Stefan Mitu
InvestorVenture Partner at VU Venture Partners
Los Angeles, California
Writes $50K – $800K checks · typically $300K
About
Stefan Mitu is Vice President and Head of Finance at Meyers Manx, a portfolio company of Trousdale Ventures. He previously held the position of Assistant Vice President at Oaktree Capital Management, which specializes in alternative investments, and worked as an investor at VU Venture Partners, a generalist venture fund. Earlier in his career, he was a management consultant at Ernst & Young LLP, where he focused on transaction advisory, financial transformation, and valuation work for Fortune 500 companies.
Experience
- Meyers ManxVice President - Head of Financecurrent2026 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.Assistant Vice President2026Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.Senior Associate2024 — 2026Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- VU Venture PartnersInvestor2022 — 2024Los Angeles, California, United States
- EYSenior Consultant2021 — 2024Los Angeles, California, United States
- EYConsultant2019 — 2021San Francisco, California, United States
Education
- Indiana University - Kelley School of BusinessBachelor’s Degree, Finance
- GoingVCCohort 13, Venture Capital & Private Equity
- Monte Vista High School
Skills & more
Microsoft Office9Microsoft Excel6PowerPoint4Microsoft Word4InvestmentsPrivate EquityIndustry Research2Valuation3Corporate Strategy4Financial Analysis1Market Research1Due Diligence1
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Financial AdvisoryFinancial ModelingBusiness StrategyMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Financial Statement AnalysisEarly Stage InvestmentStart-up VenturesSocial NetworkingYouth MentoringCustomer ServiceAdvertisingEvent PlanningLanguages English · Romanian · Spanish
- Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) — FINRA
- Financial & Valuation Modeling — Wall Street Prep
- Certified In Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) — ISACA
- Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA) — Corporate Finance Institute® (CFI)
- Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) — ACAMS
From Stefan's professional profile.
Colleagues at VU Venture Partners
Aakash Jain
Partner - North America, Europe, & LatAm at VU Venture Partners
Alejandro Chardon
Associate at VU Venture Partners
Alessandra (Sandra) Habermann
Senior Associate at VU Venture Partners
Andrew Zalasin
General Partner - North America, Europe, & LatAm at VU Venture Partners
Andy Goldstein
Partner - Western Europe at VU Venture Partners
Angie Wang
Principal - Asia-Pacific Investment Team at VU Venture Partners
Antonio Lavia
Investor at VU Venture Partners
Arpan Ajmera
Prinicipal - North America, Latam & Europe at VU Venture Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Stefan Mitu work?
- Stefan Mitu is Venture Partner at VU Venture Partners.
- What check size does Stefan Mitu write?
- Stefan Mitu typically writes checks of $50K – $800K.
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