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Dave Kim

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Advisor at Mercy Corps Ventures

Greater Seattle Area

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About

Financial inclusion and innovation expert, formerly at the Gates Foundation and currently Head of Platform at IDEO CoLab.

Experience

  1. Shore Capital PartnersDirector, AI Solutionscurrent2025 — present
  2. Friends and CompanyFoundercurrent2025 — present
  3. IDEO CoLabHead of Platform, IDEO CoLab Ventures2022 — 2025
  4. Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationProgram Officer, Financial Services for the Poor2014 — 2022Greater Seattle Area
  5. ?What If! Innovation PartnersLead Inventor2013 — 2014
  6. ?What If! Innovation PartnersInventor2012 — 2013
  7. New Sector AllianceCo-Chair and Founding Member of Alumni Board; Mentor to Current Program Participants2009 — 2013
  8. Taproot FoundationPro Bono Strategy Consultant2011 — 2012
  9. Opera SolutionsSenior Associate2007 — 2012NYC and London
  10. New Sector AllianceSummer Fellow2006
  11. Sesame WorkshopIntern, Development Department2005

Skills & more

Strategic Planning11Negotiation2Management12Strategy10Business Strategy17Management Consulting39Non-profits2Due Diligence7Change Management8Procurement2Project Management4Innovation Consulting3
+12 moreInnovationConsumer InsightModelingStrategic SourcingOnline AuctionsProcess EngineeringAnalyticsBusiness AnalysisConsultingStrategic ConsultingLeadership DevelopmentData Analysis

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Colleagues at Mercy Corps Ventures

Alpen Sheth
Investment Partner at Borderless Venture
Armelle Patoki
Finance Manager at Mercy Corps Ventures
Ayah Abulghanam
Program Officer at Mercy Corps Ventures
Ellen Maginnis
Advisor at Mercy Corps Ventures
Eugene Gikonyo
Investment Principal at Mercy Corps Ventures
Gabby Culver
Partnerships & Business Development at Mercy Corps Ventures
Lillian Alexander
Director of Impact at Mercy Corps Ventures
Maria Paula Gomez
Climate Venture Lab Lead at Mercy Corps Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Dave Kim?
Financial inclusion and innovation expert, formerly at the Gates Foundation and currently Head of Platform at IDEO CoLab.
Where does Dave Kim work?
Dave Kim is Advisor at Mercy Corps Ventures.
Where did Dave Kim go to school?
Dave Kim studied at Cornell University (BA, Anthropology).

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