Kirk Bloede

Kirk Bloede has experience in investment banking, commercial banking, business development, and venture capital. Mr. Bloede is currently a Managing Director with Woodside Capital Partners, which acquired Newforth Partners in 2012.

Prior to Newforth, Kirk worked as a consultant to early stage enterprise and specialty software companies — assisting them in building strategic relationships and raising capital. Earlier, he was senior vice president at Silicon Valley Bank, where he was a core team member in forming its investment banking division. Prior to Silicon Valley Bank, Mr. Bloede was a vice president at Lighthouse Capital Partners, where he sourced and structured venture capital investments for early stage venture-backed companies.

Mr. Bloede’s non-profit experience includes over twenty years of service as both member and Chair of the Steering Committee of the Harvard Business School Community Partners, and former Chair of the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors of the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos, California.

His education includes a BA in International Relations from Stanford University with distinction and an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business.