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At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top London based Partner operating in the InsurTech space. If you think a Partner is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Javier Santiso
Founder & General Partner of Alma Mundi Ventures
Javier Santiso is the managing director of global affairs and new ventures at [Telefonica](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/telefonica), a diversified telecommunications group that provides fixed line and mobile telephony services. He currently resides in Madrid, Spain.
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About Alma Mundi Ventures, Start Up Spain, Telefonica: Alma Mundi Ventures is a venture capital firm that funds primarily technology-based companies with B2B and B2B2C business models.
Carl Bauer
Founding Partner of Eos Venture Partners
Carl joined Eos as a member of the investment committee in 2016 before also joining as a General Partner in early 2017. Carl has spent his career as financial services investment banker mostly focused on insurance. He has held senior positions at Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Credit Suisse and Greenhill over a 25 year period. On the InsurTech/Fintech front, Carl has advised clients in the UK, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, France and Scandinavia including as a member of associated advisory boards. He is also an active venture capital investor and sits on a number of advisory boards.
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About Eos Venture Partners, JP Morgan Chase: Eos Venture Partners is a Strategic Venture Capital Fund Focused Exclusively on Insurance
Sam Evans
Founding Partner of Eos Venture Partners
Sam runs Eos Venture Partners, an independent, specialist investment and advisory businesses for leading InsurTech innovators. Eos was established in 2016 to facilitate investment for the growing number of InsurTech start-ups. Prior to establishing Eos, Sam was a partner at KPMG where he led the Global Deal Advisory business for insurance. During his career, Sam has worked on over $75bn of insurance related transactions and has worked in many of the large mature and high growth insurance markets around the globe having lived in Australia, Hong Kong, Switzerland and the UK.
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About Eos Venture Partners: Eos Venture Partners is a Strategic Venture Capital Fund Focused Exclusively on Insurance
Kevin McLoughlin
Partner and Co-Founder of MTech Capital
Kevin McLoughlin spent 22 years in insurance investment banking, most recently as the Global Head of Insurance Investment Banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and prior to that, as Global Head of Insurance Banking at Citigroup. He also spent 7 years as an executive at AIG. Kevin maintains senior level relationships across the insurance industry globally, having advised many of the largest companies during his banking career. Kevin holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA from Boston College. He is based in London.
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About MTech Capital: MTech Capital is a venture capital firm investing in InsurTech – technology companies operating in the insurance industry.
Michael Niddam
Executive Partner of Kamet
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About Kamet: Kamet is an insurtech start-up studio in the health, protection, and assistance space.
Garth Shephard
Founder & Partner of 72 Capital Limited
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About 72 Capital Limited: Boutique M&A, fundraising and strategic adviser to the small and mid-cap technology, digital media and sport sectors.
