Bari Krein brings a legal background to venture investing at StartUp Health, having worked as a senior attorney at the SEC, a law firm partner handling business deals and IPOs, and general counsel of a public company, and she holds a JD and LLM from Georgetown—training that shows up in how she helps founders avoid early mistakes like missing paperwork on IP ownership and employee agreements, which she warns can cause big problems later during funding rounds or acquisitions. She's also part of a sibling-run team at StartUp Health alongside her brothers Steven and Dr. Howard Krein, and founders have specifically praised her for sticking up for their rights as the company grew, not just helping them raise money.