De'havia Stewart
Investor at Serena Ventures
Atlanta, Georgia
Overview
Work Experience
Investment Professional
2023 - Current
$100M+ Early Stage venture firm founded by, world class athlete, Serena Williams.
Serena Ventures focuses on investing in early-stage companies.
Advisor (BiV) & Atlanta Board/Lead
2022
Provide strategic support to an organization with a multi-million dollar annual budget, driving initiatives that expand representation in venture capital.
Investment Professional
2022 - 2023
Anthemis is an early stage venture firm that specializes in FinTech with $1.5BN+ in AUM
Investment Committee
2021 - 2022
The BLK Foundation is a non profit dedicated to supporting communities, businesses, and entrepreneurs through non-dilutive capital.
Investment Professional
2020 - 2022
Early Stage Venture Fund by Softbank ($200BN+ AUM) with a mission of creating opportunity for founders at the seed and Series A.
Open Opportunity Fund is a venture capital arm of SoftBank Group.
Investment Committee
2020 - 2022
Serve on the investment committee of the venture fund that helps students at HBCUs gain more venture investing experience while increasing access to pre-seed capital
HBCU.vc is a not-for-profit organization connecting and equipping the next generation of black and brown tech innovators and investors.
Raised $250,000.00 from MetLife Foundation.
Management Consulting Professional
2019 - 2020
Clients include 95 of the Fortune 100 and over 75% of the Fortune 500. Recognized as a high performer with an early promotion. Assist senior leaders of large corporations with developing their strategic vision to help drive revenue growth, cost savings, and innovation. Project experience includes the following: - Merchandise Strategy Transformation for a $10B+ Retailer - M&A Merger of Equals Framework Strategy Assessment for a $60B+ Financial Services transaction - Digital Strategy Transformation for a $52B+ Consumer Based Goods company - Operating Model Strategy for the Sales organization of a $20B+ Telecommunications company - Program Management for the development of a new platform for a $5B+
Accenture Ventures is a venture capital firm arm of Accenture, delivers innovative solutions with strategic partnerships and investments.
Venture Capital Analyst
2017 - 2019
Firm merged with Macro to create MaC VC ($500M+ in AUM). Supported 20+ startup investments across HealthTech, FinTech, and EdTech by conducting financial modeling, due diligence, and investment analysis on companies valued between $5M–$200M
Cross Culture Ventures invests in entrepreneurs creating next generation technology and consumer products.
Off-Cycle Analyst
2018 - 2019
The State Board of Administration of Florida (SBA) manages $250B+ in assets, ranking among the top five largest public pension funds in the U.S. During my tenure at the SBA, I collaborated closely with senior leaders, including the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Audit Officer (CAO).
Summer Analyst
2018 - 2018
Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.