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Steven Koch

Managing Partner (Product Impact Fund I) atmHUBChicago
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Steven Koch is a managing partner at Bowline Group and mHUB Ventures. He previously held roles as Deputy Mayor of Chicago and at Credit Suisse.

What Steven can write

Writes checks of$100K to $250K
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedMostly follows a lead
Ownership target5-7%At first check
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mHUB writes $100K to $250K checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Credit Suisse · co-chairman of the global mergers and acquisitions business
  2. City of Chicago · Deputy Mayor
    2012-2017
  3. Motivate · Co-Executive Chairman and interim Chief Executive Officer
  4. Bowline Group, LLP · managing partner
  5. mHUB Ventures · Managing Partner
    Now

Focus

economic developmentmunicipal financemergers and acquisitionshardtech

Education

Hampshire College, BAUniversity of Chicago Booth School of Business, MBA

Also at mHUB

Haven AllenCEO/Co-founder, Managing Partner (Spark Fund I & II)
Derek BurlingVenture Associate

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Questions

Who is Steven Koch?

Steven Koch is a managing partner at Bowline Group and mHUB Ventures. He previously held roles as Deputy Mayor of Chicago and at Credit Suisse.

How much does Steven Koch invest?

Steven Koch invests through mHUB, which writes checks of $100K to $250K at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Steven Koch?

A warm intro from a founder mHUB backed works best.

What did Steven Koch do before mHUB?

co-chairman of the global mergers and acquisitions business at Credit Suisse; Deputy Mayor at City of Chicago; Co-Executive Chairman and interim Chief Executive Officer at Motivate; managing partner at Bowline Group, LLP.

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