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Matt Chandler

Investor at Octopus Ventures

United Kingdom

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,200,000.00

Skills

Social Media Marketing
Brand Development
Social Media
Sales
Web Design
Graphic Design
Photoshop
Online Marketing
Digital Marketing
Online Advertising
Advertising
Social Networking
InDesign
Logo Design
Management
Start-ups
Business Strategy
Business Development
Strategy

Education

Work Experience

  • Principal

    2023

  • Investor

    2021

    Focusing on Consumer Tech companies, and fortunate to work closely with the teams at Olio, Taster, Katkin, Walking On Earth, Lapse, HURR, and Seatfrog.

2021

  • Board Member

    2021

2022

  • Board Member

    2022

  • Board Member

    2022

  • Board Member

    2021 - 2024

2021 - 2023

  • Board Member

    2021 - 2023

2018 - 2021

  • Commercial Associate

    2019 - 2021

  • Commercial Analyst

    2018 - 2021

    True is Europe’s fastest growing private equity fund, and its only retail and consumer specialist. Future-focused, we are exposed to exciting startups and established companies, investing in disruptive technologies, products, businesses and teams.

Mojo

2016 - 2018

  • Co-Founder

    2016 - 2018

    - Seed stage real-time bookings platform (Saas) - Partnered with over 80+ merchants & thousands of customers - Completed accelerator programme and received software grant funding - www.mojo.london

  • Alternative Finance

    2015 - 2016

    - Project managed development of the Advancr lending platform (technology, product structuring, legal, marketing and operations) - Post launch I ran operations and became heavily involved in product re-structuring (from retail to IFA focused) and documentation (Information Memorandum) - Role split to gain knowledge of deal flow and SME funding from the Asset Finance team (focus on card payment terminals)