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Amira Khatib

Vice President at Bluestein Ventures

Chicago, Illinois

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $500,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $1,500,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,000,000.00

Work Experience

  • Vice President

    2023

  • Senior Associate

    2022 - 2023

2020 - 2022

  • Investor

    2020 - 2022

    We back and build the brands of tomorrow 👂 Including Dame, Calm, Kiwi Co, Factor, Catch Co, I/D, Own Up & Slumberkins.

2020 - 2022

  • CEO | Editor-In-Chief

    2021 - 2022

    StartU's mission is to find, feature, and promote the next revolutionary student-led startups before anyone else discovers them. Our team of 40 Campus Scouts actively sources startups across 9 universities nationwide - including Stanford, Harvard, and Wharton. We cover campus pitch events, interview founders for exclusive in-depth articles, and help VCs quickly scan the student startup ecosystem to easily connect with emerging entrepreneurs. Through StartU, we help entrepreneurs by giving them the early press and exposure they need to succeed. Our featured startups have raised capital from firms including Accel, Lightspeed, Norwest, NEA, and Cowboy Ventures, and have raised $1B+ in venture funding to date.

  • Venture Scout

    2020 - 2021

2021 - 2021

  • Summer VC Intern

    2021 - 2021

    Deals: Chatdesk One of 6 individuals chosen from a pool of 980 applicants to join the Summer Intern class at Harlem Capital. Harlem Capital is a venture capital firm on a mission to change the face of entrepreneurship by investing in 1,000 diverse founders over the next 20 years.

2021 - 2021

  • MBA Intern at The Outset

    2021 - 2021

    Outset Ventures is committed to chartering the future of wellness and championing visionary founders who are leading the charge. We partner with investors + entrepreneurs to incubate brands from the very outset. Taking a vested stake—our long term partnership philosophy has led to the creation of some of the most beloved and revolutionary brands in the space.

2020 - 2020

  • MBA Associate

    2020 - 2020

    Our mission is to provide early stage founders with the essentials required to fast-track their high-potential start-ups into scalable and successful businesses. We enable early stage women entrepreneurs to bridge knowledge and resource gaps, build a strong community, and attract funding. We further activate our mission of fostering innovation through our work with universities and our corporate partnerships.

2018 - 2020

  • Marketing Manager

    2018 - 2020

2017 - 2017

  • Marketing Coordinator

    2017 - 2017

2015 - 2017

  • Account Executive

    2016 - 2017

  • Associate

    2015 - 2016

  • Intern

    2015 - 2015

2016 - 2017

  • Founder and Organizer

    2016 - 2017