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Patricia Chin-Sweeney

Investor

Venture Partner at Beyond Capital Ventures

New York, New York

About

Venture Partner and founder of I-DEV International, an advisory firm supporting frontier market startups. She has advised East African startups and investors for over 8 years.

Experience

  1. FRONTIERRAStrategist: Career, Transitions & Leadershipcurrent2023 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  2. FRONTIERRAGrowth Advisorcurrent2010 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  3. Beyond Capital VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2020 — present
  4. Nairobi Business Angel NetworkMember/ Angel Investorcurrent2024 — presentNairobi County, Kenya
  5. Mission Possible NewsletterCo Authorcurrent2024 — presentGlobal
  6. AlphaMundi FoundationSenior Advisor2024 — 2025Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  7. AlphaMundi FoundationInterim Executive Director2023Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  8. AlphaMundi Group LtdSenior Consultant, Deal Team2022Geneva, Switzerland
  9. Pears Program for Global InnovationStrategic Advisor2021Israel
  10. I-DEV InternationalManaging Director2019 — 2021San Francisco, CA; Nairobi, Kenya
  11. I-DEV InternationalChief Operating Officer2015 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  12. I-DEV InternationalDirector of Expansion2012 — 2015Nairobi, Kenya
  13. I-DEV InternationalCo-Founder2008 — 2012New York, NY
  14. Middlebury Institute of International Studies at MontereyAdjunct Professor- Impact Investing & Emerging Markets Startup Ecosystem2020Monterey, California, United States
  15. Singularity UniversityLecturer & Entrepreneur-in-Residence2017 — 2019Mountain View, CA
  16. Stanford UniversityLecturer, Social Enterprise & Innovation- Startup to Scale2018Stanford, CA
  17. Environmental Financial Consulting Group (EFCG)Associate2003 — 2008New York, NY

Skills & more

Career Path PlanningStrategic Brand ConsultingSuccession PlanningCorporate Development2Investment Strategies2Future Trends1Strategic PartnershipsNew Business DevelopmentEconomic DevelopmentStrategic Corporate PhilanthropyPhilanthropySocial Enterprise
+12 moreNon-profit ManagementExecutive CoachingNonprofit OrganizationsExecutive SearchOrganizational LeadershipBusiness AnalysisFinancial AnalysisVenture CapitalLatin AmericaPersonal DevelopmentVenture StudioTeam Management

Languages Spanish

From Patricia's professional profile.

Colleagues at Beyond Capital Ventures

Ajaita Shah
General Partner Advisor at Beyond Capital Ventures
Christophe de Montille
Partner at Beyond Capital Ventures
Eva Yazhari
Managing Partner at Beyond Capital Ventures
Kenneth Youngstein
Expert Advisory Council at Beyond Capital Ventures
Kevin Irungu
Investment Manager at Beyond Capital Ventures
Madison Phelps
Operations Assistant at Beyond Capital Ventures
Manjeeri Desai
Executive Assistant | Business Support at Beyond Capital Ventures
Nicholas Java
Venture Partner at Beyond Capital Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Patricia Chin-Sweeney?
Venture Partner and founder of I-DEV International, an advisory firm supporting frontier market startups. She has advised East African startups and investors for over 8 years.
Where does Patricia Chin-Sweeney work?
Patricia Chin-Sweeney is Venture Partner at Beyond Capital Ventures.
Where did Patricia Chin-Sweeney go to school?
Patricia Chin-Sweeney studied at NYU Stern School of Business (MBA, International Business); Barnard College (Bachelor's degree); INCAE Business School (MBA, Global Business).

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Also attended Barnard College40

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Also attended INCAE Business School8

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Also attended Columbia University726

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Shared employers

Also worked at Pears Program for Global Innovation1

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Also worked at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey5

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