Ska Sijia Du
Principal at Karma Ventures
Berlin, Berlin
Overview
Work Experience
Principal
2024 - Current
late seed - Series A deep tech software across Europe if you are building in the space, let's connect - ska@karma.vc
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.
Investor & Board Observer
2021 - 2024
Next-gen communication built through SignalWire APIs.
SignalWire is an API and products platform that brings broadcast and enterprise-grade communications to anyone around the world.
Raised $41,600,000.00 from T-Mobile Ventures, Telekom Innovation Pool, Jerry Yang, WVV Capital, Storm Ventures, Dean Drako, Jesse Robbins, Prosperity7 Ventures and Samsung NEXT.
Investor
2021 - 2024
Best project management/planning tool for critical infrastructure as single source of truth
Co-Founder
2021 - 2023
Building the first community for EU-based Chinese entrepreneurs, investors and innovators in Europe. hotpotnetwork.com
Venture Capital
2019 - 2020
Target Global is a leading pan-EU venture Capital firm with €3bn in capital commitments and co-investments.
Consultant
2020 - 2020
Advising on the agri-fintech landscape in Africa to increase access to finance for smallholder farmers
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
The World Bank Group provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries.
Raised $81,000,000.00 from Northern Trust, QBE Insurance Group, NSW Treasury Corporation, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, SAFA, Aware Super and Treasury Corporation of Victoria.
Global Strategy, EU Products
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