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43 people in our graph share verified history with Hristo — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Hans van HouwelingenunlockedHristo: together at UIV Fund Management (2021–2026)
×3Hristo: together at UIV Fund Management
Hristo: together at Economedia
×4Hristo: together at Urban Impact Ventures
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
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
- Who is Hristo Valev?
- 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.
- Where does Hristo Valev work?
- Hristo Valev is Partner at Urban Impact Ventures.
- Where did Hristo Valev go to school?
- Hristo Valev studied at Central European University (Master of Arts - MA, Economics); University of National and World Economy (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Macroeconomics).
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Also attended University of National and World Economy12
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