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Sonam Velani

Investor

Co-founder & Managing Director at Streetlife Ventures

New York, New York, United States

About

Sonam has worked across public and private sectors connecting cities, climate, and capital. Before co-founding Streetlife, she financed infrastructure projects at Goldman Sachs, worked on water systems at the World Bank, launched drone mobility at Zipline in Africa, and helped develop NYC's Green New Deal at the Mayor's Office. She founded the Climate Tech Cities community and the Parachute platform, and studied at Harvard.

Experience

  1. Streetlife VenturesCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2022 — presentNew York City
  2. ZiplineHead of Global Partnerships2019 — 2020New York City and San Francisco Bay Area
  3. City of New YorkSenior Advisor to the New York City Deputy Mayor2014 — 2019New York City
  4. The World BankSustainable Cities & Climate Change Specialist2012 — 2014Washington, DC and South Asia
  5. Goldman SachsPublic Sector & Infrastructure Banking Analyst2010 — 2012New York City
  6. AshokaHousing for All Fellow, Ashoka Arab World2009Cairo, Egypt
  7. Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development AuthorityHousing Analyst2008 — 2009Mumbai, India
  8. New Sector AllianceCase Team Leader2007 — 2009Cambridge, United States and Tirana, Albania
  9. JP MorganGlobal Trade Finance Summer Analyst2008New York City
  10. Asha Community Health and Development SocietyMicrofinance Program Officer2007New Delhi, India
  11. Goldberg Kohn Ltd.Summer Research Intern2006Chicago, Illinois, United States

Education

  1. Harvard UniversityBA with Honors, Government2005 — 2009
  2. Northside College Preparatory High SchoolChicago Public Schools2001 — 2005

Skills & more

Banking5Grants9Public Policy18Financial Modeling11Leadership7Social Entrepreneurship13International Development20Microfinance9Entrepreneurship4Emerging Markets3Analysis14Business Strategy10
+12 moreRisk ManagementProgram ManagementCommunity DevelopmentAnalytical SkillsData AnalysisManagementNonprofitsPolicy AnalysisStrategyPublic SpeakingStrategic PlanningResearch

Languages English · Hindi · Spanish

  • Recast Enablement Program for Emerging Fund Managers — Recast Capital
  • Telkes Inaugural Fellow — Clean Energy Business Network (CEBN)
  • On Deck Climate Tech Fellowship — ODF
  • Climate Tech for VCs — Terra.do
  • Series 7 and Series 63 Financial Securities + Investment Licenses — FINRA
  • Zero-Energy Design — TU Delft Urban Energy Institute
  • Foundations in Design Thinking — IDEO

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Colleagues at Streetlife Ventures

Laura Fox
Co-founder & Managing Director at Streetlife Ventures

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