Kat Slump
Kat Slump
Kat Slump is an American computer programmer, designer, and entrepreneur from Omaha, Nebraska. She is the co-founder of Mauve, an online women's boutique.
Education
Slump attended V. J. and Angela Skutt Catholic High School where she built her first computer program, a slot machine application using Visual Basic her sophomore year. She also participated on the dance and golf teams. [1]
After graduating in 2013, she went on to attend the University of Nebraska Omaha, majoring in IT innovation with a minors in business and computer science. [1]
While at UNO she was the president of UNO''s Collegiate Entrepreneur's Organization.
[1] She interned as a software engineer at a local startup in Omaha, called Flywheel.
Slump participated in Square's code camp for women in tech in the summer of 2015. [1]
The following summer, while at Apple she was UX prototyping intern. [1]
Career
In April 2017, Kat along with her co-founders Keegan Mahoney, and Alissa McMahon, entered UNO’s Business Plan Competition and won first place with their business venture for Mauve.
The trio won $3,000 in funding.