TEAM

The people behind the approach.

The people behind the approach.

The people behind the approach.

The people behind the approach.

Kli’s team brings together operating experience, scientific rigor, investment analysis, founder perspective, and direct portfolio support.

Kli’s team brings together operating experience, scientific rigor, investment analysis, founder perspective, and direct portfolio support.

04 / PEOPLE

WHO YOU WORK WITH

Operators, investors, and founders in the room.

Each member of Kli brings a different lens to the investment process, from company building and scientific analysis to financial strategy and diligence.

Each member of Kli brings a different lens to the investment process, from company building and scientific analysis to financial strategy and diligence.

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Shmuel Gniwisch

Shmuel Gniwisch

Founder & Managing Partner

Serial entrepreneur and operator with more than 35 years of experience across technology, e-commerce, and fintech.

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Stephanie Mouchbahani-Constance, Ph.D.

Stephanie Mouchbahani-Constance, Ph.D.

Principal

Scientist, founder, and investor bringing analytical rigor, candor, and a founder’s perspective to new investment directions.

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Yosef Gniwisch

Yosef Gniwisch

Analyst

E-commerce operator turned investor, focused on deal evaluation, diligence, and operations.

PROFILES

Experience that shapes conviction.

Experience that shapes conviction.

Portrait of Shmuel Gniwisch

Shmuel Gniwisch

Shmuel Gniwisch

Founder & Managing Partner

Shmuel brings over 35 years of experience as a serial entrepreneur and operator across technology, e-commerce, and fintech. He founded a waste management company acquired by a Fortune 500 company before co-founding Ice.com and Diamond.com, which grew into two of North America's most recognized e-commerce destinations over 15 years. Ice.com served as an early proving ground for the buy-now-pay-later model, where Nick Molnar helped develop Multipay before founding Afterpay. Since founding Kli Capital in 2015, Shmuel has invested in over 90 companies across multiple sectors.

Shmuel brings over 35 years of experience as a serial entrepreneur and operator across technology, e-commerce, and fintech. He founded a waste management company acquired by a Fortune 500 company before co-founding Ice.com and Diamond.com, which grew into two of North America's most recognized e-commerce destinations over 15 years. Ice.com served as an early proving ground for the buy-now-pay-later model, where Nick Molnar helped develop Multipay before founding Afterpay. Since founding Kli Capital in 2015, Shmuel has invested in over 90 companies across multiple sectors.

Technology · E-commerce · Fintech · Company building · Board involvement

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Stephanie Mouchbahani-Constance, Ph.D.

Stephanie Mouchbahani-Constance, Ph.D.

Principal

Stephanie leads new investment directions and supports portfolio companies across all industries Kli invests in. Holding a Ph.D. in Physiology from McGill University, Stephanie applies rigorous analytical thinking to her investment work alongside hands-on entrepreneurial experience. During her Ph.D., she co-founded PteroTech, where she led product development, regulatory strategy, and commercialization across the US and Indonesian markets. Stephanie brings a founder's perspective to every stage of the investment process, from evaluating new opportunities to supporting the companies Kli backs. She brings the kind of candor and curiosity that founders value most when it matters.

Stephanie leads new investment directions and supports portfolio companies across all industries Kli invests in. Holding a Ph.D. in Physiology from McGill University, Stephanie applies rigorous analytical thinking to her investment work alongside hands-on entrepreneurial experience. During her Ph.D., she co-founded PteroTech, where she led product development, regulatory strategy, and commercialization across the US and Indonesian markets. Stephanie brings a founder's perspective to every stage of the investment process, from evaluating new opportunities to supporting the companies Kli backs. She brings the kind of candor and curiosity that founders value most when it matters.

Physiology · Scientific analysis · Founder experience · Product development · Regulatory strategy · Commercialization · Portfolio support

Portrait of Yosef Gniwisch

Yosef Gniwisch

Yosef Gniwisch

Analyst

Yosef is an analyst at Kli Capital where he focuses on deal evaluation, due diligence, and operations. He comes to venture with hands-on experience building and scaling an e-commerce business, giving him a founder's intuition for what it actually takes to grow a company. He brings analytical precision to every stage of the investment process, a genuine curiosity for learning across industries, and a global perspective shaped by extensive travel.

Yosef is an analyst at Kli Capital where he focuses on deal evaluation, due diligence, and operations. He comes to venture with hands-on experience building and scaling an e-commerce business, giving him a founder's intuition for what it actually takes to grow a company. He brings analytical precision to every stage of the investment process, a genuine curiosity for learning across industries, and a global perspective shaped by extensive travel.

Deal evaluation · Due diligence · Operations · E-commerce · Company building · Global perspective

BEYOND CAPITAL

Active where it matters.

Kli’s involvement extends beyond the first check. Through board participation and direct support, the team stays close to the decisions that shape companies over time.

Kli’s involvement extends beyond the first check. Through board participation and direct support, the team stays close to the decisions that shape companies over time.

LIONPARTS / MERCATUS / LIFERIDE / SILENT8

Current board involvement listed for Shmuel Gniwisch.

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