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2018
2018
I work with venture capital funds and scaleup programs to fine-tune their operations, strategy, fundraising, expansion, and portfolio support. Second Century Ventures - Global ReTech fund scaling 'REACH' Stacks Ventures - leading bitcoin layers fund and program Conception X - Deep tech PhD based venture builder Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) - funding research spinoffs ScaleNL - supporting top Dutch scaleups to enter the US Venturerock - VC with a unique milestone-based investment approach Notion Capital - helped develop their founder support (platform) Included - launched with 13 EU VCs to increase deal/team diversity I'm also an Exec Advisor and NED to a number of incredible startup CEOs/Founders, helping them scale as a sounding board and sparring partner through hands-on 'Chairman' type roles. I'm big on brainstorming, stack ranking, and templates.
2013 - 2018
2013 - 2018
Grew SBC from humble beginnings to one of the most active global investors, backing 200 startup/yr. Learned the importance (and difficulty) of aligning a highly entrepreneurial team across 25 countries.
2012 - 2013
2012 - 2013
UK/HK family office where I managed the private and venture investments. Learned that selling a distressed startup is indeed possible (but not easy).
2012 - 2013
2012 - 2013
Startup I ran during high growth and acquisition for Tedder FO. Learned (the hard way) external devs and tech diligence doesn't play well together.
2011 - 2012
2011 - 2012
Ground floor in the early days of a leading seed VC. Experienced the amazing things a small team and high-profile backers can accomplish.
2008 - 2010
2008 - 2010
Scaled an internal startup of a large fixtures manufacturer. Learned InDesign can be addictive and 20 language/1000 product websites aren't easy to build (or maintain).
2007 - 2008
2007 - 2008
(Acquired in 2008) Led GTM for a venture backed med device (fMRI) startup. Learned neurosurgeons can be fun and not all acquisitions are what dreams are made of.
2006 - 2007
2006 - 2007
Ran the business side (sales, marketing, ops, finance) of an award-winning digital media startup. School of scrappy hard knocks, learned not all startups are destined (or want) to be unicorns.