# Stuart Karle

> Stuart Karle is a Series A investor at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism backing B2B. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/columbia-university-graduate-school-of-journalism)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2018
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Stuart Karle is a Series A investor at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York focused on B2B and Business Development. Stuart Karle - General Counsel and Partner @ North Base Media

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 100% |
| Business Development | 1 | 100% |
| Information Services | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Asoko Insight | Asoko Insight is Africa’s leading corporate information platform, providing market mapping solutions to investment firms, banks, corporates and governments looking for research on Africa’s key private sector landscapes. Users can access industry reports, supply chain analyses, and a database of companies to help with origination, businessdevelopment and due diligence. The company's local research analysts, based out of several regional offices, work with executives and data partners to monitor corporate data from key companies in the region. As Asoko consolidates their footprint in the largest economies, they are also expanding data collection operations to surrounding countries across the continent. | $3.6M | Series A | Apr 06, 2018 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [CRE Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/africa-angels-network) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lateral Frontiers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lateral-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LC Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lc-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Spice Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oteo-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Outlierz Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/outlierz-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Singularity Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/singularity-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism

VC Fund · New York, United States

The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is one of the professional graduate schools of Columbia University.

5 contacts available at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bill Berkeley | Adjunct Professor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bill-berkeley |
| Corey Ford | Director, Sulzberger Program | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/corey-ford |
| Eve Burton | Adjunct Professor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eve-burton |
| Giannina Segnini | Director of the Data Journalism Degree | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/giannina-segnini |
| Stuart Karle | Adjunct Professor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stuart-karle |

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## FAQ

### What does Stuart Karle invest in?

Stuart Karle invests primarily in B2B, Business Development and Information Services startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Stuart Karle last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Stuart Karle closed in Apr 2018. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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