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David K. de Jesus
Los Angeles, CA 91234 • (206) 790-2320 • dkdejesus@gmail.com
Corporate Development Lead

Objective to transition into a full-time role in corporate development at a growth stage company. Completed education in venture capital, private equity, and alternative assets investing. Proficiencies include financial modeling, business valuations, funding strategy, and deal flow generation. Posses a high degree of intellectual curiosity, and deep understanding of industry trends.

Skills

Full Stack Investing, Portfolio Management, Advisory

Business Valuations & Modeling • Deal Financing / Structuring • Deal Negotiations • Digital Funnels • Effective Communications • Growth Hacking • Market Research & Diligence • Public Speaking

Full Stack Software Development

AWS Services • Google Firebase • GraphQL • Javascript • Mobile Development • Postgres • Python • React.js • VS Code

Experience

Self-Employed

Venture Partner & Fund Advisor

• Jan, 2021 – Present •
Krypton Ventures Studio Fund focus is pre-ICO crypto projects. Focus on preparation for token launch on both centralized and decentralized token exchanges.
  • Responsibilities: Fund Advisory, Fundraising Strategy, Operational Playbook, Deal Flow Generation, Investor Relations
  • Outcomes: 320x Public Token Raise, 3 Family Offices, 900 Top-of-funnel Crypto Investors, $10M Crypto fund

Self-Employed

Founder & Managing Director

• Jan, 2020 – Present •
Action Ventures was launched in partnership with Venture University, as a primer for emerging fund managers to manage and operate a non-committed fund practice.
  • Responsibilities: Leading syndication deals in early-stage tech startups, investor relations, fund management
  • Outcomes: 22 companies invested, 2 exits, 1200 deals reviewed, 100 LPs, $1M deployed, 60% IRR, 2 hires

Self-Employed

Founder & Operator

• Jan, 2016 – Jan, 2019 •
AUGx was launched to fill an innovation gap at Red Bull, by strategically evaluating a pipeline of companies in the sports performance, lifestyle, and fitness sector to establish working relationships with Corporate Partners to enrich the athletic high-performance program.
  • Responsibilities: Corporate innovation, strategic partnerships, business development, active portfolio management
  • Outcomes: Seven figure revenue in contracts signed, 6 hires, 1 large corporate client, 12 deals, 1 client exit

Education

Kauffman Fellows / Venture Deals

Venture Deals Program • 2020

Harvard Business School Online

Private Equity & Alternative Investments - Certification • 2020

Venture University

Full Time Venture Capital Fellowship - Fellow • 2020

University of Washington

Software Developer - Mobile/Python Certificate • 2009 — 2010

University of Phoenix

BSc Business Management - Degree • 2004 — 2008

Seattle University

Undergrad Studies • 2000 — 2001

Personal Projects

Content Creator • 2022 — Present

Restoration Project of a 2006 Land Rover Discovery 3 for off-road adventures exploring the US.

Founder • 2022 — Present

Custom designed vehicle tie downs for the vehicle based adventurer. Our products provide maximum expression for both on and off road.

Founder • 2022 — Present

Developing a vehicle based adventure ecosystem to facilitate engagement between full-time adventure content creators and new innovative brands.

Founder • 2020 — Present

Online Community chartered around supporting emerging studio fund managers. We held several weekly events that centered around venture studio founder mentoring and advising.

Founder • 2020 — Present

Professional mentorship marketplace for upskilling. The primary value proposition was upskilling mentorships for working professionals to change careers or learn a new skillset from people already working in those fields.

Co-Founder • 2018 — 2019

On-Demand fitness content marketplace, focused on new categories of discovery and exploration. The classification of videos was done with Machine Learning. The primary value prop was content creators of fitness would be discoverable. Project was shut down due to co-founder relocation.

Co-Founder • 2018 — 2018

Veilance / Mood Tracking App to self track mood for performance. Feature rich application for bettering mood. Shut down for market timing.

Developer • Dec, 2016 — 2018

Developed through Red Bull x AUGx. The premise is an algorithm based playlist development for athletic performance.

Co-Founder • 2014 — 2015

Developed 3D Clothing Line, inspired by space suits and 3D garments.

Co-Founder • 2012 — 2014

Cyber Punk inspired Art App. Released and grew to ~120,000 downloads and ~$40k in Merch Sales.

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