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Nina Essandoh

Investor at Corazon Capital

United States

Overview 

Nina Essandoh is a Stanford MBA private equity investor with a strong background in deal structuring and execution, holding board positions in companies like AllFly and tokenproof. Notable highlights include serving as Vice President at Baird Capital and as a Senior Investment Associate at Black Angel Tech Fund.

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.

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