GJ

Gareth Jones

Entrepreneur by day and adventurer whenever the time allows

New York, New York

Investor
VC
Angel

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $250,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $3,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $1,000,000.00

Skills

New Business Development
Start-ups
Product Management
Business Strategy
Strategic Partnerships
Fundraising
Intellectual Property
Sales Management
Team Building
Business Planning
Contract Negotiation
Innovation
Knowledge Management
Social Media
Online Marketing
Social Networking
Web 2.0
New York
New Zealand
Online Advertising

Education

  • Senior Executive Program

    Columbia Business School

    (2012 - 2012)

  • BSc Hons.

    University of the West of England

    (1991 - 1994)

  • The Leys

    (1985 - 1990)

Investments

Anyfin

Series B

Total Funding: $130M

Mondu

Series A

Total Funding: $70M

Vendi

Pre Seed

Total Funding:

Sigma360

Seed

Total Funding: $8M

IMMO

Series A

Total Funding: $91M

Extend

Series A

Total Funding: $370M

Work Experience

FinTech Collective

2014

  • Co-Founder

    2014

Serverside Group

2006 - 2013

  • Senior Vice President (Acquired by Gemalto)

    2006 - 2013

    Founded in 2003, Serverside Group is the global technology leader in digital card design and a provider of innovative online marketing and printing solutions to the cards industry. Acquired by Gemalto a $4.4BN digital security company, in January 2012

CardLab Inc.

2007 - 2008

  • Co-Founder and Board Member (Acquired by Blackhawk Network)

    2007 - 2008

    GiftCardLab and IncentiveCardLab were created by CardLab Inc. in 2007 to meet the growing demands for customized gift cards and incentive cards. Acquired by Blackhawk Network in September 2014 to extend their incentives and rewards e-commerce reach to small and mid-sized businesses.

Thomson Reuters

2003 - 2006

  • VP, Americas

    2004 - 2006

  • VP, EMEA

    2003 - 2004

Multex.com, Inc.

1999 - 2003

  • Sales Director, EMEA and Asia (Acquired by Reuters)

    1999 - 2003

Ayesha of St. Mawes

1995 - 1998

  • Double Handed Sailing Adventure

    1995 - 1998

    A 33,000 nautical mile "double handed" sailing expedition on a 36ft Ketch from the UK to the Antarctic in search of inaccessible mountains to climb.