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Steve Kloos

Investor

Partner at BURNT ISLAND VENTURES · Board director at Biota

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

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About

Kloos is an investor and company leader with a background in water, energy, and climate. He previously held technology leadership roles at GE Water and was a partner at True North Venture Partners. He is founding board chair of Current Water and a longtime advisor to Imagine H2O.

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AI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureDeep TechHardwareSaaS

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Experience

  1. Burnt Island VenturesPartnercurrent2023 — presentSuperior, Colorado, United States
  2. Current InnovationBoard Membercurrent2016 — presentGreater Chicago Area
  3. Imagine H2OAdvisory Member & Judgecurrent2010 — present
  4. True North Venture PartnersSenior Advisor2023 — 2024Superior, Colorado, United States
  5. True North Venture PartnersPartner2011 — 2023Greater Chicago Area
  6. AquaHydrex, IncChief Executive Officer2019 — 2023Louisville, Colorado, United States
  7. Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, SingaporeAdvisor2014 — 2016Singapore
  8. GE Water & Process TechnologiesAdvanced Technologies Leader2009 — 2011Minnetonka, Minnesota
  9. GE Water & Process TechnologiesChina & Singapore Technology Leader2005 — 2009
  10. GE Water & Process TechnologiesMembrane Technology Leader2003 — 2007Minnetonka, Minnesota
  11. Osmonics, Inc.Membrane Technology Leader1999 — 2003
  12. Osmonics, IncGroup Leader, Membrane and Application Development1997 — 1999
  13. Osmonics, Inc.Senior Research Engineer1994 — 1997

Skills & more

Strategy99Leadership27Negotiation10Public Speaking1Strategic Planning6Water44Engineering11R&D90Business Development7Cleantech16Competitive Analysis3Venture Capital40
+12 morePatentsSoftware DevelopmentSix SigmaProduct DevelopmentMergers & AcquisitionsEntrepreneurshipMergersMaterials SciencePortfolio ManagementTechnology TransferManufacturingWater Treatment

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Who is Steve Kloos?
Kloos is an investor and company leader with a background in water, energy, and climate. He previously held technology leadership roles at GE Water and was a partner at True North Venture Partners. He is founding board chair of Current Water and a longtime advisor to Imagine H2O.
Where does Steve Kloos work?
Steve Kloos is Partner at BURNT ISLAND VENTURES and Board director at Biota.
What does Steve Kloos invest in?
Steve Kloos invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Hardware, SaaS.
What boards does Steve Kloos sit on?
Steve Kloos holds tracked board seats at Aqua Membranes, Aquisense, Biota.
Where did Steve Kloos go to school?
Steve Kloos studied at North Dakota State University (PhD, Chemistry); University of Wisconsin-River Falls (BS, Chemistry).

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