Keith Mauppa

Experience

Senior Programs Manager 2021 - Present (about 5 years)

Lead entrepreneurship programs supporting 300+ startups annually while building AI-powered data infrastructure and operational systems. Coach founders, design accelerators,... more

Flat World Partners

COO & VC Principal 2015 - 2021 (over 5 years)

De facto GM for a $1.6B AUM investment platform; owned adoption/growth initiatives, operating cadence, and investor/client reporting while
scaling the firm from inception... more

Direct Axis

Head of Research; CEO of Direct Choice 2011 - 2013 (almost 2 years)

• M&A: Managed responses to RFPs for new personal loan joint ventures (5 RFPs over 18 months with a 100% hit rate)
• Strategy: Fundamentally changed Direct Axis’ strategic... more

Cadiz Asset Management

Senior SRI Fixed Income Associate 2009 - 2013 (over 4 years)

• Fundraising & Fund Management: Co-founded the Cadiz SRI Equity Fund with $10m in seed capital from USAID
• Pipeline Development & Sourcing: Developed the pipeline... more

Frost & Sullivan

Management Consultant 2008 - 2009 (about 1 year)

• I received 3 awards for best research covering Africa
• Guest Lecturer at Northwestern University (US) and TsiBa College (RSA)

Employee

Flat World Partners, Frost & Sullivan, Cadiz Asset Management, Direct Axis, New York University

Projects

The Syndicate Podcast

A podcast for angel investors, VCs and LPs

Guest Speaker · The podcast focuses on the angel investors and VCs behind the big name startups. We interview the best and brightest investors,… · More

With Matt Ward, Brett Bivens

Education

About

Achievements

Built scalable systems supporting one of the nation’s leading university startup ecosystems.
* Architected modern data infrastructure using BigQuery, SQL, Python, APIs, and AI to automate reporting and operational workflows.
* Advise hundreds of founders annually on product strategy, customer discovery, fundraising, and commercialization.
* Design and operate accelerator programs from application through Demo Day.
* Bridge academia, venture capital, and startups to accelerate technology commercialization.

Describe the most impressive thing you've done.

Skills

Automation Bloomberg Due Diligence Financial Analysis Financial Modeling Insurance Joint Ventures Management Market Research Private Equity Research and Development Sourcing SQL Venture Capital Python SAS HTML Accounting Strategy Operations Management Operations Financial Reporting Financial Management Financial Mergers & Acquisitions Post Merger Integrations Consulting IT Management HR Management Wealth Management ESG MBA Cursor AI Windsurf AI Devin GCP Github Javascript React.js

Locations

New York City

Q&A

What's the most useful business-related book you've ever read?

Getting More - Stuart Diamond

What's your favorite non-business book?

Meditations - Marcus Aurelius

If money were not an issue, what would you be doing right now?

Reading & Fishing.

What words of advice would you give your younger self?

Act now.

What's your super power?

An overactive mind.

What's the best way for people to get in touch with you?

Tele-pathy?

What words of wisdom do you live by?

Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today. James Dean

Keith Mauppa

Startup and venture operator building AI, data, and automation systems for founders, funds, and innovation teams—turning messy workflows into scalable operating infrastructure.