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Steve Kloos

Investor

Partner at BURNT ISLAND VENTURES

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

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.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureDeep TechHardwareSaaS

Experience

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

Education

  1. North Dakota State UniversityPhD, Chemistry1989 β€” 1994
  2. University of Wisconsin-River FallsBS, Chemistry1985 β€” 1989

Skills & more

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

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