Kellie O Hara
Startup Advisor
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Irish - Female - Neurodiverse - Mammy - Straight Talker
Ops - Strategy - Communications - Investor Relations
A Bit About Me
Welcome to the Irish side, where leprechauns are fictional, Guinness loving is a myth,
& we create our own luck☘️
🔥SSS startup story session
The Startup Whisperer workshop to help founders clarify their message in preparation for institutional funding. Your startup isn’t complex, it’s just
AI VC Fund 🔥
Digerati Investments invests in late SEED-Series A, AI SaaS IOT Dual Use
🔥CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AUDIT/SYNDICATIONS STUDIO
Reciprocity ROI supports founders through "pre-funding clearance audit & syndications" where we don't just review, we verify everything before leading syndication with our co-investors.
VC FUND (pre-launch) 🔥
FemX will invest in pre-seed US female-led & neurodiverse EdTech
There was no “standard issue” track into entrepreneurship for me. My route started as a choreographer then audio engineer, where I first noticed my neurodiverse operating system doesn’t just think differently, it sees gaps others miss due to my
"simplify go-to" way of operating.
I strip shi$ back, spot blind spots, translate chaos into clarity, and help founders
avoid rookie mistakes.
I'm a multi-hat wearing founder, advisor, IR exec and potential
emerging fund managing partner.
I help startups tighten the foundation before capital hits,
so scaling doesn’t break the business.
Personal faves:
My approach is experience-taught, not theory-taught. I’ve built/scaled ventures across travel, music, proximity marketing, recruiting, and startup tech solutions & know first-hand how scrappy growth feels, and how much faster it can happen with the right guidance.
Recent supported wins:
Traction isn’t just revenue, it’s collective strong market signals that scream "I NEED THIS".
Founders chase investment as the prize, but if your customer discovery and acquisition aren’t solid, funding just amplifies the cracks.
I’m an Irish mammy, random storyteller, and firm believer that humour belongs in business. People call me creative, sharp, and fun but Sshhh don't tell anyone 🙈
🔺FREE resource: My Newsletter
Core AI-driven
EDtech
FEMtech
Female-led
$57M in capital raised
Expanded teams by 45% in critical growth phases
Secured 10+ pilots and strategic partnershipsPlugged into National Security Innovation Network programs
Experience
2004 - 2012
2017 - 2020
2020 - present
From choreography and audio engineer (where I first realized my brain operated differently to others)
Then singing in an American country acoustic duo with my sister in our band "Arrows" (where I realized I had a knack with strategy)
To multiple entrepreneurial ventures and landed in venture c apital (where I realized my skills in entrepreneurship, ops, pre-funding alignment, narrative and positioning)