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Nickyl Raithatha

CEO at Moonpig Group

London, England

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $5,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $50,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $25,000.00

Skills

Business Development
Management
E-commerce
Telecommunications
Financial Modeling
Valuation
Private Equity
Investment Banking
Corporate Development
Mutual Funds
Mergers & Acquisitions
Corporate Finance
Equities
Emerging Markets
Financial Analysis
Due Diligence
Start-ups
Business Strategy
Strategy
Hedge Funds

Education

Work Experience

2018

  • CEO

    2018

    CEO of Moonpig Group. - Moonpig (UK) - Greetz (The Netherlands) - Buyagift (UK) - Red Letter Days (UK)

  • Co-Founder & Board Member

    2011 - 2020

    Non-profit Harvard alumni angel network in London looking to support UK entrepreneurial ecoystem through connecting angels and entrepreneurs via networking pitch events, mentoring and educational events.

2014 - 2017

  • Founder & Chief Executive Officer

    2014 - 2017

    British womenswear brand, launched online in 2014 and expanded to retail partnerships with Selfridges, John Lewis and Zalando in 2017. - UK Etailer of the Year <£50mn (Drapers, 2017) - Retail website of the year (Retail Systems, 2016) - Top 100 People in UK Fashion (Drapers, 2017) www.finerylondon.com

2012 - 2015

  • Board Member & Lead Investor

    2012 - 2015

    Live crowd analytics start-up. Using AI algorithms to produce live, actionable information from video streams - applications in event management, retail, safety and security. Supported founders to successful exit to private equity.

  • CEO eCommerce

    2012 - 2014

    CEO for Rocket Global eCommerce portfolio across Latam (Dafiti), Asia (Zalora), Russia and CIS (Lamoda), Middle East (Namshi) and Australasia (The Iconic). Defining and implementing strategic initiatives across key functions including marketing, purchasing, app development and operations within the portfolio. Roles included Interim CEO at The Iconic (Australia).

  • Global TMT Investor

    2010 - 2012

    Global Technology, Media and Telecoms investor in $5bn multi-strat hedge fund. Primarily focused on investments for Equity Long/short fund, but also across the capital structure (derivatives and credit instruments).

2010 - 2010

  • Vice President

    2010 - 2010

    Goldman Sachs Principal Strategies division

2009 - 2009

  • Business development

    2009 - 2009

    Social enterprise to reduce infant mortality through distribution of low-cost incubator. Was first on the ground in India to develop launch strategy for company. http://embraceglobal.org/

2004 - 2008

  • Associate

    2004 - 2008

    Global Investment Research - Pan Euro Telecoms Sector