Nina Essandoh
Investor at Corazon Capital
United States
Overview
Work Experience
Strategic Advisor
2024 - Current
• Led lower middle-market specialty financing and M&A investments in services businesses for Wades family foundation (wadesfoundation.org) • Senior Advisor and Board Member for an AI-powered diagnostic tool for HVAC and plumbing field service technicians driving market expansion into private equity and family office-backed groups (https://www.bluebirdapp.ai/)
Investor
2022 - 2023
Early stage pre-seed, seed, and Series A stage tech and fund investments Board member of two businesses until 3/24 (series Seed and Series A)
Vice President
2018 - 2021
Co-led investment strategy for Baird’s US Industrial Technology and Solutions Private Equity team $400M Global Middle Market Private Equity Fund
Senior Investment Associate
2015 - 2018
During and post-MBA, worked with Stanford alumni to establish and fundraise for formal angel investment fund (now Black Star Fund). Raised over $10m for fund and established end to end investment process. Completed diligence for six investments
Senior Associate
2012 - 2014
$350M generalist middle market private equity fund
A middle-market private equity firm focused on generating long-term capital appreciation
Investment Analyst
2011 - 2012
$1.6B middle-market pan-African mezzanine debt and equity investment fund Established and launched firm’s investments in West African region (Ghana, Nigeria)
Portfolio Ops / Investment Intern
2009 - 2010
Late-stage venture capital and advisory firm to technology and electronics startups. Completed divestiture of portfolio company’s large warehouse asset
Investment Banking Analyst
2007 - 2009
Credit Suisse's Global Industrials and Services Group
Credit Suisse Group is a financial services company that advises clients in all aspects of finance.
Education
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
2014 - 2016
BA
2003 - 2007