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Marcin Zabielski

European, Seed stage VC investing in marketplaces and NfX platforms. Tickets EUR 0.5-2m

Warsaw, Mazowieckie

Invests in

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $3,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $600,000.00

Work Experience

  • Founder and Managing Partner

    2017

    Industry expertise: - Venture Capital (Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A); - Investment focus (model: marketplaces, digital platforms, platforms with network effects, SaaS; industries: HRTech, EdTech, Sales, FoodTech, Automotive, CleanTech, GreenTech) Functional expertise: - building deal flow - managing overall investment process - managing exit strategies - fundraising and maintaining investors' relations

  • Founder and Managing Partner

    2012

    Industry expertise: - Business Angel Fund; Functional expertise: - finding potential pre-seed, seed and early-stage investment targets - managing all aspects of the investment process - helping to grow valuation of the project - managing the fund

2006 - 2012

  • Business Development Director

    2006 - 2012

    Industry expertise: - Internet (online recruitment, social networking, career advisory); Functional expertise: - developing and implementing projects (brands: Pracuj, Profeo, Architekci Kariery, Jobs4), - identifying and implementing new revenue streams (i.e. advertising, new products or services) including acquisitions and acqui-hirings, - finding new ways for co-operation with potential partners and regulators, - planning and implementing CRM system;

2003 - 2006

  • Senior Business Consultant

    2003 - 2006

    - providing internal consulting services for mass-market, business, and customer care Divisions (i.e. creating restructuring strategy of support functions, restructuring indirect sales, redefining process, creating and implementing the Telesales strategy for business clients), - managing transversal (cross-functional and cross-company) projects (i.e. Local Loop Unbundling project, TP Change / restructuring project), - specifing and assessing the needs for internal consulting projects as well as negotiating prices with external consultants, - supervising projects of external consultants realized within internal customers (responsible for individual, business, and customer care Divisions);

  • Business Consultant

    2002 - 2003

    3 projects for big Polish companies (transportation, insurance, telecom; companies with 10 k+ employees); 1 project - IT & Telecoms sector; Functional expertise: - restructuring, selling and liquidating internet and data transmission portfolio of 6 companies (480 employees), - head of the 4 Supervisory Boards, - CEO (interim manager) of one company, - developing business strategies, - finding potential investors and negotiating investments agreements, - selling or closing restructured companies; 2nd and 3rd projects - Transportation and Insurance sectors; Functional expertise: - preparing strategies for privatizations, acquisitions, take-overs, and restructuring, - negotiating of potential contracts of investments in Poland incl. co-operation with lobbying entities, - providing organizational audits as well as redifining structures and strategies;

2000 - 2002

  • Vice President and Co-founder

    2000 - 2002

    Industry expertise: - Online auctions; - E-commerce; Functional expertise: - responsible for overall company organizational management and financial control, - developing business strategy and executing plans, - finding strategic partners and negotiating agreements, - developing a marketing strategy to achieve sustainable trade flows and efficient distribution channels;

  • Experienced Senior Consultant

    1998 - 2000

    Industry expertise in Business Consulting Division: - FMCG, Pharmaceuticals, Internet, Telecoms, Agriculture conglomerates, Metal packaging, Meat sector, Banking and Social security agency; Functional expertise: - analysis of potential market and competitive situation, review of sales, distribution and logistics, and marketing strategies, - redefinition of business orientation: developing strategic plans, including mission, vision and operating principles, preparation of goal setting, results monitoring and sales force motivation process, - organizational audit and redefinition of company's structure, - preparation of restructuring processes;

1995 - 1998

  • Category Development Manager

    1995 - 1998

    Industry expertise: - FMCG; Functional expertise: - sales channel expertise, - developing trade strategies, - enhancing category growth and profitability, - creating, developing and implementing strategic business plans with individual customers, which deliver category volume and profit growth;