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Karen Prats

Services

Four ways to work with me.

I've built, funded, scaled and exited a company. Every engagement brings that operator experience to your venture, programme or leadership challenge.

01

Innovation & Venture Advisory

For: Companies, venture builders, accelerators, innovation teams, foundations and institutions.

The challenge

You're launching a new venture, programme or partnership and need decisions that hold up in the market — not another slide deck. Maybe the business model isn't proven, the go-to-market is unclear, or the startup and corporate sides aren't speaking the same language.

Why I can help

I've taken a digital business from first concept to international expansion, raised €2M+, built corporate partnerships with companies like Catalana Occident and Grup Godó, and gone through a merger and exit. I've also built ecosystems across Spain and Germany. I bring the operator's view.

Working together

  1. 1A short discovery conversation to understand the challenge
  2. 2A focused scope: strategic sessions, a sprint, or an ongoing advisory role
  3. 3Hands-on work with your team on the decisions that matter
  4. 4Clear recommendations and next steps you can act on

What it can support

  • — A sharper venture or programme strategy
  • — A tested business model and go-to-market approach
  • — Stronger partnership and ecosystem connections
  • — Better alignment between corporate and startup partners

Areas

Venture and innovation strategy · Business model development and validation · Go-to-market and growth · Strategic partnerships and ecosystem development · Corporate–startup collaboration · International expansion · Accelerator and entrepreneurship programme design

Karen Prats working through strategy with a founder
02

Founder Development & Accelerator Programmes

For: Accelerators, incubators, venture builders, universities, foundations and corporate innovation teams.

The challenge

Your programme gives founders funding, mentors and tools — but the people leading the ventures are under enormous pressure, and leadership, decision-making and resilience rarely get structured attention.

Why I can help

I've been the founder in the chair, and I've designed the Founder Wellbeing Track that became part of Campus Founders' AI Founders Accelerator and Leadership Talent Academy. I know what founders need and what programme teams can realistically deliver.

Working together

  1. 1Understanding your cohort, programme goals and constraints
  2. 2Choosing a format: a single workshop, a series or a full track
  3. 3Designing and delivering sessions tailored to your founders
  4. 4Reflection with your team on what to keep and improve

What it can support

  • — Founders with clearer leadership and decision-making tools
  • — A founder-development layer that complements your venture support
  • — Shared language for pressure, resilience and sustainable performance
  • — A programme component you can repeat with future cohorts

Programmes & workshops

Signature programme: Founder Wellbeing Track · From Founder to Leader · Know Yourself, Lead Better · Building Without Burning Out · Conscious Leadership in Action · Building Meaningful Communities

Karen Prats facilitating a workshop
03

Speaking & Keynotes

For: Conferences, corporate events, entrepreneurship summits, universities and innovation ecosystems.

The challenge

You want a speaker who brings real entrepreneurial experience to the stage — someone who can talk about growth, leadership and pressure without clichés, and leave your audience thinking differently.

Why I can help

I speak from lived experience: building, funding, scaling and exiting a company. I'm a TEDx speaker and was named in Forbes 30 Under 30.

Working together

  1. 1A call to understand your event, audience and goals
  2. 2Choosing the talk and format: keynote, fireside chat, panel or interactive session
  3. 3Tailoring stories and examples to your audience
  4. 4Delivery on site or online

What it can support

  • — An audience engaged by honest, first-hand stories
  • — Practical reflections on leadership and growth
  • — A conversation that continues after the event

Talks

The Founder Behind the Startup (signature keynote) · Beyond Hustle · From Founder to Leader · The Missing Layer in Modern Accelerators · Conscious Leadership in the Age of AI · Build Yourself Before You Scale

Karen Prats on stage
04

Mentoring, Sparring & Coaching

For: Founders, CEOs and entrepreneurial leadership teams.

The challenge

You're facing a decision that's hard to discuss with your team or investors: a fundraising choice, a leadership transition, a pivot, a partnership or a moment where you're simply carrying too much.

Why I can help

I've sat in the founder and CEO chair through fundraising, rapid growth, international expansion and an exit — and I've mentored 200+ founders since.

Working together

  1. 1An initial conversation to see if we're a good fit
  2. 2One-off strategic sessions, or an ongoing sparring and coaching rhythm
  3. 3Confidential, direct conversations focused on your decisions

What it can support

  • — Clearer thinking on difficult strategic decisions
  • — An outside perspective from an experienced operator
  • — More sustainable ways of leading under pressure

Areas

Executive sparring and leadership coaching · Strategic decision-making · Fundraising and business model challenges · Growth and leadership transitions · Leadership under uncertainty · Founder resilience

Karen Prats in a circle conversation with founders

Not sure which fits?

Tell me what you are trying to achieve and I'll suggest the right format.