Kim Nguyen
InvestorPartner at Blu Venture Investors
Virginia
Writes $500K – $1M checks · typically $750K
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About
Kim Nguyen is Managing Partner at Brilliant Keypoint Investments, LLC, where he invests in early-stage technology companies focusing on cybersecurity, HealthIT, and B2B SaaS in North America. He brings over 17 years of business development and project management experience from the federal IT services sector. His expertise includes business development, strategic planning, and program management.
Experience
- Brilliant Keypoint Investments, LLCManaging Partnercurrent2015 — presentFairfax, VA
- Pragmatics, Inc.CBDO2017 — 2018Reston, VA
- PragmaticsVP of Special Programs1997 — 2015
- UC BerkeleyGraduate Student Instructor1994 — 1997
- The World BankSummer Intern1993 — 1994
Skills & more
Strategic Planning31Proposal Writing62Program Management85Management41New Business Development4Management Consulting18Strategy19DoD24Strategic Partnerships6Defense3Project Management31Business Development67
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Information TechnologyMergersSoftware Project ManagementInformation AssuranceCRMBusiness Process ImprovementIT Service ManagementGovernment ContractingRequirements AnalysisTeam BuildingBusiness StrategyTeam LeadershipFrom Kim's professional profile.
Colleagues at Blu Venture Investors
Bikram Bakshi
Partner at Blu Venture Investors
Bob Struble
General Partner at Blu Venture Investors
Brian Ellenberger
Associate at Blu Venture Investors
David Krauskopf
Partner at Blu Venture Investors
Dendy Young
Partner at Blu Venture Investors
Eric Adler
Partner at Blu Venture Investors
Hal Shelton
Principal at Blu Venture Investors
Helen Reynolds
Investment Director at Bayes Entrepreneurship Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kim Nguyen?
- Kim Nguyen is Managing Partner at Brilliant Keypoint Investments, LLC, where he invests in early-stage technology companies focusing on cybersecurity, HealthIT, and B2B SaaS in North America. He brings over 17 years of business development and project management experience from the federal IT services sector. His expertise includes business development, strategic planning, and program management.
- Where does Kim Nguyen work?
- Kim Nguyen is Partner at Blu Venture Investors.
- What check size does Kim Nguyen write?
- Kim Nguyen typically writes checks of $500K – $1M.
- Where did Kim Nguyen go to school?
- Kim Nguyen studied at American Council for Technology - Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) (IAC Voyager Co-Pilot of the Year Runner-Up (2005)); University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D, Economics); Harvard University (B.A., Economics).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Pragmatics, Inc.1
Also worked at UC Berkeley558
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