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2009
WINNER: "BEST EUROPEAN EARLY STAGE INVESTOR" - 2019 Ian Sosso founded Monte Carlo Capital (MCC) in 2009, initially as an angel investor to invest his own capital. MCC is now an award winning multistage VC firm, with Ian as solo GP, starting investing at seed and building positions over successive rounds both via a fund and SPVs. We invest in the US, Europe and the UK in deep tech businesses as well as disruptive businesses across industries, addressing a large market, and backed by a strong entrepreneurial team. MCC has built a portfolio of companies in sectors ranging from artificial intelligence to space, Industrial IoT medical devices, fintech, and energy distribution. Our first ticket is $250-$1Mio and we can add over multiple rounds. We can lead and co-invest, and have led up to 4 successive financings. We bring a global ecosystem of advisors and relationships to our portfolio companies usually only available at large VCs. Our investors are mainly family principals and HNWI. Drop me a message if you are an investor or a seed company raising funds.
2016 - 2021
2016 - 2021
I teached a 30 hour class on Venture Capital to MBA and Finance MSc students. Class rated by students 4.7/5.0 to 4.8/5.0.
2003 - 2009
2004 - 2009
Responsible for overseeing and growing all the financial markets businesses in Asia (Trading, Sales, Structuring) across asset classes (Equity Derivatives, FX, Rates, Credit, Precious Metals, Alternative Investments). Ran the trading floors of HK, Singapore and Shanghai. Built the structured products businesses from scratch.
2003 - 2004
1999 - 2003
2001 - 2003
1999 - 2001
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1993 - 1995