Lambert Despaux

Fractional CFO/COO
2023 - 2024
I helped founders and CEOs focus on building and distributing exceptional products by providing strategic and hands-on support on operational and financial matters. Services provided: Financial Planning & Analysis, Fundraising, M&A, Operations Strategy, Human Resources & Culture, Tools & Automation, Customer Support. Clients: lunarstrategy.com | Web3 squadtalent.xyz | Web3 blackcomb.io | Web3 razroo.com | Dev tools SaaS screena.ai | Regtech SaaS Pre-launch Neobank | Fintech rivver.io | Web3

2021 - 2023

Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer (COO)
2021 - 2023
Angel Giving (prev. Angel Protocol) provided web3 endowments to non-profit organizations. I Led Business Operations & Finance with a team of 27 serving 170+ B2B clients with up to $6 million in Total Value Locked (TVL): - Led strategic initiatives with the CEO, including tokenomics, legal, and structuring for a $5.2 million fundraising round. - Owned Finance, including accounting & compliance for 5 entities in 3 jurisdictions and managed a treasury of $6 million. - Owned Human Resources (HR), including hiring, onboarding, and support for a team of up to 27 members. - Implemented and managed internal standard operating procedures (SOP), Objective-Key-Results (OKR), key performance indicators (KPI) tracking, and introduced a RACI framework.

2017 - 2021

Partner & Chief Investment Officer (CIO)
2017 - 2021
Schema Capital is a regulated angel venture fund focused on crypto / blockchain infrastructure & tools for asset tokenization. Not investing anymore. - Led the regulatory approval application process, implemented and managed compliance, accounting, fund Profit-and-Losses (P&L), audits and capital calls. - Analyzed over 300 early-stage investment opportunities annually. - Invested in 11 projects (tokens & equity) and led Investor due diligence processes for 3 investments.

2015 - 2017

Investment Associate
2015 - 2017
InfraRed is a leading global investment manager focused on infrastructure and real estate. As part of the Real Estate origination team, I participated to the full lifecycle of private equity real estate investment, from sourcing to divestment: - Participated in the sourcing of value-added investment opportunities in Europe - Researched and documented suitable investment opportunities to assess feasibility and alignment with Fund strategy - Participated in all aspects of the property investment process including financial modelling, drafting LOIs, appointing professional advisors, following-up on the commercial, technical, environmental, legal and structuring due diligences, soliciting and selecting banks and negotiating SPAs or title deeds - Drafted exhaustive investment memoranda for submission to Investment Committee - Participated in the asset management of assets, including follow-up of capex and letting campaigns, analysis of offers in view of a disposal and negotiation with potential buyers

2012 - 2015

Investment Analyst
2012 - 2015
Headquartered in Paris, BNP Paribas Real Estate is a subsidiary of French bank BNP Paribas and one of the leading international real estate providers. - Provided investment buy-side advice to a family office for the acquisition of the largest Central Paris deal at the time (€1.2 bn), including valuation of assets, cash flow modelling and assistance in due diligence - Advised clients on cross-border investment strategies - Participated in the production of pitch books, asset appraisals, teasers and information memoranda in the context of cross-border disposals - Built automated specific cash flow models for portfolio logistics investments and office and hotel developments - Assisted with the set-up of offices in Dubai, Hong Kong and Singapore dedicated to liaising with major international investors

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