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Paul Breloff
InvestorInvestment Committee at ResilienceVC · Investor at Jambaar Capital · Fellow at Unreasonable · Steering Committee Member at Nairobi Business Angel Network
Nairobi County, Kenya
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About
Co-founder and CEO of Shortlist, a talent firm supporting over 1,000 companies and 1.5 million jobseekers across 30 countries. He previously founded Accion Venture Lab, a fintech venture fund, is a founding member of Nairobi Business Angels, and brings extensive experience investing in African and emerging-market startups.
Experience
- Shortlist ProfessionalsCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2016 — presentNairobi County, Kenya
- Collaborative for Frontier FinanceMember Board of Directorscurrent2026 — present
- ResilienceVCInvestment Committeecurrent2025 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
- Jobtech AllianceSteering Committee Membercurrent2021 — presentNairobi County, Kenya
- Nairobi Business Angel NetworkSteering Committee Membercurrent2021 — present
- UnreasonableFellowcurrent2019 — presentGlobal
- AntlerVenture Partner2022 — 2024Nairobi County, Kenya
- AntlerAdvisor2020 — 2021Nairobi County, Kenya
- Mercy Corps AgriFinAdvisory Council Member - AgriFin Accelerate Program2015 — 2022Nairobi County, Kenya
- Blue Haven InitiativeSenior Advisor2016 — 2020
- AccionSenior Advisor2016 — 2018Washington DC
- AccionFounder & Managing Director2012 — 2016Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Middlebury Institute of International Studies at MontereyAdjunct Professor2013 — 2016Monterey, California, United States
- The Johns Hopkins University - Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)Adjunct Professor2015Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Mayer BrownSocial Finance2010 — 2012
- CGAPTechnical Advisor2009 — 2012New York City Metropolitan Area
- SKS MicrofinanceVP Innovation & Business Development2006 — 2009
- Mayer BrownAssociate2006 — 2007
- McKinsey & CompanySummer Associate2005
- Leo Burnett AdvertisingAccount Executive2000 — 2003
Skills & more
Emerging Markets39Microfinance28Venture Capital76Social Entrepreneurship7Business Strategy10Due Diligence7Corporate Finance19Private Equity64Entrepreneurship12Business Development18Strategic Planning13Start-ups99
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Colleagues at ResilienceVC
Billy Taki
Senior Associate at ResilienceVC
Bryson Hearne
Associate at ResilienceVC
Jacob Haar
Advisor at ResilienceVC
Maayan Teper
Associate at ResilienceVC
Paul Tregidgo
Advisor at ResilienceVC
Tahira Dosani
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at ResilienceVC
Tom Blaisdell
Advisor at ResilienceVC
Vikas Raj
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at ResilienceVC
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Paul Breloff?
- Co-founder and CEO of Shortlist, a talent firm supporting over 1,000 companies and 1.5 million jobseekers across 30 countries. He previously founded Accion Venture Lab, a fintech venture fund, is a founding member of Nairobi Business Angels, and brings extensive experience investing in African and emerging-market startups.
- Where does Paul Breloff work?
- Paul Breloff is Investment Committee at ResilienceVC.
- Where did Paul Breloff go to school?
- Paul Breloff studied at Yale Law School (JD); Amherst College (BA, Magna cum laude); Lockport High School.
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McKinsey & Company mafia889
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Unreasonable mafia87
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Mike ZelkindUnreasonable FellowFounded 80 Acres Farms +1Grace SaiUnreasonable FellowFounded Impact Hub +1Deniz Kent, Ph.D.Unreasonable FellowFounded Prolific Machines +1Jen KeaneUnreasonable FellowFounded Modern Synthesis +1Paul RiveraUnreasonable FUTURE FellowFounded Maria Health +1Tom RobinsUnreasonable FellowFounded Switchee +1
Amherst College mafia53
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Antler mafia46
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Alan PoensgenPartner, GermanyFounded Westwing +1Ronald Jan SchuursPartner, NetherlandsFounded Rocket Internet +1Baptiste DebeverEntrepreneur (portfolio)Founded Feedier +1Constantin RobertzAdvisor & Angel InvestorFounded LocadMatthew JungFounder in ResidenceFounded GroverCan KulogluInvestment TeamFounded FoodLabs
Yale Law School mafia29
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Same school
Also attended Yale Law School90
Erez KalirVenture Partner at FJ LabsMichelle GonzalezCorporate Vice President and Global Head of M12Justin SlaughterVP of Regulatory Affairs at ParadigmDavid A. Jones, Jr.Investor at Chrysalis VenturesPeter KellnerManaging Partner of Richmond GlobalJack W. LasersohnGeneral Partner at The Vertical Group
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Shared employers
Also worked at Shortlist Professionals3
Also worked at Mercy Corps AgriFin1
Also worked at Accion45
Madeleine GoldbergInvestor at Lerer HippeauVikas RajCo-Founder & Managing Partner at ResilienceVCTahira DosaniCo-Founder & Managing Partner at ResilienceVCNathan KrishnamurthyPartner, Investments at Capital One VenturesMonica Brand EngelManaging Partner at Quona CapitalJonathan WhittleManaging Partner at Quona Capital
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Also worked at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey14
Patricia Chin-SweeneyVenture Partner at Beyond Capital VenturesMarsha WulffFounding Partner at LoftyInc CapitalAaron BrownSecurity Advisor at Modern TechnicalAlexander PopperFounder at HellometerMario RamirezChief Medical Officer at AffirmhealthJohn M. ShieldsExecutive Officer at Prolacta
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