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Alston Zecha

FinTech & Enterprise SW. Startup founder —> Partner @ Eight Roads

United Kingdom

Work Experience

  • Partner

    2021

    Eight Roads Ventures is a global venture capital firm that backs entrepreneurs with aspirations for greatness. With more than 50 year's experience, today we manage $8BN of capital across offices in the UK, India, China, Japan and the US.

  • Principal

    2016 - 2021

  • Director

    2015 - 2016

2012 - 2015

  • Co-Founder & Non-Exec Director

    2015 - 2015

    Pioneering mobile POS and mobile payments processor serving SMEs across Europe and LatAm Now merged with SumUp

  • Co-Founder & COO

    2012 - 2015

    Pioneering mobile POS and mobile payments processor serving SMEs across Europe and LatAm Now merged with SumUp

2008 - 2012

  • Senior Associate

    2008 - 2012

    Technology and Telecoms Team focused on software Investments: Sophos (Cybersecurity), Epicor (ERP), Activant (ERP), Astaro (Cybersecurity)

2008 - 2009

  • Assistant to CEO & Chairman

    2008 - 2009

    Strategic projects; Board observer; Exco observer

2007 - 2007

  • Summer Associate

    2007 - 2007

    Technology and Telecoms Team

2002 - 2006

  • Consultant

    2005 - 2006

    Private Equity due diligence team focused on technology and consumer

  • Senior Associate Consultant

    2004 - 2005

    Industry: Mining Purchasing / procurement cost reduction Organizational restructuring

  • Associate Consultant

    2002 - 2004

    Industries: Aerospace engineering; Automobile manufacturing; Luxury goods; Mining; Snack foods Projects: Sales growth & corporate strategy; Government relations; Marketing investment; New product strategy; SG&A cost benchmarking

  • Sales and Fund-raising

    2002 - 2002

    Beijing, China and Bangkok, Thailand

  • Junior Analyst

    1999 - 2000

    Paris, France