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Our team is comprised of experts who provide strategic and technical mentorship to startups during their investment period, as well as connecting startups with partnerships and opportunties. Are you interested in joining our team?

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Venture Fund Team

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Sunita Grote
Lead, Ventures
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Sanna Bedi
Innovation Specialist
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Prateek Upreti
User Experience Specialist
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Meghan Warner
Portfolio Strategist
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Mara Navarro
Communications Specialist
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Marie-Claudine Villacorta
UNICEF Country Office Specialist
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Shivani Singh
Visual Design Specialist
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Silvia Alejandra Sanchez
Sourcing Specialist
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Madison Marks
Portfolio Strategist
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Jenina Alli
Innovation Officer
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Siri Saeed
Venture Fund Programme Associate
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Apoorv Karmakar
Portfolio strategist
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Rose Naula
Ventures Programme Associate
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Hanna Persdotter
INNOVATION MANAGER

Mentors

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Milena Bacalja Perianes
Evidence and Impact Mentor
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Amogh Banta
Blockchain Specialist
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Ivan Perdomo
Software Development Mentor
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Daniel Alvarez
AI Mentor
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Aparna Bhushan
Data Security & Privacy Mentor
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Harinda Katugaha
Business Strategy Mentor

Product and Technology Leads

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Arun Maharajan
Blockchain lead
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Shane O'Connor
Innovation Manager (Emerging Tech.)
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Drone Specialist
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Nathan Fletcher
Full Stack Software Developer
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Vipul Siddharth
Open Source Specialist
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Irina Mirkina
AI Lead
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Katherine Hoffmann
AI Advisor

Partnerships and Engagement (DPGA)

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Lucy Harris
DPGA Secretariat Co-Lead
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Cheryl Ng
Startup Ecosystem Consultant
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