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    Niko Klein

    Niko Klein

    Strategist, operator, angel investor, former Head of Research & Director @imprint Capital, premier impact investment firm bought by Goldman Sachs

    Angel San Francisco Bay Area Columbia University '05
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    CASA Community Clinic  Midwifery School
    CASA Community Clinic Midwifery School
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    Brainfood
    Brainfood
    Employee
    Le Relais
    Le Relais
    Employee
    Columbia School of Social Work
    Columbia School of Social Work
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    Andale
    Andale
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    Moon
    Moon
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    Cirsia Impact (Independent Impact Investment  Strategic Consultancy)
    Cirsia Impact (Independent Impact Investment Strategic Consultancy)
    Founder, Founder & Principal 2015 - Present (over 11 years)
    Founded boutique impact investment consultancy and Registered Investment Advisor. Serve philanthropic families and major financial institutions to designing & launching... more their Impact Investment programs.
    Imprint Capital
    Imprint Capital
    Head of Research, Director 2008 - 2014 (almost 6 years)
    First employee at leading impact investment firm purchased by Goldman Sachs and now core of their impact & sustainable investment practice. Built and led Research division,... more and led investment work in Education, Early Childhood, Food & Ag, and Communities. Investments included Wireless Generation, Revolution Foods, Acelero Learning, Sambazon, Utah Early Childhood Social Impact Bond, and dozens of funds and special financings.
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    Cirsia Impact (Independent Impact Investment Strategic Consultancy)
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    Andale, Imprint Capital, Columbia School of Social Work, Le Relais, Brainfood, CASA Community Clinic Midwifery School, Moon
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    Performed investment diligence on over 45 deals, with additional focus on strategic and impact benefits. Built and led team of 5 research analysts and associates. Analyzed over a dozen niche and major markets for investment: food & agriculture, environmental conservation, energy & energy efficiency, education technology, last mile mobile tech for emerging markets, financial service innovations, early childhood, post-secondary vocational and higher education, health, and fitness, among many others.

    Tried my hand at technology startup for a year. Self-taught on Angular, Ruby on Rails and Photoshop for a social travel platform I co-founded.

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    Skills
    Adobe Photoshop Angular Community Development Equity Insurance Management Private Equity Project Management Project Manager Research Ruby on Rails Sourcing Wireless
    Locations
    North America Silicon Valley Mountain View
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