Makda Kassahun

Experience

Venture Associate Fellow 2019 - Present (almost 7 years)

• Source deal opportunities and screen startup investment opportunities.
• Perform due diligence on startups in the deal pipeline and provide them with feedback.
•... more

Citrine Angels

Venture Fellow 2019 - Present (almost 7 years)

•Screening investment candidates based on predetermined criteria
•Working with executive committee to define and refine the due diligence process
•Conducting due diligence... more

Full-Time

Healthcare IT Management Consultant 2018 - Present (about 8 years)

DRT Strategies is an IT consulting firm focusing on federal clients. * Conduct privacy impact assessments (PIAs) and manage privacy compliance for over 250 FDA IT systems.... more

Independent Contractor

Investment Associate 2017 - 2018 (9 months)

* Synthesized investment data on blockchain startups in various sectors including fintech, healthcare and artificial intelligence. * Produced investment assessments based... more

iceaddis

Startup Advisor 2013 - 2014 (6 months)

Full-Time September 2013−February 2014 Iceaddis is a business incubator/accelerator serving startups in Addis Ababa. * Provided over 15 in-house startup companies with guidance... more

Freedom Ventures

Co-founder 2013 - 2014 (10 months)

* Crafted an investment strategy for a newly established venture capital firm (Freedom Ventures) focused on investing in small- to-medium enterprises (SMEs) in Ethiopia and... more

Square 1 Bank

Life Sciences Portfolio Analyst 2015 - 2016 (11 months)

Square 1 Bank is a financial institution that provides loans to venture-backed startups.
• Managed monthly accounting portfolios for 6-10 biomedical/pharmaceutical companies... more

Employee

Square 1 Bank, Freedom Ventures, iceaddis, Independent Contractor, Full-Time, Citrine Angels, Score 3 Ventures

Education

About

Achievements

Worked on investing and deal sourcing teams. Advised over 20 startups.

Describe the most impressive thing you've done.

Skills

Accounting Artificial Intelligence Business Plan Commodities Consulting Data Analysis Due Diligence Emerging Markets English language Equity Financial Financial Analysis Financial Modeling Information Technology Infrastructure IT Management Management Market Research Microsoft Microsoft Access Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office Microsoft Outlook Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Word Pharmaceutical Private Equity Product Development Research Sourcing SPSS Surveying Use Cases Valuations Venture Capital

Locations

Earth New York City Palo Alto Denver London Luxembourg Addis Ababa Botswana Australia Austria United Arab Emirates Oman Qatar Panama Miami Connecticut France Germany Switzerland Sweden

Q&A

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

The 10% Entrepreneur by Patrick McGinnis

What's your favorite non-business book?

White Teeth by Zadie Smith

Makda Kassahun

Venture Associate Fellow. Management Consultant. Skilled in financial analysis, valuation, due diligence, financial modeling and statistical data analysis.

Worked on investing and deal sourcing teams. Advised over 20 startups.