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Nina Essandoh

Private Equity Investor | Stanford MBA | Spelman Alum | Board Member

United States

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Skills

Special Situations Investing
Buy-side
Deal Structuring
Deal Sourcing
Deal Execution
Business Relationship Management
Private Equity
Financial Modeling
Investments
Valuation
Venture Capital
Corporate Finance
Emerging Markets
LBO
Financial Structuring
Mergers & Acquisitions
Corporate Development
Business Strategy
Due Diligence
E-commerce

Education

Work Experience

2024 - 2024

  • Investor

    2024 - 2024

    Middle-market M&A investments in services on behalf of family [contract]

2022 - 2023

  • Investor

    2022 - 2023

    Early stage pre-seed and seed stage tech investment firm

2022 - 2023

  • Board Observer

    2022 - 2023

2022 - 2023

  • Board Member

    2022 - 2023

2021 - 2022

  • Venture Fellow (VFP2)

    2021 - 2022

    Seed-stage global VC firm based in San Francisco. Selected as a Fellow in Susa's Venture Fellows Program

  • Investor

    2021 - 2021

    First time growth equity and advisory family office

2018 - 2021

  • Vice President

    2018 - 2021

    Co-led investment strategy for Baird’s US Industrial Solutions and Technology Private Equity team $340M Global Middle Market Private Equity Fund

Black Angel Tech Fund

2015 - 2018

  • Senior Investment Associate

    2015 - 2018

    During and post-MBA, worked with Stanford alumni to establish and fundraise for formal angel investment fund (now Black Star Fund). Raised over $10m for fund. Completed diligence for six investments

2015 - 2015

  • International Business Development Intern

    2015 - 2015

    Family-owned wine and gourmet food business

  • Senior Associate

    2012 - 2014

    $350m generalist middle market private equity fund