Kofi Asante

VP of Business Development and Market Expansion

2024

Venture Partner

2020

Venture Capital firm that invest in early stage startups focused on AI, Machine Learning, and Autonomy

Advisor l Board Member

2021

Visible Hands is a venture capital firm on a mission to highlight and invest in the limitless potential of overlooked founders. They provide funding, an incubator and a network to women and underrepresented minorities who are looking to build innovative companies. The mission is to enable a world where talent and execution—not race or gender— are the key predictors for success.

President’s Advisory Council

2021 - 2024

Board Member - Tufts Entrepreneurship Center (TEC)

2020 - 2024

Tufts Guest Lecturer - Entrepreneurial Leadership Studies

2020 - 2024

Founding BD & Strategy Team Exec

2019 - 2024

VP of Strategy & Business Development

2019 - 2024

Powerloop Co-Founder // Strategy & Partnerships Lead

2017 - 2019

Uber Freight Strategy

2017 - 2019

Global Wealth Management Intern

2016 - 2016

• Created performance analysis and review for clients with portfolios of over $100 million in investable assets • Researched and presented stock pitches for investors prior to client meetings resulting in $500,000 of new investments • Performed industry analysis on virtual reality and augmented reality market • Prospected to find over 120+ potential clients for the Private Bank projected to bring in over $10 million AUM • Assisted bankers in creating $50+ million asset allocation pitches resulting in $350,000 of new asset investments

SEO grad

2015 - 2016

•149 wall street interns chosen out of 7500 applicants across the country to receive finance prep • Completed 100 hours of online and in-person training covering technical skills including: MS Excel, PowerPoint, and basic accounting and finance, in addition to professional development skills relevant to Asset Management.

Business Development Manager

2015 - 2015

Tabbedout is a Series D mobile payment startup. I along with with my partner launched Tabbedout in Boston. This required creating a go to market strategy, pitching to clients, marketing the product to consumers, and forming strategic partnerships to successfully execute the launch.

Project Management/Business Development Intern

2015 - 2015

Tabbedout is a Series D mobile payment start up. During my time there I analysed data to help the management team make strategic decisions. These decisions helped Tabbedout expand to other cities, form strategic partnerships and create product road maps.