1997

Accenture Ventures is a venture capital firm arm of Accenture, delivers innovative solutions with strategic partnerships and investments.

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