About
Brings over 14 years of PE and VC experience in the CEE region focused on clean energy and technology, including roles with Karoll-affiliated Advance Equity Holding and Energy Invest. A Chartered Financial Analyst with an economics degree from Central European University.
Experience
- UIV Fund ManagementManaging Directorcurrent2021 — presentThe Hague (NL) / Sofia (BG)
- Urban Impact VenturesPartnercurrent2020 — present
- Independent practiceInvestment & Financial Advisor2020 — 2021Sofia City, Bulgaria
- Energy InvestExecutive Director2006 — 2020Sofia, Bulgaria
- KarollInvestment Manager2006 — 2020Sofia, Bulgaria
- InterSolCFO & Managing Director2008 — 2018Sofia, Bulgaria
- Karoll Capital ManagementFinancial Analyst2005 — 2006Sofia, Bulgaria
- EconomediaBusiness Journalist2001 — 2003Sofia, Bulgaria
Education
- Central European UniversityMaster of Arts - MA, Economics2003 — 2005
- University of National and World EconomyBachelor of Arts - BA, Macroeconomics1996 — 2000
Skills & more
Analysis20Analytical Skills6StrategyImpact InvestingFund ManagementGlobal Investment ManagementLarge Language Models (LLM)Valuation43Investments37Business Strategy29Private Equity17Venture Capital6
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Renewable EnergyFinancial ModelingProject ManagementBusiness ValuationFinancial AnalysisInvestor RelationsCapital MarketsMacroeconomicsEquitiesEconometricsFinancial MarketsEmerging MarketsLanguages Bulgarian · English · Hungarian · Russian
- Talking to AI: Prompt Engineering for Project Managers — Project Management Institute
- Impact Measurement & Management for the SDGs — Coursera
- Scrum Fundamentals Certified (SFC) — Vabro.ai and VMEdu.com (Scrum/Kanban/AI/Business Analysis/OKRs/Six Sigma/Sales and Marketing etc.)
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) — CFA Institute
- Project Management Professional (PMP)® — Project Management Institute
From Hristo's professional profile.
Colleagues at Urban Impact Ventures
Christiaan Leussink
Partner, General Counsel at Urban Impact Ventures
Claudia Marcusson
Advisor at Urban Impact Ventures
Ellen Van Bueren
Advisor at Urban Impact Ventures
Hans van Houwelingen
Managing Partner at Urban Impact Ventures
Ivo Evgeniev
Venture Partner at Urban Impact Ventures
Korstiaan Zandvliet
Partner at Urban Impact Ventures
Marina Niforos
Advisor at Urban Impact Ventures
Nadia Soultanova
Head of Urban Network and LP Support at Urban Impact Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Hristo Valev work?
- Hristo Valev is Partner at Urban Impact Ventures.
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Also attended University of National and World Economy8
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