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Ska Sijia Du

Principal @ Karma Ventures I WEF Global Shaper

Berlin, Berlin

Invests in

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  • Min Investment:

    $1,000,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $2,500,000.00

Work Experience

  • Principal

    2024

    late seed - Series A deep tech software across Europe if you are building in the space, let's connect - ska@karma.vc

2020 - 2024

  • Venture Capital Investor

    2020 - 2024

    DTCP is an investment management group with $5 bln in AuM with a portfolio of 70+ companies. We are backing SaaS champions across Europe, Israel and the US while bringing real value on the table.

2021 - 2024

  • Investor & Board Observer

    2021 - 2024

    Next-gen communication built through SignalWire APIs.

2021 - 2024

  • Investor

    2021 - 2024

    Best project management/planning tool for critical infrastructure as single source of truth

2021 - 2023

  • Co-Founder

    2021 - 2023

    Building the first community for EU-based Chinese entrepreneurs, investors and innovators in Europe. hotpotnetwork.com

2019 - 2020

  • Venture Capital

    2019 - 2020

    Target Global is a leading pan-EU venture Capital firm with €3bn in capital commitments and co-investments.

2020 - 2020

  • Consultant

    2020 - 2020

    Advising on the agri-fintech landscape in Africa to increase access to finance for smallholder farmers

2018 - 2020

  • Consultant, World Bank Group

    2018 - 2020

    Main focus on impact investment - Market landscape and investment opportunities analysis on Fintech, Microfinance and DFS (Digital Financial Services) industry in Asia (at country level) and beyond - Research on impact investing topics (ie. addressing financial inclusion with blockchain, microfinance, digital lending in developing countries) - Investigate and evaluate investment opportunities - Co-produce exhaustive World Bank Group-IFC country/industry reports (150+ pages each) based on quantitative/qualitative research and interviews with industry insiders

  • Global Strategy, EU Products

    2019 - 2019

2019 - 2019

  • Strategic Investment

    2019 - 2019

    - Investment and monetisation projects for Axel Springer portfolio companies - Market identification, sizing and strategic investment evaluation - Data analysis for pricing model building - Strategic monetization projects - Deep-dive benchmark study on digital platforms - VBA automation