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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 United Kingdom based Principal operating in the Finance space. If you think a Principal 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.
Susan Lin
Principal of Felix Capital
Over the past 10+ years, Susan has advised, invested and worked in a range of consumer and technology companies in their journeys to grow and scale. Susan joined Felix Capital from HgCapital, a London based private equity fund where she focused on software investments and portfolio companies. Prior to HgCapital, Susan was a management consultant at Bain & Company in San Francisco, Singapore and London, advising private equity and growth capital funds on potential investments and CPG and e-commerce companies on go-to-market, M&A and growth strategies. Susan has worked in 2 start-ups in San Francisco and New York along the way. She was Director of Partner Strategy at AppDirect, a leading cloud app marketplace, and worked in business development at Plated, a meal kit delivery service acquired by Albertsons. Susan graduated with honours from the University of Pennsylvania and received her MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. She is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese (and attempting German).
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About Felix Capital: Felix Capital is a venture fund that focuses on digital commerce, digital media, and information technology companies.
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Will Sheldon
Principal of Accel
Will Sheldon joined Accel in 2019 and focuses on software, fintech and cybersecurity companies. Will helped lead Accel’s investments and ongoing work in Genesis, Taxdoo, Databand and Melio. Prior to Accel, Will was with Summit Partners, where he invested in companies including Calypso Technology (acquired by Thoma Bravo), Darktrace (LSE:DARK), Immersive Labs, Siteimprove (acquired by Nordic Capital) and Syncron. He started his career as a software equity research analyst at UBS. Will is from Cambridge, UK and graduated from the University of Oxford.
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About Accel: Accel is an early and growth-stage venture capital firm that helps a global community of entrepreneurs.
Hannah Seal
Principal of Index Ventures
Hannah focuses on early stage investments, with a particular interest in marketplaces, consumer, productivity and back-office automation. Prior to joining Index, Hannah worked at eBay, where she was responsible for the C2C business in the UK, and at Ocado, where she helped set up the general merchandise business. Hannah graduated with a degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge and lives in London.
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About Index Ventures: Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that helps the entrepreneurs turn bold ideas into global businesses.
Julia Andre
Principal of Index Ventures
Julia Andre currently works as the Principal for Index Ventures. She previously worked at Palantir Technologies as the Business Development and Execution Lead.
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About Index Ventures: Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that helps the entrepreneurs turn bold ideas into global businesses.
Georgia Stevenson
Principal of Index Ventures
Georgia Stevenson currently works as the Principal for Index Ventures. She previously worked at Northzone as an Associate.
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About Index Ventures: Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that helps the entrepreneurs turn bold ideas into global businesses.
Charlotte Bruce
Principal of Cherry Ventures
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About Cherry Ventures: Cherry Ventures is a seed fund, founded by entrepreneurs with substantial experience in building fast-scaling technology companies.
Sam Cash
Principal of Project A Ventures
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About Project A Ventures: Project A is an early-stage venture capital firm, combining financial and operational support for technology companies.
Matthew Jones
Principal of Anthemis Group
Matthew is an Principal at Anthemis, focusing on corporate venture investment through our Investment Partnerships. He was previously at Swiss Re, a re/insurance company, doing business development in London, followed by strategy and corporate development in Zurich and finally as part of the customer engagement team in London, focusing on innovation and tech.
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About Anthemis Group: Anthemis Group is a global platform that cultivates change in the financial system by investing in, growing, and sustaining businesses.
Marin Cauvas
Principal of Anthemis Group
Marin is an Associate at Santander InnoVentures. He joined in 2016 from Liberum Capital, where he was a Vice President in the Alternative Finance team. There he advised, built and invested in emerging financial technology companies in the lending sector. Prior to that, Marin was at BlackRock and an initial member of the BlackRock Alternative Specialists team, where he focused on hedge fund strategies. Marin holds a BSc in Finance (summa cum laude) from EBS Paris, and an MSc in Investment Management from Cass Business School.
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About Anthemis Group, Anthemis Group: Anthemis Group is a global platform that cultivates change in the financial system by investing in, growing, and sustaining businesses.
Dario de Wet
Investment Principal of Anthemis Group
Dario is an Investment Principal at Anthemis, focused on investing in opportunities at the intersection of media and financial services. He has a demonstrated history of working with/within FinTech, Internet and Startup businesses in the TMT space. Prior to joining Anthemis, Dario worked within the Strategic Partnerships team at JUMO, whereby he was involved in the support and development of prospective MNO, FSP and Technology partnerships across new and existing markets. Other experience lies within a tech-focused boutique investment bank turned private equity fund for developing markets; where he worked on the merger of Ringier Africa and One Africa Media to create and grow Africa’s largest online classifieds group – Ringier One Africa Media (ROAM). Dario holds a Master of Business Science in Finance by dissertation, titled ‘Tencent Holdings Limited: An IPO Case Study’ and a Bachelor of Business Science in Finance and Accounting from the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
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About Anthemis Group: Anthemis Group is a global platform that cultivates change in the financial system by investing in, growing, and sustaining businesses.
Johannes Natterer
Principal of H.I.G. Capital
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About H.I.G. Capital: H.I.G. Capital is a global private equity and alternative assets investment firm with $42 billion of equity capital under management.
Alastair Mills
Principal & Head of European Business Services of H.I.G. Capital
Alastair is a Managing Director in the London office of H.I.G. Capital and the European head of Business Services. He focuses on both private equity and distressed investments. Alastair joined H.I.G. Capital from Gresham LLP where he was a Partner in the London Investment team focused on growth buy-out and buy and build transactions in the UK lower mid market. Prior to Gresham, Alastair worked for the UK private equity teams of RBoS and Bridgepoint Capital. A British national he has a total of nineteen years private equity experience in the UK lower mid-market. Recent transaction experience includes the acquisition of Petrochem Carless, the turnaround of Smallsteps, the MBOs of Brand Addition, Synseal and Kondor and the corporate carve-outs of Fibercore (from Cisco) and Brand Addition (from 4imprint). Alastair has an MSc in International Securities Investment & Banking from the ISMA Centre, Reading University and is a Member of the Securities Institute.
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About Brand Addition, Fibercore, H.I.G. Capital, H.I.G. Capital, Kondor Ltd, Petrochem Carless Holdings Ltd, smallsteps b.v., Synseal Group: H.I.G. Capital is a global private equity and alternative assets investment firm with $42 billion of equity capital under management.
Stefano Giambelli
Principal of H.I.G. Capital
Stefano Giambelli is a Senior Associate in the Retail & Consumer team. He is currently based in London after having worked in the Milan office since joining Apax in 2008. His Apax deal experience includes Sisal. Prior to joining Apax Partners, Stefano was an Associate at BC Partners and an Investment Banking Analyst at Merrill Lynch. Stefano holds an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a degree in Economics from Università Commerciale “Bocconi” in Milan.
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About H.I.G. Capital: H.I.G. Capital is a global private equity and alternative assets investment firm with $42 billion of equity capital under management.
Anita Fairbairn
Principal of TowerBrook Capital Partners
Anita Fairbairn is a Principal at TowerBrook and is Finance Director for the UK office. Previously, she was Financial Controller at Soros Funds Limited. Prior to joining Soros, she worked at PaineWebber investment bank and was a senior in the business services group at KPMG in Wellington New Zealand. She gained her Diploma in Accounting at the Wellington Polytechnic.
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About TowerBrook Capital Partners: TowerBrook Capital Partners is a London-based investment management firm that funds European and North American companies.
Christian Suess
Senior Principal of TowerBrook Capital Partners
Prior to joining TowerBrook, Christian Suess was a Director at EQT Partners in Germany. Previously, he worked as a Consultant for Bain & Company. He earned his PhD and M.Sc. in Technical Physics from the Graz University of Technology. He received his M.B.A. from INSEAD.
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About TowerBrook Capital Partners: TowerBrook Capital Partners is a London-based investment management firm that funds European and North American companies.
Sumit Dheir
Principal of TowerBrook Capital Partners
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About TowerBrook Capital Partners: TowerBrook Capital Partners is a London-based investment management firm that funds European and North American companies.
Camilla Mazzolini
Principal of Firstminute Capital
Camilla joined firstminute having been an Equity Research Analyst at Berenberg Bank in the ecommerce and retail team in London where she also participated in the IPO of Boozt, a Swedish fashion ecommerce. Prior to that she lived in Buenos Aires working at the OLX headquarters (the largest classifieds marketplace in emerging markets) where she led the CRM project for Latin America. She is a cum laude graduate from Columbia University where she studied History and Political Science, and speaks fluent French, Italian and Spanish. At firstminute, Camilla leads on sourcing for the French-speaking regions, and focuses on cybersecurity, foodtech, ecommerce, and marketplaces. She sits as a board observer of Chargifi.
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About Firstminute Capital: Firstminute Capital is an early-stage venture fund based in London, investing globally. Backed by 30 unicorn founders and global strategics.
Clara Lindh Bergendorff
Principal of Firstminute Capital
Clara leads on investments in consumer, future of commerce, and media for firstminute Capital – a $100m VC seed fund with a global remit, backed by 30+ unicorn founders. She previously worked as a journalist writing for the likes of CNN, and is still an active commentator on venture capital in general and the consumer space in particular for a number of publications including Forbes. She sits on numerous board across Europe and the US including Asystem, Kyra and Good Monday.
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About Firstminute Capital: Firstminute Capital is an early-stage venture fund based in London, investing globally. Backed by 30 unicorn founders and global strategics.
Sam Endacott
Principal of Firstminute Capital
Sam joined firstminute from Goldman Sachs, where he worked in the Financial Institutions Group within Investment Banking. His M&A advisory work included the IPO of Allied Irish Banks, Zurich’s acquisition of Cover-More Insurance in Australia, HSBC’s share buyback programme, the UK Government’s sell-down in RBS, and Virgin Money’s Digital Banking Strategy. At firstminute he is focused on opportunities in fintech, insurtech, blockchain, and proptech. He also works on the fund’s portfolio construction and strategy, and firstminute’s engagement with its investors. Sam received a double first class honours in International Relations and History from the London School of Economics.
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About Firstminute Capital: Firstminute Capital is an early-stage venture fund based in London, investing globally. Backed by 30 unicorn founders and global strategics.
Tim Ankers
Principal of Scottish Equity Partners
Tim works principally on deal origination, execution and support, and assists with the financial analysis and assessment of new investments. He focuses on investments in innovative e-commerce, consumer internet and enterprise software businesses including Software as a Service. Investments at SEP include LoveCrafts, the operator of online crafts communities with millions of users worldwide. Tim supports SEP’s investments in European online eyewear retailer Mister Spex and Berlin based online language learning business Babbel and reviews new investment opportunities in Germany. He joined SEP as an analyst in July 2016 from Deutsche Bank’s Technology, Media and Telecoms Corporate Finance team in London.
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About Scottish Equity Partners: Scottish Equity Partners is a technology focused growth equity firm operating across the UK and Europe.
Laura Connell
Principal of Balderton
Laura joined Balderton’s investment team in 2018. She spent the previous three years advising technology startups across industries to develop and implement their fundraising and launch strategies as well as their financial and operational structure, in sectors ranging from online retail to healthcare and fintech. Laura was at Goldman Sachs for five years, first in the Investment Management Division and subsequently the Financial Institutions Group in M&A. Laura undertook neuroscience research in the Brain Sciences Department of Imperial College’s Faculty of Medicine. She was a Fulbright Scholar and gained her MBA from Harvard, and she studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at the University of Oxford. Laura speaks fluent English and French and her primary focus is later stage investing with the Liquidity I fund.
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About Balderton: Balderton is a venture capital firm focused exclusively on backing European-founded startups.
Edward Keelan
Investment Principal of Octopus Ventures
Edward Keelan is an Investment Director in Octopus Development Capital Team.
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About Octopus Ventures: Octopus is a multi stage European venture capital investor specializing in health, money, deep tech, and consumer.
Malcolm Ferguson
Principal of Octopus Ventures
Malcolm joined Octopus Ventures in 2013. Octopus Ventures is a London and New York based venture capital firm focused on identifying unusually talented entrepreneurs intent on building businesses that can scale to create, transform or dominate an industry. Prior to joining Octopus, Malcolm spent a number of years in the investment banking industry, firstly within the TMT team of Bank America Merrill Lynch in London and then subsequently at GP Bullhound, a leading boutique investment bank, focussing exclusively on technology businesses. Malcolm splits his time on the assessment of investment opportunities, deal origination for investments between £250,000 to £25 million and ongoing portfolio management. Malcolm is a Non-Executive Director of various portfolio companies including; Antidote, BoughtbyMany, Metrasens, Segura, Sofar Sounds and Stratajet. Malcolm holds a first class degree in BBA Management from Lancaster University.
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About Octopus Ventures: Octopus is a multi stage European venture capital investor specializing in health, money, deep tech, and consumer.
Simon King
Principal in Ventures Group of Octopus Ventures
Simon joined the team at the beginning of 2012 and focuses on early stage deal flow, screening investment opportunities and performing preliminary due diligence. Within the portfolio, Simon works closely with T4 Media, UltraSoC Technologies, Surrey NanoSystems and IOVOX. Before joining Octopus, Simon was a research scientist investigating novel materials for photovoltaic applications at Imperial College in London. Simon holds an MA and MSc in Physics and a Ph.D. in Molecular Electronics.
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About Octopus Ventures: Octopus is a multi stage European venture capital investor specializing in health, money, deep tech, and consumer.
Konstantin Vinogradov
Principal of Runa Capital
Konstantin is a Principal at Runa Capital, who joined its team in 2012. He is based in London and currently mostly focuses on partnering at early stages with European founders building promising enterprise software, open-source software, machine intelligence, cloud infrastructure and fintech solutions. Konstantin was included in Forbes 30 under 30 list (2019). Before joining Runa, Konstantin led an international startup competition, Technocup (Russian analogue of Masschallenge), worked at a few startups and also co-founded and subsequently sold a cryptocurrency mining company. He has a technical background and obtained his BS/MS degrees from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.
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About Runa Capital: Runa Capital is a VC focusing on B2B SaaS, machine intelligence, complex software, IT, fintech, edtech, and digital health.
Tom Filip Lesche
Principal of Speedinvest
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About Speedinvest: Speedinvest is a venture capital fund investing in pre-seed, seed, and early-stage tech startups.
Camil Lazrak
Principal Investment Analyst of Macquarie Group
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About Macquarie Group: Macquarie Group is a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services.
Christopher Steinau
Principal of Northzone
Christopher Steinau is the Principal of Northzone.
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About Disperse.io, Distribusion Technologies, Einride, Flink, Forto, Infogrid, Northzone, Personio, TIER Mobility, Wagestream: Northzone is an early-stage venture capital fund built on experience spanning multiple economic and disruptive technology cycles.
Steven Mandel
Principal of TPG
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About TPG: TPG is a private investment firm that manages capital across a family of funds.
Nihal Sinha
Principal of F-Prime Capital
Nihal is a Principal at F-Prime Capital based in the London office and focuses primarily on the biotech and healthcare IT sectors. Prior to joining F-Prime in 2013, he worked as a management consultant at BCG where he consulted to pharmaceutical companies and healthcare providers. Nihal worked as a physician at Oxford University and UCL Hospitals where he completed his foundation training. Alongside his clinical work, Nihal conducted research in cognitive neuroscience at Queen Square. Nihal holds a MB BChir with distinction from the University of Cambridge.
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About F-Prime Capital: F-Prime Capital is a venture capital firm investing in healthcare and technology.
Steven Poulter
Head of Principal Structuring & Investments of Barclays
Steven Poulter graduated from Queens College, Cambridge University, and worked for Arthur Andersen as a chartered accountant and chartered tax adviser. Steven Poulter is the Head of Principal Structuring & Investments at Barclays, which includes Principal Investments, Principal Structuring, and Capital Markets Execution. He also serves on the Treasury Management Team and chairs the Treasury Environmental Action Group.
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About Barclays: Barclays is a global financial services company that provides various financial products and services worldwide.
Helene Moran
Design Research Principal of Barclays
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About Barclays: Barclays is a global financial services company that provides various financial products and services worldwide.
Harveer Bharaj
Principal of QVentures
Harveer focusses on the origination, due diligence and execution of investments for the QVentures Pre-Seed Fund.
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About QVentures: QVentures is a Venture Capital firm providing direct investment opportunities and fund management.
Alexander Mann
Principal of Concentric
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About Concentric: Concentric invests in software technology business in the financial services, mobility, real estate, industrial, and logistics sectors.
Christina Fa
Principal of NewView Capital
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About NewView Capital: NewView Capital has developed a new model in venture capital to drive sustainable growth for entrepreneurs.
Ian Marsh
Principal of DN Capital
Ian Marsh is the Founder & Managing Director, UK at Rocket Internet GmbH. Before joining Rocket Internet as Managing Director in the UK, Ian worked for Bain Capital and Bain & Company in London as well as for McKinsey & Company in Madrid. Ian holds a Master’s degree from the HEC Paris and has studied Modern History & Economics at Balliol College, Oxford University.
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About DN Capital: DN Capital operates as an early-stage venture capital firm.
Muz Ashraf
Principal of TCV
Muz Ashraf is a Principal at TCV.
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About Klarna, Mambu, Redis, Spryker Systems, TCV: TCV provides investment capital to growth-stage private and public companies in the technology industry.
Joe Bond
Principal of PROfounders Capital
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About PROfounders Capital: PROfounders Capital is an early-stage VC backed by successful entrepreneurs and focused on investing in technology start-ups across Europe.
Benjamin Wallwork
Principal of Adams Street Partners
Benjamin is a Principal responsible for supporting the Co-investment Team in all aspects of the investment decision-making process.
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About Adams Street Partners: Adams Street Partners operates as a global private market investment management firm.
Max Cancre
Principal of TA Associates
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About TA Associates: TA Associates is one of the private equity firms in the world.
Lovisa Lander
Principal of TA Associates
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About TA Associates: TA Associates is one of the private equity firms in the world.
Mira Mihaylova
Principal of Piton Capital
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About Piton Capital: Piton Capital is a venture capital and growth equity firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
Sam Tidswell-Norrish
Principal of Motive Partners
Sam Tidswell-Norrish is a Principal based in London, leading the Business Development function at Motive Partners. Sam was part of the founding team, joining with a broad range of financial services experience, from payments to investment banking and government initiatives to industry trade organizations. Early in his career, Sam was with Barclays in Payments Reengineering and subsequently moved to Barclays Capital’s Equity Finance Group. In 2013 Sam was selected as a young leader of the future by the New Entrepreneurs Foundation and joined Monitise Plc becoming a VP and subsequently, the Group Chief of Staff focused on Operations and Strategic Projects. Sam has been a personal investor in a number of early-stage businesses and was heavily involved in the establishment and governance of Innovate Finance, the FinTech industry body, acting as a Board Observer until early 2017. Sam continues to work closely with the Department of International Trade (DIT), HM Treasury and the City of London Corporation in supporting the UK Government’s FinTech agenda. Sam also runs the Motive Labs: The Future of Finance podcast series, interviewing leading international business and political figures. Sam received a MSc. in International Business at Leeds University Business School and graduated with honors with a degree in Social Policy. In 2017, Sam participated in the VC & PE executive education course at Harvard Business School.
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About Motive Partners: Motive Partners is an investment firm focused on technology-enabled companies that power the financial services industry.
Sam Tidswell-Norrish
Principal of Motive Partners
Sam Tidswell-Norrish is a Principal based in London, leading the Business Development function at Motive Partners. Sam was part of the founding team, joining with a broad range of financial services experience, from payments to investment banking and government initiatives to industry trade organizations. Early in his career, Sam was with Barclays in Payments Reengineering and subsequently moved to Barclays Capital’s Equity Finance Group. In 2013 Sam was selected as a young leader of the future by the New Entrepreneurs Foundation and joined Monitise Plc becoming a VP and subsequently, the Group Chief of Staff focused on Operations and Strategic Projects. Sam has been a personal investor in a number of early-stage businesses and was heavily involved in the establishment and governance of Innovate Finance, the FinTech industry body, acting as a Board Observer until early 2017. Sam continues to work closely with the Department of International Trade (DIT), HM Treasury and the City of London Corporation in supporting the UK Government’s FinTech agenda. Sam also runs the Motive Labs: The Future of Finance podcast series, interviewing leading international business and political figures. Sam received a MSc. in International Business at Leeds University Business School and graduated with honors with a degree in Social Policy. In 2017, Sam participated in the VC & PE executive education course at Harvard Business School.
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About Motive Partners: Motive Partners is an investment firm focused on technology-enabled companies that power the financial services industry.
Yannick Oswald
Principal of Mangrove Capital Partners
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About Mangrove Capital Partners: Mangrove Capital Partners provides financing, advice, relevant experience, and industry relationships to its portfolio companies.
Mina Mutafchieva
Principal of Dawn Capital
Mina Mutafchieva is an Associate Principal and joined Palamon from McKinsey & Company where she was an Engagement Manager in the firm’s Belgium office. She was with McKinsey for five years and latterly she specialised in leading strategy development and commercial transformation projects on behalf of companies in the financial services sector. Ms Mutafchieva graduated from the London School of Economics with a First Class Honours in International Relations and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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About Dawn Capital: Dawn Capital is an early-stage venture fund that focuses on investing in the enterprise software and FinTech sectors.
Henry Mason
Principal of Dawn Capital
Henry is a Principal at Dawn. Henry focuses on B2B software throughout Europe, with a particular leaning towards data and security. Previously, Henry worked in consultancy for clients in financial services and the public sector, where he was particularly involved in digitalising insurance and in the transformation of government towards user-centric, digital-first services. Henry holds a PhD in Classics from Oxford, where he concentrated on Greek literature.
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About Dawn Capital: Dawn Capital is an early-stage venture fund that focuses on investing in the enterprise software and FinTech sectors.
Emily Archer
Principal of HarbourVest Partners
Emily Archer joined HarbourVest’s investor relations team in 2016 and focuses on managing relationships with investors and their advisers in the UK and Ireland. Emily joined the Firm from PIMCO, where she was a vice president covering institutional clients, new business development, and consultant relations across public and private asset classes in the UK and Ireland. Prior to this, she was a senior analyst in the Global Portfolio Solutions group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management and held a role at Allen & Overy. Emily received a MA in Law from the University of Cambridge in 2007 and an MBA from the London Business School in 2014. She is a qualified solicitor and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
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About HarbourVest Partners: HarbourVest is an independent investment firm that provides innovative private equity solutions to institutional clients worldwide.
Alex Barker
Principal of HarbourVest Partners
Alex Barker is the Principal at HarbourVest Partners.
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About HarbourVest Partners: HarbourVest is an independent investment firm that provides innovative private equity solutions to institutional clients worldwide.
Valérie Handal
Principal, London of HarbourVest Partners
Valérie Handal joined HarbourVest’s London-based subsidiary in 2006 and focuses on originating and executing secondary investments, primarily in Europe. Valérie has led a range of European secondary transactions and currently serves on the advisory boards of several funds, including those managed by Encore Ventures, Forbion Capital Partners, Phase4 Ventures, and RBS Asset Management. Valérie joined the Firm from Merrill Lynch’s Private Equity Group in London, where she served as a vice president. Her prior experience includes positions in investment banking and venture capital at Merrill Lynch, Banc of America Securities, and Softbank Europe Ventures.
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About HarbourVest Partners: HarbourVest is an independent investment firm that provides innovative private equity solutions to institutional clients worldwide.
Janish Patel
Principal of HarbourVest Partners
Janish Patel joined HarbourVest’s client relations team in 2016 and focuses on coordinating, monitoring, and enhancing relationships with new and existing Middle East and U.K. investors and consultants. Janish joined the Firm after 14 years with CVC Capital Partners in London, where he was a Managing Director on the investor relations team. He was primarily responsible for Middle East investors as well as investors in Europe and the U.S. Prior to CVC Capital Partners, he held roles at CDC Capital Partners and Cazenove Fund Management. Janish received a BSc (with Honours) in Economics from the University of Buckingham in 1993 and an MBA from Manchester Business School in 1996.
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About HarbourVest Partners: HarbourVest is an independent investment firm that provides innovative private equity solutions to institutional clients worldwide.
Ryan Jones
Principal & Vice President of HarbourVest Partners
Ryan Jones is the Principal & Vice President at HarbourVest Partners.
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About HarbourVest Partners: HarbourVest is an independent investment firm that provides innovative private equity solutions to institutional clients worldwide.
Goncalo Ferreira
Principal of HarbourVest Partners
Gonçalo Faria Ferreira joined HarbourVest in 2017 and focuses on sourcing, reviewing, executing, and monitoring direct co-investments in EMEA. Gonçalo joined the Firm from Goldman Sachs in London, where he was most recently an executive director in the Investment Banking Division. Prior to that, he held various roles at A.T. Kearney and Roland Berger in Lisbon. Gonçalo received a BS (with honors and distinction) in Economics from the Technical University of Lisbon in 2005, where he received the Caixa Geral de Depositos Award for the best student in Economics, and an MBA (with honors and distinction) from Columbia Business School in 2012, where he was awarded the Wall Street Journal Award for outstanding achievement in Finance. He speaks Portuguese and Spanish.
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About HarbourVest Partners: HarbourVest is an independent investment firm that provides innovative private equity solutions to institutional clients worldwide.
Adam Ahern
Principal, Private Equity of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
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About Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan: Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan invests and administers the pensions of active and retired teachers.
Matt Wilson
Principal of Lion Capital
Matthew Wilson is a Principal of Lion Capital. Prior to joining Lion Capital, Matthew worked at Morgan Stanley in London where he served in their private equity group, as well as the U.K. investment banking team. Matthew received his Masters of Physics degree from Oxford University.
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About Lion Capital: Lion Capital is a consumer-focused investor passionate about investing in brands about which people are passionate.
Claire Cherry
Investment Principal of True.
Prior to True, Claire was with Calculus Capital, where she completed six deals including an investment in InspireSport and Jumptastic. Claire is a CFA charter holder.
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About True.: True is a consumer-focused investment and innovation firm reimagining what good business looks like.
Richard Brick
Principal of True.
Before joining True, Rich worked on retail mergers and acquisitions for Citigroup, where his focus was on the execution of private equity deals in e-commerce, food and beverages.
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About True.: True is a consumer-focused investment and innovation firm reimagining what good business looks like.
Pierre Pozzo
Principal of Permira
Pierre Pozzo is a Principal at Permira Advisers LLP where he focuses on investment opportunities within the Technology sector. He has worked on a number of transactions including Teraco, Althea, Exclusive Group and Vacanceselect. Prior to joining Permira in 2013, Pierre worked for Credit Suisse and PAI Partners.
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About Permira: Permira is a global growth obsessed private capital investor.
Tara Alhadeff
Principal of Permira
Tara focuses on investment opportunities in the Consumer sector and has worked on a number of transactions including eDreams Odigeo, Dr. Martens and Iglo Group.Prior to joining Permira, Tara worked for three years in investment banking at Morgan Stanley, in both London and New York.
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About Permira: Permira is a global growth obsessed private capital investor.
Riccardo Basile
Principal of Permira
Riccardo is a member of the Portfolio Group. He has worked on a number of transactions including Allegro, Magento, Synamedia and Tricor. Prior to joining Permira, Riccardo was a Director at AlixPartners in London for five years, where he delivered a number of operational turnaround programmes mostly in retail, consumer goods, transport & logistics and industrial products. Before that, he worked for PwC in London for five years where he focused on delivering supply chain transformation programmes. Riccardo had previously held line management roles in industry.
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About Permira: Permira is a global growth obsessed private capital investor.
Mina Samaan
Principal of MMC Ventures
Mina joined the MMC Ventures investment team in 2017. He is responsible for sourcing new deals, deal execution and supporting MMC portfolio companies. Mina’s main areas of interest are in companies where embedded & edge software, robotics and autonomous systems are fundamental technology drivers. Prior to joining MMC, Mina worked at Lazard in London, advising companies on Equity Capital Markets and M&A transactions across a number of sectors including industrials and technology. He was previously an aerodynamics engineer for Williams Formula 1 team, working on race-car design & development as well as control software and testing. Mina graduated with a First Class Honours in MEng Aeronautical Engineering from Imperial College London. Outside of work, he is keen on basketball, boxing, motorsport and traveling the world.
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About MMC Ventures: MMC Ventures is an investment firm that invests in technology companies at Seed and Series A.
Fope Adelowo
Principal of Helios Investment Partners
Fope Adelowo is an investor at Helios Investment Partners, one of the largest Africa-focused private equity funds. She spends her time on a broad range of tech investments especially in fintech and retail. Fope believes that technology could truly transform economies and livelihoods in African countries and looks forward to the seeing the continent’s potential realized through innovative solutions that will leapfrog the pace of development in other parts of the world. Fope currently serves as a board observer for Interswitch, the largest payments business in Nigeria, and Mall for Africa an innovative e-commerce platform. Prior to Helios, Fope worked with the Principal Investment Group of Cardinal Stone Partners Nigeria, where she was involved in the restructuring and integration of new investee companies into the Group, as well as exploring new investment opportunities. Her previous experience includes strategy consulting at BCG and investment banking at Goldman Sachs. Fope holds an MEng in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. She is also an Associate Fellow of the Nigerian Leadership Initiative.
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About Helios Investment Partners: Helios Investment Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm that focuses on African companies.
Joe Jefferies
Principal of Hg
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About Hg: Hg is a private equity firm that invests in software and services, focused on backing businesses.
Andrea Bonomi
Founder and Managing Principal of InvestIndustrial Holdings
Andrea C. Bonomi founded Investindustrial in 1990 and serves as its Chairman of the Industrial Advisory Board and Managing Principal. Previously, he was Principal Partner, Senior Partner, and Senior Principal at the firm. Andrea Bonomi previously also served as the President and Head at the firm. He served as the Chairman of Management Board of Banca Popolare di Milano Scarl since 2011. Previously, Andrea Bonomi was responsible for the monitoring of the Saffa Industrial Group investments in Europe and the United States, which included acquisitions, divestments, disposals, and fund raising. Prior to that, he served at Kleinwort Benson, where he was responsible for Spain and Italy, and at Lazard Frères & Co. Andrea Bonomi taught Economics at the University of Pavia. He serves as a Director of a number of companies including 21 Investimenti S.p.A. and 21 Centrale Partners. Andrea Bonomi served as a Director of Ing. Castaldi SpA. He served as a Non-Executive Director of Inversiones Ibersuizas and Permasteelisa SPA. Andrea Bonomi speaks English, French, Italian, and Spanish. He received a B.Sc. in Business Administration from New York University in 1985.
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About InvestIndustrial Holdings: InvestIndustrial Holdings is an investment firm focused on funding Southern European medium-sized companies.
Beatrice Aliprandi
Principal of Talis Capital
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About Talis Capital: Investing on behalf of a community of cross-sector entrepreneurs, we back founders who see the future differently.
Matthew De Jesus
Principal of Talis Capital
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About Talis Capital: Investing on behalf of a community of cross-sector entrepreneurs, we back founders who see the future differently.
Fiona Anderson Wheeler
Principal, Investor Relations of BC Partners
Fiona is a member of CVC’s investor relations team and is based in London. She was a vice president at JP Morgan Private Bank where she was a product specialist on the alternative investments team.
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About BC Partners: BC Partners is an international alternative investment firm focused private equity, credit, real estate, and investment strategies.
Thomas del Marmol
Principal of BC Partners
Thomas del Marmol joined BC Partners in Paris in 2015. Previously, Thomas spent three years at Lazard where he primarily focused on M&A advisory in the retail, consumer and real estate sectors. Prior internship positions include Booz & Company and A.T. Kearney. Thomas holds a Bachelor and a Masters in Business Engineering with a major in Finance from the Solvay Business School of Brussels.
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About BC Partners: BC Partners is an international alternative investment firm focused private equity, credit, real estate, and investment strategies.
Matthew Evans
Principal of BC Partners
Matthew Evans joined BC Partners in London in 2013. Previously, Matthew spent three years as a consultant at Bain & Company where he gained experience across a number of sectors, including consumer, retail and industrial products. Matthew holds a Masters in modern Chinese studies from Oxford University and a degree in Modern History from Princeton.
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About BC Partners: BC Partners is an international alternative investment firm focused private equity, credit, real estate, and investment strategies.
Nick Gainsley
Principal of Kreos Capital
As a Principal, Nick supports the General Partners in the entire deal life cycle including identifying new leads, assessing potential deals, and performing investment analysis, as well as post-investment monitoring. Prior to joining Kreos 5 years ago, Nick spent over five years working at KPMG within its Debt Advisory team, providing specialist independent financing advice to corporate borrowers across a range of debt products and markets. Prior to this, Nick worked within KPMG’s M&A and Valuation teams while on its Corporate Finance graduate scheme. He holds a degree in Management from UMIST (now part of the University of Manchester) and also holds the AMCT Diploma from the Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT).
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About Kreos Capital, OneVentures: Kreos Capital is a growth debt firm that provides financing solutions for high-growth companies across Europe and Israel.
Nick Gainsley
Principal of Kreos Capital
As a Principal, Nick supports the General Partners in the entire deal life cycle including identifying new leads, assessing potential deals, and performing investment analysis, as well as post-investment monitoring. Prior to joining Kreos 5 years ago, Nick spent over five years working at KPMG within its Debt Advisory team, providing specialist independent financing advice to corporate borrowers across a range of debt products and markets. Prior to this, Nick worked within KPMG’s M&A and Valuation teams while on its Corporate Finance graduate scheme. He holds a degree in Management from UMIST (now part of the University of Manchester) and also holds the AMCT Diploma from the Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT).
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About Kreos Capital, OneVentures: Kreos Capital is a growth debt firm that provides financing solutions for high-growth companies across Europe and Israel.
Vijay Barathan
Senior Principal, Healthcare VC of Optum Ventures
Before Optum Ventures, Vijay was a life science partner with Catapult’s GM&C Life Sciences Fund leading and managing investments across life sciences with a specialist focus on digital health. Vijay has invested in data driven companies targeting respiratory health, complications of diabetes, patient safety, consent and education. Prior to this, he was chief investment officer at a health care IP commercialisation company focused on digital health, diagnostics and therapeutics investments. He was previously a health care investment banker at Peel Hunt and Piper Jaffray, looking after listed health care clients as well as undertaking IPO, M&A, private placement and secondary fundraising transactions. Vijay began his career in medicine and worked as a doctor for the NHS. He qualified from Guy’s Kings and St. Thomas Medical School in London and holds a MBBS in Medicine and a B.S. in Development Neurobiology.
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About Clin-e-cal, GM&C Life Sciences Fund, Optum Ventures: Optum Ventures provides capital and strategic guidance to startup companies solving health care’s pressing challenges.
Julien Psaute
Principal of Montagu Private Equity
Julien Psaute is a Full Potential Partners Principal, based in London. He joined Montagu in October 2017 from the Boston Consulting Group where he worked for more than 11 years as Principal with focus on Corporate Development and Industrial Goods companies. Julien holds a degree in Economics from Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole des Mines de Paris and served for one year as an Officer in Bataillon des Marins de Pompiers de Marseille.
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About Montagu Private Equity: Montagu Private Equity is a financial company investing in other businesses.
Christophe Maitrier
Principal of Montagu Private Equity
Christophe Maitrier is a Full Potential Partners Principal, based in London. He joined Montagu in 2018 after spending seven years in The Boston Consulting Group. Prior to that, he worked as an M&A Analyst at Lazard Freres. Christophe holds a Master’s in Economics & Finance from Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees.
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About Montagu Private Equity: Montagu Private Equity is a financial company investing in other businesses.
Aristotle Xenofontos
Principal of Seaya Ventures
Aris is a principal at Seaya Ventures, an investment firm in early- and growth-stage Internet and technology-enabled companies in Spain and Latin America. Prior to this, Aris worked for Thomson Reuters where he co-founded the leading institutional KYC service business, Org ID, and led projects to incorporate innovation and investments and the launch of several industry solutions. As part of J.P. Morgan’s Investment Banking team, he has also advised private equity firms on M&A and financing transactions. Aris holds an MBA from ie Business School in Madrid, an MSc in Information Systems from Royal Holloway, University of London and a BSc in Mathematics from the National University of Athens, Greece.
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About Seaya Ventures: Seaya Ventures is a venture fund investing in early and growth-stage Internet and technology-enabled companies.
Grady Kidder
Principal of Catalyst Investors
Grady joined Catalyst in 2016 and is responsible for deal origination and execution, portfolio management, formulating investment strategies, and conducting company outreach. Prior to joining Catalyst, Grady was as an investment banking analyst in the Technology, Media & Telecommunications group at Wells Fargo Securities in New York. Previously, he worked as an investment banking analyst in the Leveraged Finance group at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey in Atlanta. Grady earned a BA in Economics from Vanderbilt University and an MS in Commerce from the University of Virginia.
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About Catalyst Investors, Fusion Risk Management: Catalyst Investors makes growth equity investments in high-growth, lower middle market companies.
Ray Harris
MEIF Principal of Foresight Group
Ray joined Foresight in April 2018 as Principal of MEIF (Midlands Engine Investment Fund). Ray works between the Nottingham, Leicester and Milton Keynes offices and is responsible for all MEIF investments. Prior to joining Foresight, Ray worked at Odyssey Corporate Finance, as a Director focussing on Corporate Finance deals (MBO, Company sales, Refinances, Investments etc) in the £1-75m range. Previously, Ray has been involved in, and latterly ran, two other regional venture capital funds at Catapult Venture Managers. Ray has over 20 years of both Corporate Finance and Private Equity experience and holds a first class degree in Economics & Statistics from UEA (University of East Anglia).
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About Foresight Group: Foresight is an infrastructure and private equity investment manager that manages funds on behalf of institutions and retail clients.
Jacqueline Abu-Haidar
Principal of Exponent Private Equity
Jacqueline Abu-Haidar joined Exponent in August 2015. Since then, she has been involved in the Wowcher, Racing Post, Evergreen and SHL transactions and continues to work closely on these investments. She previously observed on the board of Immediate Media. Prior to joining Exponent, Jacqueline worked at GMT Communications and BBC Worldwide. Born in Baltimore and raised in Dallas, she has a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies from Emory University.
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About Exponent Private Equity: Exponent is a private equity firm that believes that greater understanding to greater transformation.
Barbara Rauber
Principal of Exponent Private Equity
Barbara joined Exponent in August 2016. Since then, she has been involved with the Leisure Pass Group and Enva Group transactions. Barbara previously worked at Cinven and Moore Capital Management. Originally from Zurich, she has a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from Princeton University and an MBA from Harvard Business School
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About Exponent Private Equity: Exponent is a private equity firm that believes that greater understanding to greater transformation.
Viktor Kazakov
Principal – Treasury of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Viktor Kazakov is the Principal – Treasury at EBRD.
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About European Bank for Reconstruction and Development: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is an investing firm.
Carol Cheung
Principal of Cambridge Innovation Capital
Carol is an Investment Associate focusing on a range of technology investments. Prior to joining CIC she worked in a variety of roles at several UK-based early stage tech companies, most recently as Commercial Director of Speechmatics, a Cambridge-based speech recognition start-up. She has a background in financial analysis gained from working in both the UK and Canada. She holds a B. Comm from the University of Toronto, gained an MBA from the University of Cambridge’s Judge Business School and is a CFA charterholder.
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About Cambridge Innovation Capital: CIC backs life sciences and technology companies in Europe’s leading ecosystem, Cambridge. A preferred investor for the university.
Friedrich Wallwitz
Principal of Gimv
Friedrich joined the Gimv Smart Industries team in 2018. Prior to this, he worked in London first at JP Morgan as a commodity trader with a specialisation in industrial metals, and later on as an M&A and merchant banker for PMB Capital. In this role, he worked closely with entrepreneurs and family owned businesses in German-speaking Europe to develop long-term and sustainable financing solutions (both debt & equity), often working with complex capital structures. Friedrich obtained a BA (Hons) in Economics & International Relations (Lancaster University Management School), an LL.M in Law & Economics (Universiteit Rotterdam, Universität Hamburg, UC Berkeley), as well as an M.A. in Christian Theology (University of London).
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About Gimv: Gimv is a European private equity firm that invests in selected investment platforms with a focus on Benelux, France, and Germany.
Denis Baranov
Principal Consultant of DataArt
Denis Baranov is Principal Consultant at DataArt.
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About DataArt: DataArt is a global software engineering firm that takes a uniquely human approach to solve problems.
Denis Baranov
Principal Consultant of DataArt
Denis Baranov is Principal Consultant at DataArt.
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About DataArt: DataArt is a global software engineering firm that takes a uniquely human approach to solve problems.
Viktoria Habanova
Principal of Mid Europa Partners
Viktoria is an Associate Director at Mid Europa Partners. She covers the Czech and Slovak markets and is focused on executing and monitoring investments. Since joining Mid Europa in 2010, Viktoria has been involved in numerous investments including SBB/Telemach, Walmark, Energy 21, Kent, Diagnostyka and most recently has led the execution of the sale of Alpha Medical, the leading provider of laboratory testing services in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, to Unilabs. Prior to Mid Europa, Viktoria worked in the Consumer & Retail M&A department at J.P. Morgan in London. She holds Masters in International Finance from Columbia University, SIPA and Masters in Finance and Strategy, with Honours, from Sciences Po Paris.
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About Mid Europa Partners: Mid Europa Partners is a private equity firm specializing in private buyouts.
Ratko Jovic
Principal of Mid Europa Partners
Ratko is a Principal at Mid Europa Partners and is focused on executing and monitoring investments. Prior to joining the team, he worked in the Financial Restructuring & Special Situations team at Houlihan Lokey in London and completed internships with Bridgewater Associates in the United States.
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About Mid Europa Partners: Mid Europa Partners is a private equity firm specializing in private buyouts.
Bence Horvath
Principal of Mid Europa Partners
Bence Horvath currently works as the Principal for Mid Europa Partners. He previously worked at Barclays as an Investment Banking Associate.
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About Mid Europa Partners: Mid Europa Partners is a private equity firm specializing in private buyouts.
John Bowman
Senior Principal of Promontory Financial Group
John Bowman is a Senior Principal at Promontory Financial Group, and IBM Company. He advises clients on all aspects of compliance with data-protection laws and regulations. Prior to joining Promontory, John worked at the U.K. Ministry of Justice where he was the government’s lead negotiator on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This work involved leading the U.K. delegation to the Council of the European Union’s DAPIX expert working group in Brussels, developing the government’s policy position on the GDPR, engaging with a wide range of stakeholders and advocates, and regularly briefing ministers. John also represented the U.K. at the European Commission’s Article 31 Committee, which is responsible for determining the adequacy of non-EU data-protection regimes. He earlier represented the U.K. government in negotiations on reviewing The Hague Conventions on International Child Abduction and also carried out a comprehensive review of the U.K.’s claims management regulatory regime for the Ministry of Justice.
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About Promontory Financial Group: Promontory is a premier strategy, risk management, regulatory, and compliance consulting firm.
Alex Smout
Principal of InMotion Ventures
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About InMotion Ventures: InMotion Ventures invests in the future of transport and travel.
Christopher Afors
Principal of PAI Partners
Christopher Afors joined PAI in 2008 and is a member of the UK Team. He has been involved in a number of transactions including United Biscuits and R&R Ice Cream. Prior to this, Christopher spent five years with JPMorgan in London working in the M&A and Equity Capital Markets teams, executing numerous transactions for clients across a range of sectors. Christopher graduated from Bristol University with a degree in Economics and Politics. He speaks English (native), French (fluent) and Portuguese (fluent).
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About PAI Partners: PAI is a major European private equity firm and is the largest private equity investor in France.
Shane O’Driscoll
Principal of PAI Partners
Shane joined PAI in 2016, focusing on managing the fund’s debt financing activities. Shane joined PAI from Credit Suisse where he was most recently a Director in EMEA Leveraged Finance Capital Markets. Shane’s role involved underwriting and syndicating primary high-yield bonds and leveraged loans on behalf of private equity backed companies. Prior to that, Shane held a number of roles within Credit Suisse’s EMEA Leveraged Finance franchise, having joined the firm in 2007. Shane is a graduate of the University of Dublin, Trinity College. He speaks English and French (native).
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About PAI Partners: PAI is a major European private equity firm and is the largest private equity investor in France.
Shane O’Driscoll
Principal of PAI Partners
Shane joined PAI in 2016, focusing on managing the fund’s debt financing activities. Shane joined PAI from Credit Suisse where he was most recently a Director in EMEA Leveraged Finance Capital Markets. Shane’s role involved underwriting and syndicating primary high-yield bonds and leveraged loans on behalf of private equity backed companies. Prior to that, Shane held a number of roles within Credit Suisse’s EMEA Leveraged Finance franchise, having joined the firm in 2007. Shane is a graduate of the University of Dublin, Trinity College. He speaks English and French (native).
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About PAI Partners: PAI is a major European private equity firm and is the largest private equity investor in France.
Marieke Christmann
Senior Principal of Forestay Capital
Marieke joined Octopus Ventures in 2018 to source, execute and manage late stage investments. She sits on a number of investee company boards and as part of the “Future of Health” team, identifies opportunities across digital health, clinical decision tools and disease prevention technologies. Prior to Octopus Ventures Marieke focused on Leveraged Finance opportunities in TMT sector for Credit Suisse and most recently led deal origination in the German speaking market for Zouk Capital. Marieke holds a Masters of Finance and Business Administration from Mannheim University, Germany and Tec de Monterrey, Mexico. She speaks French, Spanish, German and English.
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About Forestay Capital, Octopus Ventures: Forestay Capital is dedicated to investing in the tech sector and reflects Waypoint’s focus on innovative, forward-looking industries.
Christophe Walewski
Principal of C4 Ventures
Christophe Walewski is a principal at C4 Ventures with expertise in financial planning, business law, and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to C4 Ventures, Christophe was a partner at a family office based in London and Paris, where he was responsible for managing a portfolio of investments. Previously, Christophe was a senior associate at Business Development Asia where he was responsible for cross-border transactions in the consumer, retail, healthcare and technology sectors.
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About C4 Ventures: C4 Ventures is a venture capital firm that focuses on early stage startups.
Uwe Andreas Kraemer
Venture Principal, Principal, Investment Manager of Zouk Capital
Uwe joined Zouk in 2014 as an Investment Manager in the Growth Capital Team, bringing with him more than 8 years’ experience in private equity, M&A and corporate finance and more than 6 years’ investment experience in technology focused venture & growth capital. Since 2008 he has executed and managed investments of more than € 100 million into European start-ups and growth companies. Before joining Zouk, Uwe was a Principal at ViewPoint Capital Partners in Frankfurt, where he focused on European Software & Internet Technology investments and actively supported the funds’ portfolio companies with organisational structuring and international expansion. Prior to that, Uwe served as an Analyst in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs between 2006 and 2008, advising European blue chips with strategic acquisitions, trade sales and IPOs. During his tenure Uwe advised on more than € 10 billion of cross-border M&A transactions and IPOs across various industries. Uwe holds a MSc with Honours in Computer Science and Business Administration from Darmstadt Technical University.
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About Zouk Capital: Zouk Capital is an independent private equity fund manager investing in companies that advance resource efficiency.
Justin Mighell
Principal of Zouk Capital
Justin Mighell is a principal on Zouk’s Growth Capital Team which he joined in 2007. Justin is currently focused on the UK and Scandinavia, where he is responsible for sourcing, structuring, executing and managing investments. Over his 8 years at Zouk he has been involved in technology and services business across a range of sectors and themes, including enterprise SaaS, solar, energy efficiency, electric mobility, mobile payments and digital media. He is currently a Board observer at Solarcentury (UK) and Readly (SE), and was previously a Board observer at Anesco (UK). Prior to joining Zouk, Justin set up and ran a business venture in the music entertainment industry. Justin holds a BSc. in Neuroscience from the University of Sydney.
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About Zouk Capital: Zouk Capital is an independent private equity fund manager investing in companies that advance resource efficiency.
John Higelin
Principal of Zouk Capital
John joined Zouk’s Growth Capital Team in 2013. He has over 6 years of combined experience in growth equity, investment banking and technology. Prior to Zouk, John spent 3 years in investment banking at J.P.Morgan and C.W.Downer & Co, where he advised on a wide range of transactions in technology, energy and diversified industrials. In addition, John has served as a consultant to the United Nations Development Programme in New York, where he promoted the adoption of clean energy technologies in developing countries. He has also carried out economics and scientific research for Columbia University’s Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the Joint European Torus, one of the world’s largest nuclear fusion research facilities. John holds graduate degrees in sustainable economics and technology policy from Columbia University and the University of Cambridge, as well as a degree in industrial engineering from École Centrale in Lyon, France.
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About Zouk Capital: Zouk Capital is an independent private equity fund manager investing in companies that advance resource efficiency.
Norris Latshaw
Principal, Head of Investor Relations & Fundraising of Zouk Capital
Norris joined Zouk’s Investor Relations team in 2015 where she leads Zouk’s ongoing fundraising efforts and engagements with investors. She draws on over 10 years of experience in Institutional Sales and Business Development. At Zouk, Norris enjoys the daily communication with investors, constant engagement across all the teams within Zouk, and the varied and interactive nature of her role. Norris previously worked at Height Securities, a research broker-dealer focused on regulatory, macroeconomic, and geopolitical risk research, where she was a Vice President on the Institutional Sales team. Prior to Height Securities, she was a Sales Associate for two years at FBR Capital Markets. Norris is active across a variety of sporting activities having previously played Lacrosse at Princeton. She is also an avid traveller, in particular enjoying history, art, and adventure oriented travel. Norris holds a BA from Princeton University where she majored in Political Science.
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About Zouk Capital: Zouk Capital is an independent private equity fund manager investing in companies that advance resource efficiency.
George Ridd
Principal of Zouk Capital
George joined Zouk in 2012 and has 7 years of experience in project finance and infrastructure investment. He focuses on financial modelling, transaction execution and due diligence on the infrastructure team. George previously worked for the construction and services company Carillion Plc., as a project finance professional focused on PFI and PPP infrastructure investments. His core expertise was built in clean energy, transport and social infrastructure projects. He joined Carillion as a graduate and during his training period gained membership of the AMCT (Association of Corporate Treasurers). George holds an Economics B.Sc from the University of Southampton.
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About Zouk Capital: Zouk Capital is an independent private equity fund manager investing in companies that advance resource efficiency.
