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Jeep Kline

Founding Partner at MrPink VC

San Francisco Bay Area

Overview

Work Experience

  • Professional Faculty, Sustainable and Impact Finance Group

    2021 - Current

    Faculty for “Venture Funds as Curriculum”. Impact-driven venture capital investment. Launch, scale, and invest: 1) Haas Impact Fund: early-stage venture investment 2) Climate Solutions Fund: growth-stage venture investment Haas School of Business pioneers this curriculum concept with hands-on investment experiences, enabling MBAs to invest globally. Students learn how venture capital and impact investing can incentivize social change through careers such as Venture Capital Investors, Venture Philanthropy, Corporate VC, and Entrepreneurship. Investment examples: Hertha (US), Splight (US), 60Hertz (US), Mazi (Kenya), Arado (Brazil)

  • Founding Partner

    2020

    Latin America focused venture fund. Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay, Chile. Investment examples: - Talently (EdTech) - Nutri Co (food tech) - Manzana verde (e-commerce) - Tranqui Finanzas (FinTech) - Nulinga (SaaS) More at https://mrpink.vc

  • Board of Advisors

    2023

    Final Aim leveraged blockchain and smart contracts to address design and manufacturing challenges on a global scale, founded by two serial entrepreneurs from Japan.

  • Board of Directors

    2023

  • President

    2021 - 2023

    A groundbreaking life sciences company that provides laboratories and clinicians with AI-based tools essential for translating millions of complex cell data into actionable decisions. Accelerating time to treatment for critical diseases.

  • Board of Advisors

    2023

    Deploy and implement GenAI for enterprise businesses. Serving customers across various industries including healthcare, insurance, and manufacturing. Founded by serial entrepreneur CEO Shajan Koshy.

  • Advisor and Ambassador to Asia

    2019

    Skydeck is one of the top global accelerator programs in the world. Utilizing UC Berkeley’s unique assets: students, faculties, alumni, and industry network to help selected startups grow and scale. - Selected to join Global Ambassador Program to officially represent this top startup accelerator globally - Nominated as the Lead Ambassador and create strategic partnerships with top institutions, universities, and government officials in Asia Pacific

  • Advisor to CEOs

    2018

    Proud and enjoy supporting all the CEOs, founders, and entrepreneurs. I give advice. They do all the hard work! - GamerSafer: Rodrigo & Maria Tamellini - Ahead Medicine: Andrea Wang - Seashore Networks: Ankit Dixit - Coreshell Technologies: Jonathan Tan & Roger Basu - SMBX: Ben Lozano, Gabrielle, and Jackie See more at https://skydeck.berkeley.edu

  • Founder

    2021

    Impact economy is the new economy. Narrowing the wealth gap by connecting and injecting knowledge and network from San Francisco Bay Area to Asia Pacific countries. Focusing on technology industry: VCs and startup founders.

  • Board Member

    2022 - 2024

    An integrated telehealth platform that enables hospitals to provide better healthcare access, increase internal operating efficiency, and deliver cares across Southeast Asia

  • Board of Directors

    2021 - 2023

    The Circulate Initiative (TCI) is founded by Circulate Capital, $200M+ venture fund. TCI is committed to solving the ocean plastic pollution challenge by supporting the incubation of circular, inclusive and investible waste management and recycling systems in South and Southeast Asia.

  • Advisor

    2019 - 2022

    Joined Mark Goldstein, Chairman and Founder of UCSF Health Hub, to help connect ideas and companies with the people, expertise, and capital to scale breakthrough healthcare solutions

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