Kara Weber
Founder/General Partner, Brilliant Ventures
Kara Weber is a proven entrepreneur who brings years of experience developing and driving successful marketing programs for technology and digital media companies at various stages of development. She is currently the Founder of Brilliant Ventures. Before Brilliant Ventures, she was an advisor at Deep Forest Media and GrandIntent. She previously served as Adap.tv’s chief marketing officer, overseeing development of the Adap.tv brand, message and market presence around the globe.
Kara joined Adap.tv from the Rubicon Project, where she drove that company’s successful evolution from start-up to market leader in display advertising technology for publishers. She also co-founded and launched several startups, including app developer Mogopop and early social media site Tripod.com.
Kara holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Williams College.
Content & Articles by Kara Weber
LA Tech Week 2025 Day 2 Recap: Startup Growth – Tuesday Oct 14
After a packed AI Building Day, we continued LA Tech Week with Startup Growth Day, a full schedule of sessions focused on go-to-market strategy, founder journeys, and scaling startups in...
LA Tech Week 2025 Day 1 Recap: AI Building – Monday Oct 13
We hosted three full days of events during LA Tech Week, each one focused on helping founders learn, connect, and build with the latest in AI and startup growth. Day...
Using Customer Feedback to Build a Product that Customers Will Love
Customer feedback is the lifeblood of successful product development, but many startups struggle with collecting, validating, and prioritizing the constant stream of input from users, advisors, and internal teams. In...
How Shaun Merritt Vibe-Coded Karrot.ai As A Solo Builder
I recently had the opportunity to chat with Shaun Merritt, cofounder and CTO of Karrot.ai, a LinkedIn ABM tool. Shaun was kind enough to share a comprehensive breakdown of how...
7 Steps to Build a Product That Sells Itself
The Founder’s Mental Health Playbook: What I Learned After Nearly Burning Out
A hard-won guide to staying mentally healthy while building a startup I founded Stitcher, the podcast platform, in 2007 and ran it for seven years until we sold in 2014....