Steve Ahern

Steve Ahern

Partner atKB PartnersChicago

Steve Ahern joined KB Partners in 2018 as an investment team member and serves on multiple portfolio company boards. He previously worked in investment banking at Citigroup and held roles at DISH Network, Teledyne Storm Products, and Monroe Capital.

What Steve can write

Writes checks of$1M to $3M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

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Career

  1. Monroe Capital · intern
  2. Teledyne Storm Products · design engineer
  3. DISH Network · content acquisition and finance roles
  4. Citigroup · investment banker
  5. KB Partners · Partner
    Now
  6. Monroe Capital
  7. DISH Network

Investments named in public bios

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Focus

automotiveheavy equipmentpaper & packagingmetals & miningsportstechnology

Education

University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering, B.S. in Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of Michigan's Ross School of Business, MBA

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Questions

Who is Steve Ahern?

Steve Ahern joined KB Partners in 2018 as an investment team member and serves on multiple portfolio company boards. He previously worked in investment banking at Citigroup and held roles at DISH Network, Teledyne Storm Products, and Monroe Capital.

How much does Steve Ahern invest?

Steve Ahern invests through KB Partners, which writes checks of $1M to $3M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Steve Ahern?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Steve in the subject. A warm intro from a founder KB Partners backed works better.

What did Steve Ahern do before KB Partners?

intern at Monroe Capital; design engineer at Teledyne Storm Products; content acquisition and finance roles at DISH Network; investment banker at Citigroup; Monroe Capital; DISH Network.

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