Christina Sass
Life Member @ Council on Foreign Relations
New York, United States
Christina Sass is a seed investor at Council on Foreign Relations in New York focused on Finance and Medical. Christina Sass is the co-founder and COO of Andela, a company that recruits the most talented software engineers on the African continent and pairs them with global tech companies as full-time, distributed team members. Founded on the premise that brilliance is evenly distributed but opportunity is not, Andela has built one of the most selectiveengineering institutions in the world, with headquarters in Lagos, Nairobi, and NYC.Christina has built education and employment programs in China, Gaza and the West Bank, Kenya, and Nigeria. Prior to co-founding Andela, she directed the Program department of the Clinton Global Initiative and advised the President and CEO of The MasterCard Foundation, a $9B global foundation working to advance education and financial inclusion for youth in Africa.Christina serves on the Advisory Council of the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights and on the board of the non-profit Global Give Back Circle. She also serves as education topic expert for the Clinton Global Initiative University annual meeting. Christina’s work has been mentioned by Forbes, CNN, The New Yorker, NBC, and WIRED. She has a BA in Ancient Philosophy from the University of Georgia (Go Dawgs) and a MA in International Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School from Tufts University.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Christina Sass invests in
Stages Christina Sass invests in
Countries Christina Sass invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $2M–$5.8M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Finance 1 (33%)
- Medical 1 (33%)
- Internet 1 (33%)
- Health Care 1 (33%)
- Social Network 1 (33%)
Country
- United States 2 (67%)
- Kenya 1 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Wowzi
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Wowzi platform is designed to help brands automate influencer marketing workflows and programs. Wowzi Push brand messages and pull consumer insights from trusted influencers shaping the trends that drive African commerce. Wowzi is an online marketplace that democratizes influence, connecting everyday social media users with big brands, enablingnano and micro creators to earn money by spreading brand messages via social media. | $2M / Seed / Dec 14, 2021 | |
Journey Clinical
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Journey Clinical is a platform that provides services to member psychotherapy practices that are independently owned and operated, and in no way owns, directs, or controls the mental healthcare clinicians providing care. | $3M / Seed / Sep 16, 2021 | |
Standard Metrics
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Quaestor is an automated data platform that enables financial transparency between startups and investors. | $5.8M / Seed / Jul 13, 2020 |
Co-Investors
About Council on Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization.
Council on Foreign Relations Contacts
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Andy Karsner
Life Member
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Christian Wolan
Deputy Director of Product
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Christina Sass
Life Member
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Evan Wolff
Member
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Jenna Nicholas
Council on Foreign Relations Term Member
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FAQ
What does Christina Sass invest in?
Christina Sass invests primarily in Finance, Medical and Internet startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Christina Sass's check size?
Christina Sass typically joins rounds of $2M–$5.8M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Christina Sass participates in.
When did Christina Sass last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Christina Sass closed in Dec 2021. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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