Katie Schwartz Thiry tends to back software that fixes hidden operational problems inside companies rather than flashy, surface-level apps, with a particular focus on the back-office side of healthcare—things like clinician licensing, credentialing, and virtual care—and she's drawn to founders who personally lived through the operational pain they're solving, often in areas where regulation or complexity makes adoption hard, like payments, legal work, and supply chains. Her own path mixes banking, private equity, and venture capital with hands-on experience working inside fintech startups like Chime and Edison Software, and she's originally from Atlanta and now lives in Mill Valley.