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Sunita Grote

Investor

Lead, Ventures at UNICEF Innovation Fund

NYC

About

Sunita Grote leads work at the UNICEF Innovation Fund. Before UNICEF she explored innovative financing and partnerships to support social outcomes, following roughly ten years working in the HIV and health response alongside community groups on human rights issues. Her work at UNICEF includes the organization's cryptofund, applying AI and data science to predict the spread of pandemics, and using blockchain to expand access to cash.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Impact & Social Good

Experience

  1. FreelanceIndependent Strategic Advisercurrent2026 — presentBerlin, Germany
  2. UNICEFLead, UNICEF Ventures2020 — 2026New York
  3. Office of Innovation, UNICEFCo-Lead UNICEF Ventures, and Co-Founder and Venture Fund Manager2016 — 2020Greater New York City Area
  4. UNICEFPartnerships Lead - Innovation2014 — 2015Greater New York City Area
  5. VariousIndependent Technical & Strategy Consultant2014Greater New York City Area
  6. EndeavorMBA Summer Associate2013Greater New York City Area
  7. International HIV/AIDS AllianceSenior Adviser, Office of the Executive Director, International HIV/AIDS Alliance2012Brighton, UK
  8. India HIV/AIDS AllianceProgramme Manager: Sexual & Reproductive Health and Rights2010 — 2012New Delhi Area, India
  9. Lawyers CollectiveOfficer, Office of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health2009 — 2010Mumbai Area, India
  10. International HIV/AIDS AlliancePolicy Adviser2006 — 2009Brighton, UK
  11. UNICEF, Office of the UN Secretary-General's Study on Violence against ChildrenConsultant, Children's Participation2005 — 2006Geneva Area, Switzerland
  12. UNFPAProject Assistant2004 — 2005Greater New York City Area

Skills & more

Capacity Building31NGOs33Civil Society17Reproductive Health7Global Health7Human Rights7International Development13Governance2Grants2International Relations3Social Entrepreneurship4Community Development4
+12 moreHIVOrganizational DevelopmentPolicyStrategyAnalysisTrainingPolicy AnalysisProgram ManagementGovernmentProposal WritingProgram EvaluationSustainability Education

Languages English · French · German

From Sunita's professional profile.

Colleagues at UNICEF Innovation Fund

Amogh Banta
Blockchain Specialist at UNICEF Innovation Fund
Aparna Bhushan
Data Security & Privacy Mentor at UNICEF Innovation Fund
Arun Maharajan
Blockchain Lead at UNICEF Innovation Fund
Candela Gonzalez
Programme Associate at UNICEF Innovation Fund
Cheryl Ng
Startup Ecosystem Consultant at UNICEF Innovation Fund
Daniel Alvarez
Data Science Lead at UNICEF Innovation Fund
Desiree Lim Sim Yee
Portfolio Strategist at UNICEF Innovation Fund
Halim Jun
DS/ML Advisor at UNICEF Innovation Fund

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sunita Grote?
Sunita Grote leads work at the UNICEF Innovation Fund. Before UNICEF she explored innovative financing and partnerships to support social outcomes, following roughly ten years working in the HIV and health response alongside community groups on human rights issues. Her work at UNICEF includes the organization's cryptofund, applying AI and data science to predict the spread of pandemics, and using blockchain to expand access to cash.
Where does Sunita Grote work?
Sunita Grote is Lead, Ventures at UNICEF Innovation Fund.
What does Sunita Grote invest in?
Sunita Grote invests in AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Impact & Social Good.
Where did Sunita Grote go to school?
Sunita Grote studied at INSEAD (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (MSc, Health); Imperial College London (BSc (Hons) Biology).

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