Kiva Dickinson
founder & Managing Partner
As Managing Partner Kiva leads all deal sourcing and execution efforts for Selva Ventures, and works closely with portfolio brands.
Prior to founding Selva Ventures Kiva was a Partner at CircleUp, where he joined during the launch of the Company’s first discretionary equity fund CircleUp Growth Partners. While at CircleUp Kiva led Series B investments in Nutpods and Liquid I.V., working closely with both companies following investment.
Prior to CircleUp, Kiva was a private equity investor in San Francisco at TPG Capital. There, he focused on a combination of consumer and digital media companies. Kiva was involved in TPG’s Series B investments in Lynda.com (subsequently acquired by LinkedIn) and Ipsy. Prior to TPG, Kiva began his career in Los Angeles at Barclays in consumer-focused investment banking.
Madeline Kaplan
Principal
Madeline is involved in deal sourcing, execution efforts and portfolio management for Selva Ventures. She is primarily focused on Beauty & Personal Care and is a Board Member for Minu and Board Observer for OneSkin, Crown Affair, and Perelel.
Prior to joining Selva Ventures Madeline was a Principal at Smash Capital. While at Smash, Madeline was involved in deal sourcing, diligence, portfolio management, fundraising and operations. She ran diligence for all investments, including MANSCAPED, NOBULL and Epic Games.
Prior to Smash, Madeline was an investment banking analyst at Goldman Sachs where she focused on consumer, healthcare and media. Madeline has an A.B. in Economics from Harvard College. She was co-captain of the Harvard softball team where she led the team to an Ivy League Championship in her senior year.