Managing Partner
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The official roster identifies Yvan-Michel Ehkirch as Managing Partner. This profile applies Karista's published strategy and does not infer undisclosed personal signing authority or a narrower individual mandate. Relevant founder fit follows the firm's thesis: Lead or co-lead early rounds for European technology and healthcare companies, working closely with founders from inception through scaling.
At firm level, Karista is aligned with lead or co-lead early rounds for European technology and healthcare companies, working closely with founders from inception through scaling. This is firm-level guidance, not an invented personal preference.
No personal pass list is public. Opportunities outside Karista's stated stages, sectors, geography or team criteria should be treated as lower fit rather than a confirmed personal rejection rule.
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Yvan-Michel Ehkirch is currently Managing Partner at Karista, as listed on the firm's official roster. Where the roster does not publish a longer biography, this profile avoids inferring prior employers, education, deals or decision authority.