Henry Joseph-Grant

Mentor
2015
Mentor to startup leadership teams who have received investment from Pi Labs. Pi Labs was founded to become the centre of the property innovation ecosystem in Europe. Our vision is to source, filter, identify, mentor, and accelerate high-calibre startup ventures who have the passion and ability to create scalable businesses that will disrupt the property sector. We plan to do this by providing each team with relevant mentorship, financial investment and business support. We believe that Pi Labs will be the platform that creates the next Zoopla, Airbnb, and Nest. Pi Labs has a strategic partnership with VC firm Spire Ventures and global real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield.

2017

Contributing Writer
2017
Regular contributor for Ireland's number one and award-winning tech news site. http://irishtechnews.ie/ The team and I have built ITN to >1 Million monthly unique readers and growing exponentially MoM. I've covered a variety of topics across technology, startups and investment, primarily in the UK and Ireland. I've also interviewed very high profile entrepreneurs and leaders such as Biz Stone (Cofounder of Twitter), Ren Zhengfei (Founder of Huawei), Mudassir Sheikha (Founder of Careem) Gary Vaynerchuck (Founder of Vayner Media) and many more.

2015 - 2022

Mentor
2015 - 2022
Mentor to Startup leadership teams who have been backed by Seedcamp. Seedcamp is Europe's seed fund, identifying and investing early in world-class founders attacking large, global market and solving real problems using technology. Since launch a decade ago Seedcamp has invested in 250 startups including the likes of fintech unicorn TransferWise along with some of Europe's fastest growing companies Revolut, UiPath and wefox. Seedcamp fast-tracks a founder’s vision and creates value through immediate access to smart capital, a lifelong community of support and a global network built upon a decade’s experience backing exceptional talent. Seedcamp companies have gone on to raise over $900M in further funding from leading investors.

2021 - 2022

2018 - 2021

Chief Commercial Officer
2018 - 2021
Talixo is revolutionising corporate and B2B ground transfers for the world's largest companies, airlines, travel agencies and online travel platforms. With world class technology and efficiency we provide reliable, licensed, standardised services for all budgets and use cases in 100+ countries and 1000+ locations. Talixo is backed by Private, Institutional and Strategic investors including Deutsche Bahn, Amman Group and TA Capital. I'm responsible for all commercial (sales, marketing, product) operations and strategy. I'm also a shareholder and board member.

2018 - 2018

Chief Operating Officer
2018 - 2018
Exit: IPO London Stock Exchange (LON: DISH) BigDish Ventures is a yield management software company that enables restaurants to optimise revenues using dynamic pricing, primarily during off peak periods, whilst maximising operational efficiency. The Company operates in the UK, Manila/Philippines, Hong Kong, Jakarta/Indonesia. I was initially an advisor and then joined as COO to get the IPO across the line. Lead all Global day to day operations. Co-led the IPO process and fundraising roadshow with institutional and retail investors.

2015 - 2018

Operational/Advisory roles
2015 - 2018
July 17 - Jan 18 - Commercial Director Oversaw the groups various business units and commercial operations in the UK and US. Led the technical, commercial and product development of a complex new online marketplace concept from Initial workshops to successful Launch. Sep 16 to July 17 - Freelance Contracting Startup, corporate, private equity and venture capital clients Advising on Commercial, Operational, Growth, Expansion and M&A strategy. Apr 16 to Sep 16 - Director of Partnerships (Interim) at a Global SaaS company Globally led all strategic partnership strategy, acquisition and management of relationships with many of the worlds leading brands. Such as Apple, Microsoft, Dell, Topshop, Spotify, Canon, JUST EAT, Deliveroo and many more. Providing these partners with bespoke marketing solutions collectively driving >$1Bn of sales and complex SAAS solutions to verify and manage these transactions.

2015 - 2016

Chief Operating Officer (Contracting)
2015 - 2016
• Full P&L responsibility • I headed all cross functional operations (Operations, Sales, Marketing, Development & Product) • Co-leading >£3m private EIS placement fundraise from HNW, UHNW's and Family Offices. • Substantially Improved unit economics • Secured strategic partnerships

CEO & Co-Founder at Send-Off