Karishma Bali

CEO

San Francisco, California, United States6 yrs 6 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Built and scaled companies to six figures in months.
  • Advised Fortune 500s on go-to-market strategies.
  • Helped founders create repeatable growth systems.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Healthtech and Startup Growth Strategy Expert.

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Skills

Core Skills

EntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategyGo-to-market Strategy

Other Skills

Advertising SalesAnalytical SkillsBritish EnglishBusiness AdministrationBusiness Relationship ManagementClinical ResearchCoachingCollaborative Problem SolvingCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)FinanceFinancial AnalysisFinancial ModelingFundraisingHindiInterpersonal Skills

About

I’ve built and scaled my own companies past six figures in revenue within months. I’ve advised Fortune 500s on GTM. And for years I watched brilliant founders pour everything into tech, only to run out of money 104–260 weeks later. Not because the product wasn’t great, but because they never cracked distribution. That realization shifted my path. I went from building companies to helping others build repeatable GTM engines to hit pmf. Along the way, I: Scaled startups and advised Fortune 500s on distribution strategy. Built communities of thousands by leaning into authentic, trust-driven content. Helped founders turn messy narratives into credibility that converts. I know the frustration of cold outbound falling flat, the stress of burning cash on ads with no ROI, and the helplessness of having a great story that never reaches the right audience. That’s exactly what I help founders overcome. My work sits at the intersection of GTM strategy, distribution, and credibility-building. Unlike consultants who focus only on paid ads or outbound, I help leaders design growth systems rooted in trust, insight, and repeatability to hit pmf. The outcome: faster traction, stronger positioning, and the confidence to scale without burning cash. I operate with curiosity, integrity, resilience, transparency, and impact.

Experience

6 yrs 6 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 6 mos
Average Tenure
10 mos
Current Experience

Virio

Head of Healthtech

Aug 2025Present · 10 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Virio helps GTM execs deploy content that drives pipeline.
  • Backed by execs from LinkedIn, Rippling, Hubspot, and the biggest creators on LinkedIn.
  • www.virio.ai

Wildwood ventures

Venture Scout

Jan 2025Present · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Building and investing in technology companies that make lives better.
  • Wildwood is a venture studio and investor at the intersection of the outdoor and wellness economies.
  • We partner with some of the biggest outdoor brands on the planet.
  • We build with the pioneers, the courageous ones, the rebels just-crazy-enough to believe we can create things together that matter.

Depaul driehaus college of business

Adjunct Professor

Mar 2023Present · 3 yrs 3 mos · Chicago, Illinois, United States

The scan foundation

Entrepreneur In Residence

Apr 2022Sep 2022 · 5 mos

Go-to-Market StrategyProduct ManagementBusiness StrategyEntrepreneurshipCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Finance+1

Wheaton college

Guest Instructor

Aug 2021Dec 2021 · 4 mos

Drip

Founder

Jun 2020May 2025 · 4 yrs 11 mos · Chicago, Illinois, United States

  • Drip is an ai hydration tech company building to optimize physiological performance
  • Oversee all operational aspects of the business including but not limited to design, order fulfillment, website development, media engagement, customer service, and manufacturer and supplier relations
  • Develop and maintain business plan
  • Craft overall brand persona, pushing for an inclusive vision that aligns with and serves the needs of customers
Financial ModelingResponsivenessBusiness StrategyEntrepreneurshipCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Analytical Skills+1

Fedtech

NASA StartUp Studio GTM Lead

Jun 2020Sep 2020 · 3 mos · Washington, District of Columbia, United States

  • FedTech is a unique private venture firm commercializing deep tech across DoD, NASA, DoE, universities and other national labs. FedTech builds startups around breakthrough technology from the world’s most advanced research facilities. Chosen from highly competitive pool of applicants to participate in the NASA FedTech Startup Studio. Collaborating with a team and implementing lean startup methodologies to validate business model for cutting edge technology from NASA.
  • Following the studio, I co-founded Onedrus with my team. ONEDRUS develops and delivers groundbreaking air quality solutions. The founding team met through the FedTech - NASA Startup Studio and is working to commercialize a novel air quality solution built on technology developed for and licensed by NASA.
  • https://www.linkedin.com/company/onedrus/
Financial ModelingBritish EnglishBusiness StrategyEntrepreneurshipCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Management

Various companies

GTM Consulting

Aug 2018May 2023 · 4 yrs 9 mos · Chicago, Illinois, United States

  • Consulted for multiple companies ranging from startups to fortune 500 companies
  • QuantaED Solutions- VP of Business Development (San Diego, CA)
  • Established strategy to launch a branded service product (QuantaLead) and a digital health mobile application update (Ginger-U 3.0: www.ginger-u.com)
  • Initiated internal sales management system for QuantaLead (e.g., developing email and proposal templates, ongoing list of cold leads, and listings to recruit Sales Agents)
  • Identified, purchased and branded product offerings for the shop feature of Ginger-U 3.0, establishing the supply chain
  • Established strategy to launch a branded service product (QuantaLead) and a digital health mobile application update (Ginger-U 3.0: www.ginger-u.com) Initiated internal sales management system for QuantaLead (e.g., developing email and proposal templates, ongoing list of cold leads, using sql, and listings to recruit Sales Agents) Identified, purchased and branded product offerings for the shop feature of Ginger-U 3.0, establishing the supply chain Initiated collaborations, partnerships and expanded network with for these offerings
  • Roosense- GTM Advisor (Cleveland, OH)
  • Fedtech NASA Startup Studio- Go-to-Market Consultant (Washington, DC)
  • FM Tracks - Business Consultant (Cleveland, OH)
  • Neuaxiom - Business Consultant (San Francisco, CA)
  • Creatsens - Business Consultant (Barcelona, Spain)
  • Developed & executed go-to-market strategy for mobile applications, service based platforms, and
  • products
  • Led quantitative studies to determine quarterly user adoption rates, using advanced statistical
  • analysis through Facebook, Instagram, and Google and overall executing on a broad range of data
  • and analytics
  • Built and managed productive and collaborative internal organizational systems with teams ranging
  • from two to 50 colleagues
  • Scaled up customer introductions; initiating and closed revenue generating
  • partnerships amounting to $2Mn+ in contract value
Go-to-Market StrategyProcess ImprovementProduct ManagementTeam EffectivenessBusiness StrategyCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)+4

Loyola university chicago

Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fellow

Aug 2016May 2017 · 9 mos · Chicago

Education

University of San Francisco School of Management

Master of Business Administration - MBA — Global Entrepreneurial Management

Jan 2018Jan 2019

Case Western Reserve University

Master's degree — Biology/Medical Physiology

Jan 2017Jan 2019

Loyola University Chicago

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Jan 2012Jan 2016

Loyola University Chicago John Felice Rome Center

Bachelor's of Science — Anthropology

Jan 2013Jan 2013

Glenbard North High School

Diploma

Jan 2008Jan 2012

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