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2018
2018
VC Investor at Octopus Ventures specialising in Healthtech. At Octopus Ventures we invest in the people, the ideas and the industries that will help change the world. Our investment team is built to specialise in the six areas where we see the most potential for growth and innovation: Health, Fintech, Deep Tech, Biotech, Consumer and B2B Software. Since 2008 we have backed over 130 teams, including Zoopla Property Group, Secret Escapes, Depop, Cazoo, Elvie, Pelago and many more. With £1.7 billion under management and investing over £200 million a year, Octopus Ventures is one of the largest and most active venture investors in Europe. We tend to invest from £1 million for Seed to £10 million for Series B with the ability to fund the companies backed right through to IPO.
2016 - 2018
2016 - 2018
Vice President at Turquoise Partners, which operates as a diversified financial services company for the Iranian market. Founded in 2005, Turquoise has established itself as a pioneer in identifying investment opportunities within the Iranian market. Served as part of the Company's core VC team overseeing Turquoise Partners’ early stage start-up investments including: - Identifying a pipeline of opportunities in Iran's exciting start-up ecosystem - Performing initial due diligence on these startup opportunities (across sectors) - Forming part of the investment committee that decided on new investments and monitored existing portfolio companies on an ongoing basis
2016 - 2018
2016 - 2018
Ctrl+Tech is a technology incubator that serves to build and develop exciting tech start-up ideas in Iran. Ctrl+Tech consists of a carefully assembled team all of whom are passionate about building new apps for the Iranian market. Our talented team of founders, developers, designers, and tech gurus are not only focusing on ‘proven-concept’ business models that exist and have demonstrated success elsewhere in the world, but also on launching innovative new ideas that will resonate well in Iran’s burgeoning start-up environment. ctrltech.org
2016 - 2016
2016 - 2016
City Pantry helps companies feed their people better by connecting businesses with London's best street food vendors, supper clubs, pop-ups, chefs and restaurants. Acquired by Just Eat.
2011 - 2016
2011 - 2016
Member of the Global Investment Opportunities team - a multi asset-class investment advisory team within the Private Bank, providing cross asset-class sales/trading coverage to sophisticated family offices and UHNWIs throughout the MENA region.
2010 - 2010
2010 - 2010
Worked in the Private Wealth UK team, within the firm’s Investment Management Division, presenting daily market updates, researching and pitching new investment opportunities, and assisting in the targeting of new clients.