KLDevelopment & Operations Bridge Analyst
Kieu Luu portrait

Junior Finance student at Georgia State University

I study finance and develop practical skills to ensure a smooth transition into the workforce after graduation.

Work samples

Portfolio entries show coursework, class projects, and personal finance exercises that demonstrate my growing skills in financial analysis, modeling basics, and problem solving.

  • HP Tech Ventures: Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship
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    HP Tech Ventures · Oct 2026 · ✅ Verified by Extern

    HP Tech Ventures: Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship

    A deal-sourcing and startup analysis externship with HP Tech Ventures, focused on methods for finding and evaluating early-stage technology companies.

    Investment AnalysisEntrepreneurship
  • Project Destined (Sponsored by CBRE, JLL, Eastdil Secured, Starwood Capital)
    Project Destined (Sponsored by CBRE, JLL, Eastdil Secured, Starwood Capital)

    Engineered dynamic 5-year property pro formas and cash flow models for multifamily assets, evaluating NOI, cap rates, and DSCR under shifting interest rate environments. Quantified $1.2M in downside valuation risk through sensitivity analyses across vacancy fluctuations (5%–15%) and 50-bps cap rate

About me

I study finance and develop practical skills to ensure a smooth transition into the workforce after graduation.

I am Kieu Luu, a junior Finance major at Georgia State University working toward a Bachelor’s degree. I have limited formal work experience and am focused on building practical finance knowledge, coursework, and campus activities as I prepare to start my career.

Externships

HP Tech Ventures: Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship

Completed · Oct 2026

Experience

Development & Operations Bridge Analyst

BXP, Inc. & Project Destined · October 2026 – Present

Venture Capital & Deal Sourcing Extern

HP Tech Ventures (Extern, Inc.) · September 2026 – Present

Operations Lead & Client Engagement Manager

Glamour Nail Bar · January 2026 – June 2026

Crew Trainer & Customer Operations Specialist

McDonald's · September 2021 – November 2022

Education

Georgia State University, J. Mack Robinson College of Business

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Finance | FP&A Concentration · Class of 2028

Skills

Financial analysis (coursework)Valuation basicsSpreadsheet modeling (Excel)Financial reporting conceptsData interpretationAcademic research

✅ Verified by Extern

HP Tech Ventures: Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship

A deal-sourcing and startup analysis externship with HP Tech Ventures, focused on methods for finding and evaluating early-stage technology companies.

Investment AnalysisEntrepreneurship

Overview

An HP Tech Ventures externship focused on deal sourcing and startup evaluation. The work reviewed the fund's public investment thesis, selected a focus area for deeper research, and produced an initial analysis based on that focus. The deliverables included a written assessment aligned to the fund's stated thesis.

HP Tech Ventures: Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship

What I've accomplished

I sourced three startups that aligned with HP Tech Ventures' stated focus, logged each company and website, and selected Andromeda Surgical for further due diligence.

Project breakdown

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Project Destined (Sponsored by CBRE, JLL, Eastdil Secured, Starwood Capital)

Engineered dynamic 5-year property pro formas and cash flow models for multifamily assets, evaluating NOI, cap rates, and DSCR under shifting interest rate environments. Quantified $1.2M in downside valuation risk through sensitivity analyses across vacancy fluctuations (5%–15%) and 50-bps cap rate

Overview

Project Destined (Sponsored by CBRE, JLL, Eastdil Secured, Starwood Capital)
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Capital Budgeting, Accruals & Month-End Close Simulation

Executed simulated month-end close cycles by preparing cost corrections, expenditure batch transfers, and journal accruals, reconciling general ledger entries with 100% balance sheet accuracy.

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