Lindsay Karas Stencel

Lindsay is a seasoned venture capitalist and law firm partner. As one of the first female VCs in the midwest, Lindsay has served as a partner and chief legal counsel for NCT Ventures, an early stage VC fund, and also assisted in co-founding The W Fund, a female-focused investment firm. She also served as the Chief Investment Officer of LaunchNY, where she ran one of the most active seed funds in the country. Currently, she is a partner overseeing venture capital and early stage investments in Columbus, OH for Thompson Hine LLP.