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Harshita Mira Venkatesh

Investor

Principal at Avesta Fund

United States

About

Principal focused on commercializing early-stage climate and deep-tech technologies. She was a Business Fellow in the inaugural Breakthrough Energy Fellows cohort, interned with Rivian's corporate development team, and worked as an economic consultant at Charles River Associates. Holds an MBA from UC Berkeley Haas.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Experience

  1. Avesta FundPrincipalcurrent2024 — presentDenver, Colorado, United States
  2. Avesta FundInvestment Associate2024
  3. Breakthrough EnergyBusiness Fellow2021 — 2023United States
  4. City of Albany, CaliforniaVice Chair - Climate Action Committee2021 — 2022Albany, California, United States
  5. RivianStrategy Intern, Corporate Development2020Palo Alto, California, United States
  6. Charles River AssociatesAssociate2017 — 2019Chicago, Illinois
  7. Charles River AssociatesAnalyst2016 — 2017Greater Chicago Area
  8. Edgeworth Economics, L.L.C.Consulting Intern2015Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  9. Insight Financial Strategists LLCSummer Intern2014Greater Boston
  10. University of RochesterResearch Assistant - Department of Mathematics2013Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area
  11. University of RochesterResearch Assistant-Department of Economics2013Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area
  12. (BASWA) Business Union of the South WedgeFinance Intern2013Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Project ManagementFundraisingMentoringSustainabilityCommercializationBuild Strong RelationshipsMicrosoft Excel2Microsoft Office1Data Analysis5Research1Microsoft Word1Economics3
+7 morePowerPointStataStatisticsPython (Programming Language)STATATeamworkLeadership

Languages English · Tamil

From Harshita's professional profile.

Colleagues at Avesta Fund

Chris Richardson
Venture Partner at Avesta Fund
Srikant Vasan
Managing Partner at Avesta Fund
Stuart Davidson
Founding Partner at Avesta Fund
Zoe Welz
Principal at Avesta Fund

Frequently asked questions

Who is Harshita Mira Venkatesh?
Principal focused on commercializing early-stage climate and deep-tech technologies. She was a Business Fellow in the inaugural Breakthrough Energy Fellows cohort, interned with Rivian's corporate development team, and worked as an economic consultant at Charles River Associates. Holds an MBA from UC Berkeley Haas.
Where does Harshita Mira Venkatesh work?
Harshita Mira Venkatesh is Principal at Avesta Fund.
Where did Harshita Mira Venkatesh go to school?
Harshita Mira Venkatesh studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); University of Rochester (Bachelor's Degree, Applied Mathematics and Financial Economics).

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