Karthik Krishnan

IFFEd is a game-changing new financing engine ($1.5 billion and growing) for human capital development. The G20 has recognized IFFEd as one of the most significant development finance innovations in the last decade, as it turbocharges the financing power of multilateral development banks (MDBs) such as Asian Development Bank and World Bank by leveraging a mix of grants and sovereign guarantees in a new way to increase funding for human capital development. IFFEd is designed to tackle the education and skills crisis in lower-middle income countries (LMICs): home to nearly 50% of the world’s children and youth.

New York Angels are CEOs, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and business leaders who have founded, funded, and built world-class companies. We mentor and coach the entrepreneurs in whom we invest, serve on their boards, and assist with team building, strategic planning and financing.

Purple Patch helps organizations turn potential to performance by working with business leadership teams to refine business strategy, strengthen product-market fit, power innovation in key growth areas, and raise execution bar [OKRs to Leadership Coaching for Organizational Performance]

Teach a business of media elective course that provides working knowledge of the media industry, explores how disruptive forces (digitization, consumer generated content, Artificial Intelligence, social media) are reshaping the industry (new business models, M&A etc)

Built by clinical experts, Noma offers a fully integrated, virtual 14-week program that combines talk therapy with best in class medication management, including ketamine, for difficult to treat depression, anxiety, and PTSD. Noma is pulling all stops to unlock alternative therapies including psychedelics for people battling mental health challenges.

Upcare is a workforce development and career progression platform that enables Allied Health Professional, and meets the ever growing talent needs of health delivery organizations. The platform is a data-driven 3-sided market place that brings talent, schools and health delivery organizations to not only address the supply of healthcare talent but also power up-skilling and re-skilling programs for health professionals.

Peppermint is a unique online clubhouse community, curated specifically for modern experienced adults, to pursue their passions–and find new ones. With a variety of interactive activities (workshops, clubs, collaborative projects), plus a host of experts (Kathy Gunst: James Beard Award-winning food journalist, Kristy Wenz: WSET Level 3 certified sommelier, Brie Arthur: Bestselling author on Gardening, Mike Browne: Internationally renowned photographer) and educational materials, Peppermint has everything needed to share knowledge and learn. Welcome to the You Age.

Redesign Health is committed to elevating healthcare companies that empower people to live their healthiest lives. We have the distinction of launching 50+ disruptive and innovative companies including Calibrate, Jasper, Lively, MedArrive and Vault. As a Venture Chair, I am focused on investing, incubating, launching (partnering with CEOs and management teams) and governing as Board Chair our portfolio of businesses. As a cofounder, I also serve as the interim CEO during the incubation phase until the founding leadership team is in place.

1. Co-created strategic vision including shift to SaaS & Defense go-to-market. Set operating goals for management. 2. Led the search for CEO replacement and chaired succession planning. 3. Oversaw implementation and monitored: Enterprise Risk, Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Cybersecurity

Global CEO of the Britannica Group (BG) of companies, which include the iconic Britannica and Merriam-Webster and Qualtero (professional readiness training for airlines and defense industries), and Melingo (language learning and AI/Cognitive computing) Vision: “Must-have” learning buddy for students, “Go-to” destination for lifelong learners, and “defacto” platform for professional/workforce readiness. Recognitions include: #1 company to watch in EdTech, Top 20 brand in voice innovation (Guardians of History), Apps (PUKU: vocabulary learning) we love by Apple, Great Place to Work 3yrs in a row. Filed a patent for Artificial Intelligence plus Natural Language Processing driven knowledge discovery solution; Partnered with ministries of education globally to enable remote learning and introduce STEM & STEAM learning experiences to meet 21st century needs. Transformed the Airline and Defense businesses to a SaaS model powered by cloud enabled multi-tenant architecture with latest cyber hardening features resulting in prestigious deals including a $70M deal with the US Army. BG generates over 5 billion page views annually (Top 5 globally in Reference category) through its consumer facing digital experiences. Reaches 150+m students in 120+ countries in 20+ languages and works alongside with ministries of education & organizations including UNICEF and World Bank to transform learning. Our professional readiness training platforms are used by top 20 global airlines and defense departments of advanced nations including US and Israel. The brands serve customers across multiple digital channels: Search (Britannica Insights), Social (Demystified and #WTFact), Video (partnership with YouTube to fight conspiracy theories), Voice (Guardians of History), Mobile (PUKU), Internet of Things (Samsung partnership to deliver credible info through smart household appliances)