Kristina Subbotina
The Kristina Subbotina Show

April 10, 2026

Here is how you can get a check from her

Kate McAndrewCo-founder & GP of Baukunst, a $100M pre-seed venture fund

Kate McAndrew is the founder of Baukunst, a pre-seed fund backing exceptional founders at the earliest stage. She has invested in more than 100 companies and is known for betting on people long before the rest of the market sees what she sees.

We talk about what really separates great founders from the rest: how your first hires reveal everything about you as a founder, why the best investors spot potential early, and what a reasonable founder salary looks like at pre-seed and seed (the $120K–$225K range, broken down).

Kate also shares the traits that make her write a check when no one else will — and what makes this work meaningful to her beyond returns.

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